{"id":1968,"date":"2016-04-29T05:41:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T12:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2016-06-13T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:09:06","slug":"fusionnews-week-429-weekly-roundup-community-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusionnews-week-429-weekly-roundup-community-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FusionNews for the week of 4\/29: A weekly roundup of community news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FusionNews highlights the key things that happened over the past week in the Fusion 360 Community. New posts every Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1435\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fusionteam.png\" alt=\"Fusionteam\" width=\"650\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Fusion 360 Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/quick-tip-enhanced-viewing-gcode-files-posting-fusion-360\/\">Quick Tip: Enhanced GCode viewing when posting from Fusion 360<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s QUICK TIP, enhance your GCode viewing experience while using brackets or learn how to choose a different default GCode editor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/april-27-2016-update-whats-new\/\">What&#8217;s New: April 27<sup>th<\/sup>, 2016 Update <\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had an update early this week to fix some issues we were seeing. Take a look at what we corrected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7EiluC7ayOs\">Quick Tip: Using Parameters and the Parameter I\/O App<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ever wonder how you can drive a Fusion 360 design with a few key parameters? Fusion 360 Evangelist, Sachlene Singh goes through how she set up a parametric model of a bench.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XD7HBFlIFMM\">Tutorial: How to Sculpt the New Fusion 360 Logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow along with Tanner Reid as he goes through the process of designing sculpted faces from an attached canvas and then uses the patch environment to create a solid model from a boundary fill.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.autodesk.com\/FUSION\/en\/Detail\/Index?id=8716821118593483313&amp;appLang=en&amp;os=Win64\">App of the Week: Soft Jaw and Soft Block Creation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This product can fit into a customer\u2019s workflow at the beginning or end of a part. It is leveraged to create separate solid bodies so that it does not directly associate with the finished part that a user would be setting up for CAM operations. Check it out and remember to rate the App in the store!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/partner-spotlight-thea-render-with-fab-creator\/\">Partner Spotlight: Thea Render with FabCreator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FabCreator is attempting to revolutionize the CO2 laser cutting industry by producing a new range of affordable, open source systems to bring digital fabrication tools to the masses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/events.png\" alt=\"events\" width=\"650\" height=\"142\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/2897505983231121155?source=FN\">Online: Virtual Lab &#8211; Fusion 360 Quick Start<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join this online interactive session to help you quickly close the knowledge gap while you start out with Fusion 360 on May 4<sup>th<\/sup> at 1 PM EDT. <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/2897505983231121155?source=FN\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4321512079516015876?source=FN\">Online: Sculpting Deep Dive in Fusion 360<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join us on May 5<sup>th<\/sup> at 1 PM EDT to take an in-depth look at the sculpt environment and TSplines tools and workflows in Fusion 360. <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4321512079516015876?source=FN\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Los-Angeles-Fusion-360-Meetup\/events\/230378832\/\">Live: How to Be the Next-Gen 3D Maker \u2013 Leveraging Additive Manufacturing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LA folks! Join us on May 10<sup>th<\/sup> to learn how to use workflows in Fusion 360 for 3D printing. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Los-Angeles-Fusion-360-Meetup\/events\/230378832\/\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gallery Spotlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1983\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gallery429-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gallery429\" width=\"650\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gallery429-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gallery429-1-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/43443\/tai-chi-earphone?searched=\">Tai-Chi Earphone<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/YKBZMA79DCQT\">Eric Huang<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/43009\/gear-pump?searched=\">Gear Pump<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/52X5J644UPSN\">Tomasz Ostrowski<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/42810\/suspension-education?searched=\">Suspension<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/ULFGQYDYBKUP\">Michal Karolczyk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1426\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IdeaStation-300x261-copy.png\" alt=\"IdeaStation-300x261 copy\" width=\"650\" height=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Ideas from the Fusion 360 IdeaStation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We take your suggestions very seriously as they help to shape Fusion 360, so please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideas\/v2\/ideaexchangepage\/blog-id\/125\/tab\/most-recent\">share your ideas<\/a>\u00a0and vote for new features \/ enhancements you would like to see. Here are a few from this week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/custom-shortcuts-mapkeys\/idi-p\/6289744\">Custom Shortcuts\/Mapkeys<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It would be very nice to be able to set your own customized keyboard shortcuts!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/idb-p\/125\/tab\/most-recent\/page\/2\">Part list Resizing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wish the parts list could be resized because sometimes it does not fit in the paper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/idb-p\/125\/tab\/most-recent\/page\/2\">Loft from Profile to Curve<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I know Fusion 360 can create a loft from a profile to a point, however it would be awesome if it could also loft from a profile to some kind of 2D sketch curve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone for their suggestions!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a story to share? We would love to hear more about you and how you&#8217;re using Fusion 360! Shoot me an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Shannon.McGarry@autodesk.com\">Shannon.McGarry@autodesk.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FusionNews highlights the key things that happened over the past week in the Fusion 360 Community. 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