{"id":22343,"date":"2021-07-06T17:59:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T00:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=22343"},"modified":"2024-03-25T01:46:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T08:46:06","slug":"july-2021-product-update-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/july-2021-product-update-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2021 Product Update &#8211; What&#8217;s New"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whats-new-banner-1024x320.png\" alt=\"fusion-360-whats-new\" class=\"wp-image-12960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whats-new-banner-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whats-new-banner-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whats-new-banner-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whats-new-banner.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 26, 2021 | V.2.0.10564<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Usability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We fixed an issue where Fusion 360 was grabbing focus away from other applications Mid-session.&nbsp;<\/li><li>There have been cases where Fusion 360&nbsp;Extension services&nbsp;were&nbsp;falsely reporting as unavailable despite being purchased. This is now fixed and should be working correctly.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fusion 360 users were reporting they were having crash issues across various workspaces.&nbsp;We investigated these issues and have provided fixes. Your workspaces should be running smoothly now.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manufacturing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Some of you have&nbsp;experienced crashes when using the tool library or FFF toolpath generation. We are sorry for this\u2013 these issues&nbsp;are now fixed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/7160788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">j.labdik<\/a>&nbsp;reported&nbsp;an&nbsp;issue where&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-manufacture\/new-update-new-problems-empty-toolpath-in-pattern\/m-p\/10461426#M106692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">patterns are unable to be posted or simulated<\/a>, leading to \u201cempty toolpath\u201d&nbsp;errors.&nbsp;This is now fixed.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mesh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/9403900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">levonmarkossi<\/a>&nbsp;reported an issue where Mesh section sketch was housed in the wrong area after&nbsp;the migration to the&nbsp;new&nbsp;Mesh workspace.&nbsp;This is now fixed and should be working as expected.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>We noticed an issue where Fusion 360&nbsp;would&nbsp;crash when a Mesh body was selected in the browser tree after a face separation operation.&nbsp;We have resolved this issue&nbsp;and Fusion 360 should no longer crash upon completing this action.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Electronics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/10877461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sosaE326S<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/10832334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sven.glitschTWJH6<\/a>&nbsp;informed us of&nbsp;an issue&nbsp;where&nbsp;replacing packages from the wrong unlinked libraries to the new Team libraries&nbsp;produced&nbsp;error message&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-electronics\/library-update-failed-error-code-9-7-0-584-please-contact\/m-p\/10338105#M5507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cLibrary update failed (Error code 9.7.0-584) Please contact Autodesk!\u201d<\/a>. We were able to reproduce this issue and&nbsp;come up with a fix for it.&nbsp;Thanks to them, this issue is now resolved.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/7966937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">erik.buerV95QJ<\/a>&nbsp;told us&nbsp;that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-electronics\/src-scripts-setting-colors-on-layers-not-working-after-latest\/m-p\/10346864#M5556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SRC scripts setting colors on layers stopped working after the latest update<\/a>. Sorry about that \u2013 this is now fixed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>When&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/5312269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HarrySatt<\/a>&nbsp;tried to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-electronics\/bus-behaviour-weird\/m-p\/10433833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">connect his Nets with a connector on a bus<\/a>&nbsp;he was creating, he found that&nbsp;none of the Nets were shown in the dropdown list, and&nbsp;instead&nbsp;got an error message&nbsp;saying that&nbsp;N$..&nbsp;is not&nbsp;member&nbsp;of the bus.&nbsp;He was trying to connect the nets by clicking on the pin of the connector to connect to the bus. After some&nbsp;digging&nbsp;we found the culprit that was causing this issue, and now it\u2019s&nbsp;fixed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coming Soon <\/strong>| <strong>Injection Molding Simulation in Fusion 360<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1036\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/injection_molding_fusion.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23137\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The August release of Fusion 360 will see Plastic Injection Molding Process Simulation added as a new Analysis Study to the Simulation workspace in form of a Technology Preview, with the intend to help Engineers understand feasibility of Injection Molding a plastic part and to understand the overall quality of the product, before the design stage is finalized. Avoiding problems in the design phase can avoid issues later in the production process when most solutions are costly and\/or time consuming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 13, 2021 | V.2.0.10446<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent Data Panel Fix<br><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/5720851\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">veso58S5W<\/a>&nbsp;told us about an issue relating to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-design-validate\/my-recent-data-mess\/m-p\/10454171\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the population of the Recent Data panel<\/a>, we have addressed this issue, however, since this is a forward fix, only from this build onwards will the most recent data correctly start populating the panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extrude Fix<br>We fixed an issue reported by&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/9593758\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EKMS<\/a>&nbsp;where the <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-design-validate\/extrude-using-last-value-as-default\/m-p\/10456004#M253066\">extrude&nbsp;command automatically fills in the last used value&nbsp;as default<\/a> instead of the default zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCould not open file\u201d Error \/ \u201cCorrupt File\u201d Error issue Fixed<br>Some of you have reported that you were&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-support\/file-corrupted-after-fusion-update-2-0-10440\/m-p\/10455076#M127848\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unable to open certain designs<\/a>&nbsp;after the latest update with a notification of corrupt designs. Sorry for this \u2013 we got a fix out which should eliminate this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 6, 2021 | V.2.0.10440<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"usability\"><strong>Usability<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>New! <\/strong>Korean and Spanish languages now supported<br><em>User Profile &gt; Preferences &gt; General &gt; User Language<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1357\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Language-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22513\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Korean and Spanish speakers rejoice! You can now run Fusion 360 in either language by switching to them from your User Language settings in your Preferences.&nbsp;Please note that once you\u2019ve changed your language setting in your Preferences, you must restart Fusion 360 in order for the new language to take effect.&nbsp;Fusion 360 now currently supports eight official languages: English, German, French, Spanish,&nbsp;Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New!&nbsp;<\/strong>Fusion 360 icons for macOS Big Sur&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-300x67.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve updated the Fusion 360 application icon as well as the document&nbsp;icons to align with&nbsp;the latest macOS visual style standards.&nbsp;The image&nbsp;below shows what the previous F3D document icon looked like to the left, compared to the updated one to the right.&nbsp;Things should look a little more cohesive now.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-3-1024x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22502\" width=\"326\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-3-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-3-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-3-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-3.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sketching-and-modeling\">Sketching and Modeling<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>New!&nbsp;<\/strong>Mesh&nbsp;environment (out of preview)&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><em>Design Workspace &gt; Mesh Tab&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1389\" height=\"894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-2.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-2-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-2-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-2-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1389px) 100vw, 1389px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official \u2013 the Mesh environment&nbsp;has graduated from preview functionality and is now a&nbsp;persistent tab&nbsp;within the Design workspace.&nbsp;We\u2019ve&nbsp;completely&nbsp;overhauled the toolset,&nbsp;improved&nbsp;the&nbsp;performance of how you edit mesh bodies,&nbsp;and added a few new&nbsp;tools to&nbsp;increase&nbsp;flexibility.&nbsp;Working with mesh bodies&nbsp;in Fusion 360 has never been better, and it\u2019s now available to everyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1304\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MeshWorkflowInUI.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22451\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditionally,&nbsp;working with mesh bodies such as STLs and OBJs has always been isolated and disconnected&nbsp;from the CAD&nbsp;world. As a consequence,&nbsp;this&nbsp;often led to errors and data loss&nbsp;with little to no&nbsp;opportunities to undo\/redo a committed action.&nbsp;&nbsp;There was also a lack of interactions between BREP and mesh bodies, but Fusion 360 now changes all of this&nbsp;by&nbsp;providing a history timeline to your mesh edits&nbsp;as well as improved conversion options.&nbsp;Here are top 6 things to know about the new Mesh environment:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Seamless interaction between&nbsp;Solid &amp; Mesh&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Open STLs, OBJs, and 3MF files all at the same time, in the same canvas.&nbsp;CAD and mesh bodies can now coexist within\u202f the same environment.&nbsp;And yes, inserting&nbsp;a STL will&nbsp;also let you define the mesh\u2019s units.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Parametric editing and Timeline&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Meshes now have a parametric history and face&nbsp;group&nbsp;information similar to&nbsp;face information for&nbsp;Solid&nbsp;models. Actions can be undone,&nbsp;redone\u200b, and edited via the timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>CAD-like interaction with meshes through full control over face groups<\/strong>\u200b&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Intelligent\u202fmeshes (face groups) enables you to make quick and\u202feasy changes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>New&nbsp;mesh-to-solid conversion options<\/strong>&nbsp;                                                                                                                      We\u2019ve expanded on how you can convert mesh bodies into usable solid bodies with options like Faceted&nbsp;conversion, Prismatic&nbsp;conversion&nbsp;(available in&nbsp;paid, startup, and&nbsp;education offerings), and Organic&nbsp;T-Spline conversion&nbsp;(coming soon in the new Design Extension).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. <strong>More powerful repair options through&nbsp;Netfabb&nbsp;technology<\/strong>&nbsp;                                                                                       You can now repair meshes with more options, using technology&nbsp;directly carried over from Netfabb.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. <strong>New&nbsp;but&nbsp;familiar tools&nbsp;such as Scale, Plane Cut, and Combine<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Scale a mesh,&nbsp;cut a mesh with Plane Cut, and&nbsp;perform Boolean operations with&nbsp;the familiar Combine tool&nbsp;found in the Solid tab. Also, we made sure that all mesh&nbsp;tools&nbsp;will show a preview of what you\u2019re able to do, before you commit the action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: Save as STL from right-click is now Save as Mesh. <\/strong>This is due to the fact that we now support not only STLs, but also 3MF as an option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/save-as-mesh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/save-as-mesh.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/save-as-mesh-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/save-as-mesh-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/save-as-mesh-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/save-as-mesh-1536x890.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re delighted to get this in your hands, and see what you can do with it! We&#8217;re always looking for your feedback, so let us know in this <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-feedback-hub\/open-looking-for-feedback-on-mesh-based-workflows\/td-p\/10448141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feedback Hub post<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?contextId=MESH-OVERVIEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Mesh<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>| <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?contextId=AP-C-MESH-MODELING\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New video series mesh<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New!&nbsp;<\/strong>Reference Objects&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-8.36.30-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-8.36.30-AM.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-8.36.30-AM-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-8.36.30-AM-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-8.36.30-AM-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-8.36.30-AM-1536x811.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3.jpg\" alt=\"Graphical user interface, diagram\n\nDescription automatically generated\" class=\"wp-image-22583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-768x620.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u202f <strong>Reference Objects<\/strong> tool creates explicit associative references between an external component and other design features in an assembly.\u202fWhen you create or edit an external component in place, you can access\u202fReference Objects from the \u202fEdit In Place menu at the top of the canvas.\u202fYou can select design features\u202fin the Browser\u202for in the canvas from anywhere in the assembly, and the referenced design features are derived into an\u202fAssembly Context.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This lets you explicitly reference objects in\u202fan\u202fassembly before starting detailed design work. To make detailed design work clearer and easier to perform, reference only the objects in the assembly that are important for a component in context as you work on it.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?contextId=ASM-REFERENCE-OBJECTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Reference Objects.<\/a>\u202f&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/reference-objects-sync-all-contexts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Modeling Deep Dive Blog Post<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New!&nbsp;<\/strong>Sync All Assembly Contexts\u202ftool\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Graphical user interface, application, Word\n\nDescription automatically generated\" class=\"wp-image-22575\" width=\"560\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-2-1.jpg 513w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-2-1-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When two or more\u202f<strong>Assembly Contexts<\/strong>\u202fare out-of-sync\u202fin an assembly, now you can use the <strong>Sync All Assembly Contexts<\/strong>\u202ftool\u202fto sync them simultaneously, instead of having to sync them each individually.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right-click any of the out-of-sync\u202f<strong>Assembly Contexts<\/strong>\u202fin the\u202f<strong>Timeline<\/strong>,\u202fthen select \u202f<strong>Sync All Assembly Contexts<\/strong>\u202ffrom the menu.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?contextId=ASM-SYNC-ASSEMBLY-CONTEXT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about\u202fsyncing\u202fAssembly Contexts.<\/a>\u202f| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/reference-objects-sync-all-contexts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Modeling Deep Diver Blog Post<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved!<\/strong>&nbsp;Ruled Surface options&nbsp;<br><em>Design Workspace &gt; Surface Tab &gt; Ruled Surface<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-29-at-11.02.35-AM-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-29-at-11.02.35-AM-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-29-at-11.02.35-AM-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-29-at-11.02.35-AM-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-29-at-11.02.35-AM.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now when you start the Ruled Surface command, you have the&nbsp;option to choose between creating a body or a component from the very beginning.&nbsp;When you select a planar sketch&nbsp;normal to the sketch plane, the direction of the surface will be automatically determined. The command now also has the option to&nbsp;Mitre&nbsp;corners if you have a draft angle specified.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?contextId=SFC-RULED\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn how to create ruled surfaces.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved!<\/strong>&nbsp;Patterning bodies and components just got better<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pattern-Preview-New-3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22526\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Body pattern preview now shows&nbsp;wireframed instances rather than ghosted bodies<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have been working hard to update and fix issues with our patterning toolset. This release sees improvements made to Pattern Preview and in particular the appearance and performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the areas of Patterns that bugged a lot of you was around the preview graphics. The old version gave very little detail of what was being patterned as it was just a&nbsp;ghost of the design, now the pattern graphics have been improved&nbsp;to show more of a wireframe instead so you can be sure you have captured all elements of your design before committing to the pattern.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1221\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/patt-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22565\"\/><figcaption>Old Style&nbsp;vs new style&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pattern instance, selection, and cancel speed boost<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have also worked hard to ensure that the patterning toolset is a lot more performant. The first step in this was to make sure Preview was as performant as expected.&nbsp;We have seen a lot of issues with previews taking too long to generate or interact with on large patterns and this can be very frustrating. You should now see Preview performance significantly improved with large patterns taking a&nbsp;fraction of the time to preview. This is the first step towards a re-vamped patterning toolset, stay tuned for more enhancements over the coming year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"electronicsnbsp\"><strong>Electronics<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>New! <\/strong>3D PCB Options&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><em>Design Workspace &gt;&nbsp;Insert 3DPCB &gt; Edit in Place<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-1024x484.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-1024x484.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1.jpg 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fusion 360 truly fuses the essence of unification between mechanical and electronic engineers. By providing a single platform for both workspaces, engineers no longer must be converting files to ensure that the PCB layout engineers work with the latest PCB outline supplied by the mechanical engineer. In addition, a significant feature of Fusion 360 is that the mechanical engineer can insert and inspect the PCB in the enclosure. Traditionally, changes to the enclosure that required modifications to the PCB would need lots of communication by both engineers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[expand title=&#8221;keep reading&#8221;]<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Fusion 360, the mechanical engineer can use our Edit in Place (EIP) feature and move the electronics parts to comply with the enclosure changes. In this latest update, our developers have now implemented point-to-point moving of parts. Now you can move components referencing other assets on the design.&nbsp; This will make it easier and more precise for you to adapt to changes. In addition, modifications done to the 3DPCB in the design workspace will alert the PCB layout engineer. That way, if necessary, the PCB layout engineer can address updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[\/expand]&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New!&nbsp;<\/strong>IC_Data-Conversion, Wireless-RF, LED&nbsp;parts added to Library&nbsp;<br><em>File &gt; New Electronics Design &gt; New Schematic &gt; Add&nbsp;part<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this release, we have added new parts such as digital Potentiometers, A\/D Convertor IC\u2019s, RGB LED\u2019s, Bluetooth modules etc. to the respective library categories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1.png 902w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-1-768x240.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the highlights are&nbsp;WS2812 series,&nbsp;which is&nbsp;one of the popular RGB&nbsp;led\u2019s&nbsp;used in&nbsp;NeopixelRings\/Matrix. Now you can make use of these fancy LED parts to your own projects. These led models are assigned with Emissive material, LED lighting effect can be made in the rendering environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is rare to find a consumer product that do not include wireless communication. Streaming your favourite tunes have become the normal. In this update, we have added popular Bluetooth&nbsp;SoC&nbsp;from Nordic Semiconductor as well as the filters Optimized for the Chipset.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nordic\u2019s Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Chip is basically a microcontroller with an embedded Bluetooth radio that is intended for Ultra-low power\/low-bandwidth applications like IoT.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-3.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-3-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-3-768x336.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved! <\/strong>Library Editing Performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-5.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fusion 360 library editor is possibly one of the best in its class. It provides you all the necessary tools to build your components with mapped 3D models in moments.&nbsp; In this latest update, you will notice that the performance when navigating the library editor has been vastly improved. For example, switching from Symbol, Package, and footprint listing should be instantaneous. In addition, the search bar has been optimized to get faster results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved!&nbsp;<\/strong>Improved communication between Library and&nbsp;Package editor&nbsp;<br><em>File &gt; New Electronics Design &gt; New Electronics Library<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1528\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-9.jpg 1528w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-9-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-9-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-9-768x360.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1528px) 100vw, 1528px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team of developers has optimized the communication between the library editor and the package editor. As a result, you will notice an in-progress animation while your new package is added to your library. Remember that the Fusion 360 package editor is the workspace used to&nbsp;conveniently&nbsp;create or map existing 3D models to your footprints.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved! <\/strong>3D PCB now considers DRC via limit when creating solder mask&nbsp;<br><em>File &gt; New Electronics Design &gt;&nbsp;PCB Layout&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;3DPCB<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-2-1024x456.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-2-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-2-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-2-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-2-1536x684.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After laying out a circuit board, the PCB layout engineer needs to route the signals. This means you will be defining a copper path on the PCB layout for the connections defined in the schematic. Fusion 360 provides a host of options that can assist or automate this process. The PCB can consist of 2 layers or more. Currently, Fusion 360 can handle up to 16 routing layers with support for Blind and Buries vias. During the process of routing a signal, it is often you will want to switch layers. At this point of transition, Fusion 360 will place a&nbsp;via. A via is a drill hole on the PCB plated through and will transfer your signal between multiple layers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><strong>[expand title=&#8221;Keep reading&#8221;]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A solder mask fully covers your PCB during the manufacturing process to protect your PCB from corrosion and short circuits. It is required to have openings on the solder mask for each pad. That way, you can solder the electronic components. The solder mask opening on each pad will work as a shield, ensuring that the solder will not bridge adjacent pads and vias that may cause short on the PCB. The engineer has the option to have vias covered by the solder mask or exposed. A covered via is usually referenced as a tented via. There are many pros and cons to having vias tented or exposed. In this latest Fusion 360 update, when switching to 3DPCB with solder geometry enabled, you will be able to distinguish exposed and tented vias as you already have in the manufacturing previewer. By having this feature implemented, you can verify your intended vias status and be on the lookout for unwanted bridges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[\/expand]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"generative-design\">Generative Design <\/h2>\n\n\n<p> <strong>New!&nbsp;<\/strong>Export Properties Data from Explore&nbsp;<br><em>Generative Design &gt;&nbsp;Explore &gt;&nbsp;Export&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;Export CSV<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-6-1024x635.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-6-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-6-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-6-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-6-244x151.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-6.jpg 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the&nbsp;primary goals&nbsp;of Generative Design is to&nbsp;help you&nbsp;accelerate the process of&nbsp;finding&nbsp;the best design&nbsp;outcome&nbsp;to solve your design challenge.&nbsp;You have told us that sometimes this requires additional data analysis and processing outside of the Explore environment. To support your current design evaluation workflows, we are now allowing you to export all the data and properties associated with outcomes to a CSV file.&nbsp;The Export command is aware of your current Outcome Filter states and Visibility Settings, so what&nbsp;you see in Explore&nbsp;is what you will get in the exported CSV file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3.png 950w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-768x398.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?contextId=GD-EXPORT-CSV-CONCEPT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Learn more about Export CSV<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved!<\/strong>&nbsp;Symmetry&nbsp;Now Available for&nbsp;Additive Manufacturing Constraint&nbsp;<br><em>Generative Design &gt;&nbsp;Define &gt;&nbsp;Design Space&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;Symmetry&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-4.png 938w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-4-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-4-768x419.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-7-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-7-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-7-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-7-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-7.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Symmetry constraints have been part of the Experimental Generative Solvers and Features preview for a while&nbsp;now but&nbsp;were&nbsp;limited to Unrestricted outcomes. In this update, we have enabled Symmetry for Additive Manufacturing outcomes.&nbsp;Just like Unrestricted outcomes, the resulting design will have an editable T-spline in the timeline with symmetric behavior enabled,&nbsp;so any edits will behave symmetrically, as well.&nbsp;<em>Note: You must have the Experimental Generative Solvers and Features preview turned on to use Symmetry constraints.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?contextId=GENERATE-SYMMETRY-PLANE-CMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Learn more about&nbsp;Symmetry Plane<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"drawingsnbsp\"><strong>Drawings<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved!<\/strong>&nbsp;In-canvas continue&nbsp;button now available&nbsp;with Symbol tools&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1431\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-8.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram, engineering drawing\n\nDescription automatically generated\" class=\"wp-image-22399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-8.jpg 1431w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-8-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-8-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-8-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1431px) 100vw, 1431px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-5.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-5-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-5-768x415.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar how you&nbsp;placed your projected views&nbsp;with a&nbsp;Checkmark button to&nbsp;confirm your placement, we\u2019ve now extended that checkmark experience to other drawings tools such as Surface Texture, Feature control frame, Datum ID, Welding Symbols, as well as&nbsp;Taper and Slope symbols.&nbsp;This&nbsp;allows you to quickly confirmwhere you want to place your symbols&nbsp;in context to the placement itself,&nbsp;while reducing&nbsp;overall&nbsp;mouse travel.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"manufacturenbspnbsp\"><strong>Manufacture <\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>New!&nbsp;<\/strong>PowerMill&nbsp;pan\/zoom\/rotation keyboard\/mouse shortcuts&nbsp;<br><em>Preferences&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;General&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pan, Zoom, Orbit Shortcuts<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-9.jpg\" alt=\"Graphical user interface, text\n\nDescription automatically generated with medium confidence\" class=\"wp-image-22403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-9.jpg 958w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-9-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-9-768x269.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A significant segment of our Fusion 360 community&nbsp;consists&nbsp;of machinists and&nbsp;CNC machine programmers. If you use&nbsp;PowerMill&nbsp;and have been trying to&nbsp;take advantage of what Fusion 360 has to offer, we\u2019re happy to let you know that you can now&nbsp;set the Pan, Zoom and Orbit preference to adopt the same behavior as PowerMill.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;view rotation&nbsp;uses the&nbsp;same algorithm as&nbsp;PowerMill&nbsp;and the other ex-Delcam&nbsp;software&nbsp;packages, and the view rotation anchor is set to the center of the display.&nbsp;This makes it much easier for&nbsp;those of you coming from&nbsp;PowerMill&nbsp;to manipulate the view in Fusion&nbsp;360.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New!&nbsp;<\/strong>2D pocket Recognition option for Contour Mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-29-at-11.04.12-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-29-at-11.04.12-AM.jpg 876w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-29-at-11.04.12-AM-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-29-at-11.04.12-AM-768x482.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now as a contour mode option for 2D Contour, 2D Adaptive and 2D Pocket operations, \u201cPocket&nbsp;recognition\u201d contour mode\u200b&nbsp;provides you the ability to automatically recognize boundaries. You can also filter by Corner Radius Min\/Max, Depth Min\/Max, as well as Include\/Exclude Holes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?contextId=MFG-2D-AUTO-POCKET-RECOGNITION\">Learn more about 2D Pocket Recognition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New! <\/strong>Alfawise printers added to the machine library<br><em>Manufacture &gt; Additive Tab &gt; Machine Library <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alfawise-1-1024x603.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alfawise-1-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alfawise-1-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alfawise-1-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alfawise-1-1536x904.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alfawise-1.png 1858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this update, we\u2019ve added support for Alfawise printers as part of our Machine Library with additive capabilities. These include Alfawise U20, U20 ONE, U20 Plus, U30, and U50 3D printers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New! <\/strong>Multi-Edit in Component Sources (Nesting &amp; Fabrication Extension)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1358\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/multi-edit.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22660\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Component Sources dialog in Nesting &amp; Fabrication Extension now supports a multi-edit experience which lets you CTRL+Select OR SHIFT+Select multiple Components and edit their Nest Parameters at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New in Preview! <\/strong>Orientation by edge selection (Advanced Arrange Preview)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/OrientationWEdge.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22664\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Advanced Arrange Extension Preview has a new option that allows you to select an edge that you want aligned parallel to the length of your stock (X axis). Preview shows the arrangement results. As needed, select a different edge on the component and see how the Preview updates the part orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New in Preview! <\/strong>Optimized Perpendicular Pass in Steep and Shallow (Machining Extension)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22643\" width=\"625\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-6.png 930w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-6-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-6-768x127.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steep and Shallow strategy has a new option to output optimized perpendicular passes when using Parallel only (Set Threshold angle to 90 and shallow).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-7.png 936w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-7-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-7-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This option analyzes the gradient of the underlying surface, then if the surface is too steep to maintain a good step-over, it&#8217;ll automatically flip the pass direction by 90 degrees to machine these steep areas.&nbsp;The result should be a more efficient toolpath that machines a more consistent surface finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?contextId=3D-STEEP-AND-SHALLOW-PARALLEL-PASSES-OPTIMIZATION\">Learn more about Steep and Shallow optimized perpendicular passes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved!<\/strong>&nbsp;Continue Rest Machining from Preceding Setup&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22432\" width=\"840\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-11.jpg 1112w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-11-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-11-1024x407.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2-11-768x305.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You now have the option to turn on Continue Rest Machining with the Mode set to &#8220;From preceding Setup&#8221;. This enables Fusion 360 to automatically capture the stock from preceding setups. This behavior will only work if both &#8220;From preceding setup&#8221; and &#8220;Continue Rest Machining&#8221; are selected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?contextId=MFG-REST-MACHINING-SETUP-STOCK-TRANSFER\">Learn more about Continue Rest Machining from Preceding Setup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved!<\/strong> Turning Depth of Cut<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.16.57-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.16.57-AM.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.16.57-AM-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.16.57-AM-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.16.57-AM-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.16.57-AM-1536x837.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stemming from the conversations happening in <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-manufacture\/turning-tips-not-to-scale-in-tool-library\/m-p\/10108014\/highlight\/true#M99174\">this forum thread<\/a>, we\u2019ve added a new Depth of Cut option to general Turning Tools as well as Boring Tools. This will now help you automatically set the maximum depth of cut&nbsp;parameter for Profile Roughing toolpath\u200b. It also creates a parameter link between the document&nbsp;tool library and operations&nbsp;\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.19.06-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.19.06-AM.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.19.06-AM-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.19.06-AM-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.19.06-AM-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.19.06-AM-1536x870.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.19.06-AM-284x160.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.19.06-AM-382x216.jpg 382w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.19.06-AM-591x335.jpg 591w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-06-at-9.19.06-AM-797x452.jpg 797w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If tool depth of cut is updated, all&nbsp;toolpaths that use that tool will also be&nbsp;updated\u200b. You can also override the Toolpath depth of cut anytime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved! Timeline graphical preview for toolpath modifications<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><em>Manufacture &gt; Milling &gt; Modify &gt; Trim<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each item on the timeline can now be selected. This enables you to see the result of a specific toolpath modification. The preview shows how the edit was performed, the result of the edit, and if applicable, the region of the toolpath which was removed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"api\">API<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>New! <\/strong>Browser Command Input&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-1.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-3-1-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Browser Command Input&nbsp;is a new type of command input that defines an area on a command dialog like all other command inputs. The difference is that what is displayed in that area is a rendered HTML file. The ability to use HTML to define the contents of your command dialog completely opens up what you can display in a command dialog because you\u2019re no longer limited to the set of standard command inputs currently available. Whatever you can design using HTML, you can now display in a command dialog.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[expand title=&#8221;Keep reading&#8221;]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ability to use HTML is similar to what you can do with palettes, but with a command input, you get command behavior, and it mixes with the other command inputs. Below is an example of it in use.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The command is written the same as any other command. When the user clicks the button to run the command, the command-created event is fired, and the add-in adds the command inputs it needs to collect the input the command requires. In this example, the command has created a selection input, a browser input, a second selection input, a second browser input, and finally, a button row input. The first&nbsp;Browser Command Input&nbsp;looks very similar to a text command input, except there is a button beside the text field. The text \u201cNewsletter\u201d is the name assigned when the command input was added to the dialog. The referenced HTML defines the text field and the button. The second HTML command input is set to be the entire width of the command dialog, so in this case, the name is not used. The HTML it is referencing contains the table information you see displayed in the dialog.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also events supported that allow your add-in to send messages to the JavaScript code associated with the HTML and for the HTML to be able to send messages to&nbsp;your&nbsp;add-in. With this, you can react to changes the user makes in the HTML and perform the desired action in Fusion. You can also pass information from Fusion to the HTML that it can use in whatever way it needs.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>[\/expand]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about this command input in the User Manual topic on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-8B9041D5-75CC-4515-B4BB-4CF2CD5BC359#BrowserCommandInput\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">command inputs<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New!<\/strong> Log method on the Application object<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know it is better to write debug information to the TEXT COMMANDS window instead of popping up message boxes. It&#8217;s been possible for a long time to write to the TEXT COMMANDS window but it&#8217;s not obvious and takes a few lines of code. The API now supports a log method on the Application object. You can log to either the console, which is the TEXT COMMANDS window or the Fusion 360 log file. In its simplest form you can use the following to write a message to the TEXT COMMANDS window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>app.log(&#8220;This is my message&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Improved! <\/strong>Custom Feature capabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Custom features now support saving a list of named values with the feature<\/strong><br>This allows you to easily associate information with the custom feature. This will typically be used to save any settings the user defines in the dialog that don&#8217;t have an associated parameter. For example, you might have a drop-down or a button list that allows the user to choose one of many options. With the new CustomNamedValues functionality you can save the setting that was used when the feature was created. It can be accessed later during compute and edit to initialize the dialog and recompute the feature.<br><\/li><li><strong>Indicate that an error occurred during the compute<\/strong><br>Some functionality missing with custom features so far is the ability to handle the case when the custom feature fails to compute. The custom pocket sample requires that the selected position point be on a face. If the point is later moved off the face, the custom feature will fail to compute because the input point is bad but there hasn&#8217;t been a way to communicate the failure to Fusion 360 or the user. This results in the geometry not updating but no other indication of failure. With this new functionality you can indicate that an error occurred during the compute. This results in marking the feature node in the timeline as warning or failed and provides access to an associated message.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/fusion360\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-FA7EF128-1DE0-4115-89A3-795551E2DEF2\">Custom Feature topic<\/a> in the API User Manual contains more detailed information about these enhancements.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"community\"><strong>Community<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are fresh videos by you that have just dropped on YouTube!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fSabSEGfG6c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Autodesk Fusion 360 Official Channel: What are Fusion 360 Extensions? Why do they exist? Do I need them<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IgacDuqBOjc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Help3D &#8211; NUOVO ambiente MESH per Fusion 360 (Italian)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9GMnaXM7U08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Education Public &#8211; Introduction and Extrude<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are some YouTube highlights for June 2021:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CtoyuhI64XI\">Austin Shaner- Guitars in Fusion 360 | <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CtoyuhI64XI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 1 &#8211; Introduction &amp; First Sketches<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PN4bd4rr4z8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Product Design Online &#8211; Part 1 of 6 | Fusion 360 for Laser Cutting <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TtWJWuX_q38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fusion 360 School &#8211; Screwdriver Handle (Full Narrated Tutorial)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9BteMAkGbZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roger Webber &#8211; Fusion 360 [TURN] for beginner\u2019s<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpOlOeQjj7EsVnDh3zuCgsA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adafruit Industries &#8211; Layer by Layer \u2013 Symmetrical Splines in Fusion 360<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"known-issues-and-fixesnbsp\">Known Issues and Fixes <\/h2>\n\n\n<p>To see details around this, our extended list of fixes, as well as known issues, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-support\/july-2021-product-update-notices-known-issues-and-fixes\/td-p\/10448357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this forum thread in our support forum<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-support\/july-2021-product-update-notices-known-issues-and-fixes\/td-p\/10448357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>See Known Issues and Fixes for July 2021 <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autode.sk\/3ua8lnt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/referral-blog-1024x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/referral-blog-1024x320.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/referral-blog-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/referral-blog-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/referral-blog.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce that the Mesh environment is out of preview and is officially part of the Design Workspace!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4708,"featured_media":15895,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[196],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-22343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-whatsnew","tag-whats-new","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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