{"id":3174,"date":"2016-07-27T18:05:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T01:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2016-08-06T03:22:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T10:22:21","slug":"july-27-2016-update-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/july-27-2016-update-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"July 27, 2016 Update – What’s New"},"content":{"rendered":"

V. 2.0.2271<\/h2>\n

Design & Modeling<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Mesh Environment Preview Now Available<\/b><\/h3>\n

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Yes. Yes we did. You can now modify STLs and OBJs right within Fusion 360, without needing to switch over to MeshMixer. This is because much of the MeshMixer technology has been ported over and \u201cFusion-ified\u201d, making Fusion the first of it\u2019s kind to incorporate mesh-editing functionality as part of a complete product design platform. Simply go to the Create drop-down menu and select Create Mesh. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This will take you into the Mesh environment (much like the Sculpt or Base Feature environment). Insert the mesh model you\u2019d like to work on by clicking the <\/span>Insert Mesh tool<\/b>. You can position the mesh, scale it, center and move it to the ground plane with the dialog box.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There are number of key workflows we\u2019d like to highlight, so let\u2019s dive into the details.<\/h2>\n

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– Fixing a mesh body with Remesh, Reduce, Erase and Fill<\/b><\/h3>\n

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Much of what this mesh environment is intended to provide are tools that allow you to clean up\/repair mesh data so that they can be better used downstream. <\/span><\/p>\n

When you insert mesh data into Fusion, you may find out that there are either way too many unnecessary triangles, or there are triangles that are too narrow, making it difficult to select them with the paintbrush selector. This is a great time to use the <\/span>Remesh tool<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Remesh tool re-meshes the model so that it has a more evenly distributed number of triangles. You can play around with density of the triangles, maintain sharp edges and boundary geometry so your model doesn\u2019t get all wonky. Get a preview of what the mesh is going to look like by checking the Preview checkbox before you commit the action. Below is another example of an original mesh files (left) vs. a remeshed version at 40% density (right).<\/span><\/p>\n

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If the model still has too many triangles, you can reduce the amount with the <\/span>Reduce tool.<\/b> Much like how the Remesh tool behaves, select the entire body in the browser or paint over the area you\u2019d like to reduce. Then change the density and get a preview for how it affects your model. <\/span><\/p>\n

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So what if you wanted to remove entire features of a mesh model? Or maybe you want to plug up a hole in a 3D scan? No problem, you can do that with <\/span>Erase and Fill.<\/b> Select the area of you want to go away and poof, it\u2019ll magically disappear with that area automatically cleaned up.<\/span><\/p>\n

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– Rebuilding a Mesh Body<\/b><\/h3>\n

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If the mesh model you are trying to modify is either out of whack and needs a more drastic overhaul, or just have a bunch of openings that you want plug up and turn the model into a closed mesh, then <\/span>Rebuild as Solid<\/b> is the tool for you. This will rebuild the model by remeshing and closing any gaps the tool finds, making your model a solid mesh.<\/span><\/p>\n

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– Merging Mesh Bodies <\/b><\/h3>\n

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If you have multiple mesh bodies you\u2019d like to merge into one, we have a <\/span>Merge tool <\/b>that does just that. Similar to the Combine tool in modeling, you can decide to keep or discard the tool body. Once merged, your original bodies will be given their own color, signifying their own face groups for easier selection.<\/span><\/p>\n

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– Creating Sketches from Mesh Sections<\/b><\/h3>\n

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Another useful workflow is to create sketch geometry based on sections of your mesh body. Think of it as a way to reverse engineer a part you downloaded, or a 3D scan you obtained into a solid (BREP) model. Under the Sketch drop-down menu, we\u2019ve added 2 new tools. Select <\/span>Create Mesh Section <\/b>and then click on the mesh body you\u2019d like to use as reference. Then use the manipulators to get the section you want as a sketch profile, and then click OK to finish. Now you\u2019ll see that a new sketch has been created with the section profile in it, ready for you to edit. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Now that you have a sketch profile to work with, this is where some manual work comes in. Right below the Create Mesh Section tool is the <\/span>Fit Curves to Mesh Section tool. <\/b>Within the sketch, use it to outline the profile with the necessary sketch curves. If you want the best results, we recommend using a combination of Line, Arc, and Spline Fit Curve Types to outline your sketch section. The Spline Fit Curve Type \u00a0works pretty well. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yeeahh…that’s pretty.<\/p>\n

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You can also try using Closed Spline Type, but be aware that the results generated by Closed Spline may not be as accurate as doing it manually. Notice that in this example, it didn\u2019t do a good job at some of these sharp transitions. In this case, you\u2019ll need to use the other Fit Curve Types such as Line, Arc, and Spline to trace the sketch properly. Keep in mind: a good model always takes time. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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– Useful Tips and Fun Tricks<\/b><\/h3>\n

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Before you go off exploring, here are a few helpful tips and tricks we thought you should know – we promise it\u2019ll make the experience a whole lot better: <\/span><\/p>\n

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Double clicking on a face group will highlight the entire face group.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pressing the square bracket keys \u00a0\u201c[\u201c and \u201c]\u201d will grow and shrink (respectively) your selection area. What a time saver!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hovering over a hole\/opening and then double clicking will highlight the hole perimeter.\u00a0Because why not?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s something neat: changing the Rebuild Mode to Blocky within the Rebuild as Solid tool will allow you create low-poly mesh versions of your design. Minecraft anyone? <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Keep in mind that this is still preview functionality, and various experiences may be ultimately different when it graduates from a preview to production functionality. This is a good thing, because you can affect its direction by giving us feedback in the comments below or on the Forum<\/span><\/a>. We\u2019re excited to see what you will do with it. There are still a number of things we\u2019re working on to improve this environment, such as quadrification of mesh triangles, turning them into squares\/rectangles, which will essentially enable you to convert mesh models to T-Spline bodies. That\u2019s right, you heard it. It\u2019s gonna happen, and it\u2019s just a matter of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Okay – let\u2019s take a look at some of the other improvements and fixes we made in this update: <\/span><\/h2>\n

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New Sketch Scale tool<\/b><\/p>\n

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Now when you are working on a sketch within the sketch environment, you can use the Sketch Scale command under the Sketch drop-down menu to, you guessed it – scale your sketches. When you invoke the Sketch Scale command, a dialog box will appear, give you 2 selection options: the entities you want to scale, and the point from where you want to scale. Here are a couple things to note:<\/p>\n

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  1. If the point you want to scale from is on the sketch itself, it\u2019s best to select the point first, and then select the entities. The same is good if you want to use the origin point yet you have sketches going through the the origin. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
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    Sometimes when you had a broken sketch constraint, it would cause the feature to be highlighted as yellow \u00a0in the timeline, letting you know that it\u2019s sick and needs attention. Typically, deleting that constraint should have fixed the issue; however, we noticed a bug where the feature remained sick even after the broken constraint was deleted. Our developers gave Fusion some highly effective vaccines and now it\u2019s all healthy again.<\/p>\n

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    Once you\u2019ve selected both the entities and the point, you can use the arrow manipulator and drag it left or right to get the scale factor you want, or set it numerically in the dialog box.<\/p>\n

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    When creating construction lines in a sketch, the appearance of the construction line got a little wonky on MAC OS 10.10 Yosemite. They’re actually supposed to be clean dashes, so we made sure of that.<\/p>\n

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    Here\u2019s a great example how everyone is helping to make Fusion better. Some FIRST\u00a0Robotics students reported that if a circle was sketched on an offset rectangle, the rectangle would automatically be converted into construction geometry. Great catch FRC students! Because of you, the bug has been fixed!<\/p>\n

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    Previously, Fusion allowed the editing of sketches that were rolled back over. We saw how this could be dangerous to edit sketches that were technically suppressed, so now you can not edit sketches unless the rollback bar is to the right of the sketch.<\/p>\n

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    HughesTooling reported a <\/span>bug<\/span><\/a> that made Fusion crash when he tried to see properties of an imported design. We examined his sample file and found some wonkiness – no worries though, we got it all sorted out now. <\/span><\/p>\n

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    While everyone is trying to catch rare <\/span>Pokemons<\/span><\/a>, we\u2019re all about catching rare Fusion bugs. We fixed a long standing issue in the Sculpt environment where if you were in Edit Form and were editing a T-Spline body, cancelled out of the command, undo\u2019d a couple of times and then did a redo, Fusion would no longer let you select the T-Spline body. We\u2019ve been having a\u00a0hard time trying to reproduce this issue, until recently, one of our rad developer Lei Zhang in Shanghai, China finally found correct workflow to see the issue pop up. What a relief!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Usability<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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    Fusion 360 is now in German – <\/b>Fusion 360 auf Deutsch? Ich glaube ich spinne. Nein, das ist <\/span>echt. herzlich willkommen!<\/span><\/p>\n

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    This also means you\u2019ll be able to access A360 in German as well. This has been in the works for quite some time, but supporting a new language isn\u2019t as simple as flipping a switch and turning everything into that language. A lot of design work was done to make sure that visual requirements are met, that everything works as it should, and that there is local language support for our German users. As we continue to expand coverage, stay tuned for updates to the Fusion 360 mobile app, as well as our learning content.\u00a0<\/span>In the meantime, be sure to visit the <\/span>German Fusion 360 forum<\/span><\/a>! <\/span><\/p>\n

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    To change the language, simply go to your preferences and change the language to German.<\/p>\n

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    Deep Update is here – <\/b>\u00a0Now when you make a change to a component that lives within another component, you no longer have to manually update up the chain so that the entire assembly is up-to-date. All you have to do now is update once and Fusion will update the rest for you. <\/span><\/p>\n

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    The Space Mouse<\/b>. The Final Frontier of mouse exploration. Well, not really, but who doesn\u2019t love flying around their models with a nubby top-hat shaped device. You\u2019ll be glad to hear that the Space Mouse orbit center now uses consistent logic with mouse\/trackpad by orbiting around the center of the bounding box. In addition, when a portion of the model is off the screen, the orbit point resets to the center of the screen after each move. Below is a quick demo of the previous behavior (left) vs. the current behavior (right).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Body names now become component names when converted<\/b> – This is one of those make-your-life-so-much-easier kind of improvements (requested <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>). N<\/span>ow when you convert a body into a component, the body name (if you\u2019ve renamed it) will automatically carry over to the component name. No longer do you have to manually rename every component while muttering profanity at your computer screen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Inventor file format now updated to 2016<\/b> – Now when you share a design with someone else or when you access your design via A360, you\u2019ll be able to export the design as Inventor 2016 file format, instead of the old Inventor 2014 version. It\u2019s about time we updated this. Moving on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Here are some other notable usability improvements:<\/span><\/p>\n