{"id":210,"date":"2014-06-27T18:17:35","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T18:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fusion360.wpengine.com\/fusionnews-for-the-week-of-627-a-weekly-roundup-of-community-industry-news\/"},"modified":"2016-03-17T18:32:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T18:32:46","slug":"fusionnews-for-the-week-of-627-a-weekly-roundup-of-community-industry-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusionnews-for-the-week-of-627-a-weekly-roundup-of-community-industry-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FusionNews for the week of 6\/27: A weekly roundup of community + industry news"},"content":{"rendered":"

FusionNews highlights the key things that happened over the past week in the Fusion 360 Community and news from the industry. New posts every Friday.<\/p>\n

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From the Fusion Team<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"6-27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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PRODUCT UPDATE \u2013 <\/span>June\u00a0Product Update<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

You asked and the product team listened! Our new update includes some of the most requested features for Fusion 360: 2D drawings preview for Windows, CAM preview for Mac, an overall improved Fusion experience, and more. Check out Keqing\u2019s post to learn more and get a full list of what\u2019s new in the June update. <\/span><\/p>\n

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EVENT \u2013 <\/span><\/strong>Fusion 360 New Release Webinar<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Join our product team to see the newest enhancements in action: Monday, June 30 at 9am PDT.<\/span><\/p>\n

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EVENT \u2013 <\/span><\/strong>The Maker Challenge<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In celebration of the inaugural White House Maker Faire, Autodesk has partnered with Indiegogo, to launch its first-ever Maker Challenge!\u00a0Makers can submit their newly created or existing project to the Maker Challenger Partner Page. Qualifying campaigns have a chance to receive product mentorship and development tools. Here\u2019s your chance to boost your project to the next level!<\/span><\/p>\n

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EVENT \u2013<\/span><\/span><\/strong>Grand Rapids Makers Meetup & Contest<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In or around the Grand Rapids, MI area? Join us on Wednesday, July 16th<\/sup> at 6pm for a \u201cDesign to MFG with ADSK 360 Products\u201d Meetup. Meet the team, enjoy some good conversation and enter the \u201cBest of Fusion 360\u201d Furniture Contest. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>Design your favorite piece of original furniture and share it on the Fusion 360 Gallery. Win and get your design 3Dprinted at our Pier 9 workshop in San Francisco!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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EVENT – <\/span><\/span>Register for our Live Classroom event next week<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

“Fusion 360 Live Classroom: Assembly Training” \u2013 July 1st @1pm PDT: Learn more about the steps for assembling components, creating joints, setting joint parameters, and showing motion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gallery Spotlight<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Have designs that you created using Fusion 360? Share with us on the Fusion 360 <\/span>Gallery<\/span><\/u><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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News from around the manufacturing innovation space<\/span><\/h2>\n

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3D Printed Tactile Books for Blind Children, Created by University of Colorado Assistant Professor<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom Yeh and team are using a 3D printer to create books for those who are visually impaired, with braille and three dimensional pictures.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Toyota Accelerates Rollout of Fuel-Cells Cars<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Toyota announces plans to begin selling its first hydrogen-powered car in less than a year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This Watch Is Smart, But It\u2019s Not a Smartwatch<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Withings Activit\u00e9 looks nothing like a traditional watch, but has the ability to monitor steps, calories burned, distance traveled and sleeps patterns.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Meet HitchBot: The Robot That\u2019s Going To Try Hitchhiking Across Canada This Summer<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

HitchBot will attempt to make his way across the entire country, but can he depend on rides from strangers to get there?<\/span><\/p>\n

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10 Most Influential People In Hardware Right Now<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shoplocket highlights 10 tech innovators at the forefront of the digital revolution<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your Ideas from the <\/span>Fusion IdeaStation<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/h2>\n

Here are some recent product requests made by other users. Share your ideas and\/or product requests, and vote for the features you want to see implemented on the <\/span>IdeaStation<\/span><\/u><\/a>.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Render: Volumetric shader for light sources<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Request to have an option to render lights with a volumetric shader.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sketch editing enhancement<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Enhancements requested when going into \u201cEdit Sketch\u201d mode. Do you have any thoughts around this topic? Make sure to comment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Render: Subsurface scattering<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Request approved by the product team: provide an option to render materials, such as ceramics or translucent glass & plastics with the added realism of subsurface scattering.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Got something for next week\u2019s recap? Email Shannon McGarry at<\/em> shannon.mcgarry@autodesk.com. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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