{"id":33146,"date":"2022-07-13T17:57:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T00:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=33146"},"modified":"2024-03-25T01:45:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T08:45:28","slug":"july-2022-product-update-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/july-2022-product-update-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2022 Product Update – What’s New"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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V.2.0.13619 (Current)<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This minor update fixes a few outstanding issues: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-support\/july-20-minor-product-update-what-s-new\/td-p\/11310225<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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V.2.0.13615 – The Big Quality of Life Update<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This product update is all about \u201cquality of life\u201d (referred to as QoL). More specifically, your quality of life when using Fusion 360 day-to-day. We doubled down on improving the tools that exist today, and fixing those annoying issues that have been bugging many of us. And in the spirit of giving you the full scoop, we are not going to spare any details. We’ve included everything in this blog post. All the new stuff, all the improvements, and all of the fixes in its entirety. Yup, this is a meaty one, so let\u2019s get down to business.  

Protip: If there is a section that interest you the most, use the table of contents below to jump to it. Our Autodesk experts will also be hosting a free virtual live event demoing what’s new very soon, so if you want to see these improvements in action, register at the bottom of the page. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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

Performance boost<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Opening<\/strong>, saving, and closing documents<\/strong> will be noticeably faster, especially when there are multiple Simulation and\/or Generative Design studies and load cases present in the document. Users could see up to 5.6x speed improvements in case of large files.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening<\/strong> design documents with complex sketch profiles now happens 5.6x faster than previous versions. Also, there is a general improvement for designs with lots of edges and faces. It shows 7.6x improvement on internal testing dataset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sketch<\/strong>: Several changes have been made to the Sketch area, so you can feel a significant (300x faster!) performance improvement in sketch, sketch geometry, sketch constraint or dimension creations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selections:<\/strong> Fusion 360 now responds much faster when you try to window-select components in canvas. Up to 47x faster. You could also notice a boost in speed when you try to select complex components from the browser of your assembly design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stitch\/UnStitch<\/strong>: With this product update focusing on maturing what\u2019s already there, we\u2019ve made some noticeable performance gains in various modeling commands and modeling workflows: The time it takes to Stitch and Un-stitch surfaces generated from imported CATIA models has dramatically decreased by 44%, from 34 seconds down to 19 seconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loft<\/strong>: You should also be able to feel a boost in Loft preview performance (14.5x faster than before), especially when you\u2019re using Loft with many profiles and faces.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Display Component & Display Mesh Face Groups <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Under the Inspect drop-down menu, we updated how we call a couple of the commands in the list:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Component Color Cycling Toggle is now called Display Component Colors<\/strong> Mesh Face Groups is now called Display Mesh Face Groups<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now it reads more concise and consistent with what you\u2019re trying to do, starting with the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cancel stalled uploads in Job Status Dialog<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Internet issues happen, and sometimes at the most inopportune times. Have you ever experienced an upload that may have gotten stuck, or never completed? The original troubleshooting method to fix this was to use text commands to delete and backup the upload queue, or even deleting XML files. We\u2019re happy to report that this is no longer the case! Now there will be an option built into the UI that detects if the upload\/save has timed out, and will allow you to cancel the \u2018stuck\u2019 uploads. Once canceled, the files can then be uploaded or saved again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fixed: Crash on launch on MacOS with many Crash Error Reports<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For customers that had multiple Autodesk products installed alongside Fusion 360 on MacOS, you likely experienced dozens of crash error reports<\/a> when launching Fusion 360. We know this was a major annoyance for many – and we are happy to say it is officially fixed with this update!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Data Management & Collaboration<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n

 “Read-Only For Me” now available from Fusion Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back in January, we introduced Read-Only For Me<\/strong>, which lets you temporarily make designs read-only for yourself, so you\u2019re free to view, analyze, or experiment with a design while other project members continue editing. With this update, you can now use Read-Only For Me<\/strong> from Fusion Team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re away from your desk or out of the office, if a design is still reserved by you and you’re blocking other project members, it’s now easier to unblock access from anywhere. You can open Fusion Team in any web browser and use Read-Only For Me<\/strong> to remove your reservation so that another project member can edit it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you’re back at your computer where Fusion 360 has the design open, you’ll see it’s read-only for you. You can either click Make Savable<\/strong> at the top of the canvas or close the design to make it savable for you again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Read-Only For Me<\/a> 
Link to additional blog post<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Create a lofted flange in Sheet Metal Flange tool<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

So many have you have asked for this and we\u2019re happy to say that it\u2019s finally here. Now when you\u2019re creating Sheet Metal parts with the Flange tool, you can also create a lofted flange by selecting the Lofted Type within the Flange command dialog. You can also pick the orientation, Brake Form vs. Die Form, Facet Control options such as Chord Tolerance, Facet Angle, Facet Distance, Face Number, as well as specify the Sheet Metal Rule that applies to your part. Having the ability to create lofted flange should enable you to explore more complex sheet metal possibilities, and easily turn them into a flat pattern.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to create lofted sheet metal flanges<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expanded modeling tools now available directly in Assembly Contexts<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you’re using Edit In Place for contextual assembly editing in distributed designs, this one’s for you. When we first introduced Edit In Place, we only included an initial subset of the most commonly used modeling tools available in the Design workspace. This was also true when you opened an External Component in its own tab and activated an Assembly Context. Many of you have requested access to some of the tools that aren’t available there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this update, when you open an External Component in its own tab and activate an Assembly Context, you can now use an expanded set of modeling tools while still working with objects you’ve referenced in the context of an assembly. The expanded list of tools includes all the primitives, Surface > Create > Loft, the Surface > Modify tools, all the tools on the Mesh tab, the Form tools, and many others. (Note that a short list of tools that control joints and motion will still switch you back from the Assembly Context to the Local context.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you continue exploring distributed design workflows, let us know which tools are most important for you as we plan for future updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to edit existing assembly contexts<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rest Tool helps you create flat areas on curved plastic parts<\/strong>
Rest Tool is available as part of the Product Design Extension<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many times when you’re designing a product, you may want to create a flat areas on a curve surface so that other parts can easily mount to it. That’s where this new Rest command comes in. Now you can grab a sketch profile and use it to create a flat face, in relation to the curved surface of your existing body. The command will then do its magic to cut away or add material depending on the thickness you require. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Snap Fit improvements: selection modes and rotation options<\/strong>
Snap Fit is available as part of the Product Design Extension<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two new selection Mode options – Automatic and Manual. The Automatic options is on by default, and it automatically selects all visible sketch points to place multiple snap fits at the same time. You can clear the selection set and switch to the Manual selection mode if you want to select your sketch points manually in a complex design. This will help you select points to place your snap fits faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New Rotation Options -We’re also adding one of the most common requests to Snap Fit: the ability the control the rotation of each snap fit independently. You can adjust the Rotation Type to one of 3 new options: <\/p>\n\n\n\n