{"id":292,"date":"2013-09-24T05:45:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T05:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fusion360.wpengine.com\/the-next-generation-of-design-and-engineering-software-has-arrived\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T18:35:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T02:35:44","slug":"the-next-generation-of-design-and-engineering-software-has-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/the-next-generation-of-design-and-engineering-software-has-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Generation of Design and Engineering Software Has Arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fusion_360_2014_s.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/62897i2D5A22CA99B4B81B\/image-size\/large?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" alt=\"Fusion_360_2014_s.jpg\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/pr-autodesk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Autodesk, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0today delivered the world\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/cloud-credits\">cloud-based software<\/a> created specifically for people looking to fuse stunning aesthetic design with great product engineering.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Autodesk Fusion 360<\/a>\u00a0brings together capabilities typically found in separate mechanical, industrial and conceptual design tools into one, easy to use cloud-based service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in the midst of a new industrial revolution that places a premium on the ability to design and engineer products that are both beautiful and functional,\u201d said\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/usa.autodesk.com\/adsk\/servlet\/pc\/item?id=14224393&amp;siteID=123112&amp;DCMP=OTC-pr-bkross\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Robert \u201cBuzz\u201d Kross<\/a>, senior vice president\u00a0<span class=\"GRcorrect\">at<\/span>\u00a0Autodesk. \u201cWith Fusion 360, there is no longer a compromise between industrial and mechanical design. Users get both in one tool for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Fusion 360<\/a>\u00a0offers a radically intuitive <a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/customer-service\/account-management\/users-software\">user experience<\/a>, secure access to design information and integrated social <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/bim-360\/design-collaboration-software\/\">collaboration features<\/a>. Customers can design faster, work anywhere and share with anyone.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8760W4PIob0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>What People Are Saying About Fusion 360<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 15px;\">\u201cGone are the days of patching\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"GRcorrect\">together specialized<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 15px;\">\u00a0design and engineering tools that were either too complex or not sophisticated enough to address all needs of the product development process. With Fusion 360, we finally have a single, dynamic tool that allows us to execute on any idea in a very efficient way.\u201d \u2013 Jason Martin,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"GRcorrect\">Co-founder<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 15px;\">, Carbon Audio<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe beauty of Fusion 360 is to be able to iterate through many concepts very quickly and make small adjustments that may have a huge impact on the look and feel of a design. With Fusion 360\u2019s flexible design, engineering and visualization capabilities, our customers are empowered to make their own design decisions.\u201d &#8212; Matthew Harris,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orphanageguitars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Orphanage Guitars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI come from a sculptural background and love working with my hands. Fusion 360 allows the two worlds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=292&amp;action=edit&amp;lang=en\">modeling<\/a> and sculpting to blend together, making the entire process a lot faster.\u201d \u2013 Bridget Sheehan, MFA Candidate \/ Industrial Design<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFusion 360 is the power to create magic while riding on a billion horsepower infinite cloud.\u201d \u2013 Stan Hisel, Product Designer and Mechanical Engineer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download Now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Fusion 360 is available immediately and is free for the first 30 days.\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Download it now!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autodesk today delivered the world\u2019s first cloud-based software created specifically for people looking to fuse stunning aesthetic design with great product engineering.\u00a0Autodesk Fusion 360\u00a0brings together capabilities typically found in separate mechanical, industrial, and conceptual design tools into one, easy to use cloud-based service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":367,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"coauthors":[674],"class_list":["post-292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-whatsnew","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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