{"id":3485,"date":"2016-08-12T11:41:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T18:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=3485"},"modified":"2016-08-12T12:07:33","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T19:07:33","slug":"fusionnews-week-812-weekly-roundup-community-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusionnews-week-812-weekly-roundup-community-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FusionNews for the week of 8\/12: A weekly roundup of community news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FusionNews highlights the key things that happened over the past week in the Fusion 360 Community. New posts every Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1435\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fusionteam.png\" alt=\"Fusionteam\" width=\"650\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>From the Fusion 360 Team<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/august-10-2016-update-whats-new\/\">August 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 2016 Update \u2013 What\u2019s New<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this Fusion 360 update, we have expanded the keyboard shortcuts to new workspaces, added some updates to the new mesh workspace, and fixed some bugs across the board.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/tip-hidden-sketch-gems\/\">Quick Tip \u2013 Hidden Sketch Gems<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out this QUICK TIP to learn about 3 hidden sketch gems in Fusion 360. Go ahead\u2026make those tangent arcs, perpendicular lines, and lines faster!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J7DSz9UmcuI\">SandFlo Golf Designs and Fabricates Custom Putters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SandFlo Golf uses Fusion 360 for end-to-end product development for their custom golf putters. The cloud, collaboration and the community have allowed Johan to bring his ideas to life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7FRj360UjtU\">Aerial Sports League Changes Drone Sports with Fusion 360<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Aerial Sports League is a worldwide leader in drone sports. With Fusion 360, they&#8217;re able to rapidly design, simulate, and manufacture next-generation racing and combat drones.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NFUTWOjqHY0\">Fusion 360 Basics Webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out this week&#8217;s Basics webinar to get an introduction to the user interface and then learn about navigation, changing workspaces, sketching, primitive modeling and drawings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/events.png\" alt=\"events\" width=\"650\" height=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Events<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/7123409657618868993?source=FN\">Online: 2D CAM Deep Dive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Explore the CAM workspace and focus specifically on 2D machining operations and best practices on August 15<sup>th<\/sup> at 1:30 PM EDT. <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/7123409657618868993?source=FN\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4238976141967000322?source=FN\">Online: Assemblies Deep Dive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a master at assemblies in Fusion 360 on August 17<sup>th<\/sup> at 1 PM EDT. <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4238976141967000322?source=FN\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Chicago-Fusion-360-Meetup\/events\/231606546\/\">Live: Fusion 360 Meetup &#8211; Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hey Chi-town! Join us on August 17<sup>th<\/sup> at 7 PM to learn about the sculpt and patch environments in Fusion 360. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Chicago-Fusion-360-Meetup\/events\/231606546\/\">Register here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/6861497191482499587?source=FN\">Online: Quick Start Virtual Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quickly close the knowledge gap when getting started with Fusion 360 on August 18<sup>th<\/sup> at 1 PM EDT.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/6861497191482499587?source=FN\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Gallery Spotlights<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/GallerySpotlights81216.png\" alt=\"GallerySpotlights81216\" width=\"650\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/GallerySpotlights81216.png 650w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/GallerySpotlights81216-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/57712\/doosan?searched=\">Doosan<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/Y8VZQ7CVJNZU\">Wen Han<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/57641\/space-cradle?searched=\">Space Cradle<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/RDPNRPY7Y4DG\">Benjamin Lorimore<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/56709\/research-submarine?searched=\">Research Submarine<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/3FKHMHYXA4UZ\">Emrah Serdaroglu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1426\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IdeaStation-300x261-copy.png\" alt=\"IdeaStation-300x261 copy\" width=\"650\" height=\"142\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Your Ideas from the Fusion 360 IdeaStation<\/h2>\n<p>We take your suggestions very seriously as they help to shape Fusion 360, so please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideas\/v2\/ideaexchangepage\/blog-id\/125\/tab\/most-recent\">share your ideas<\/a>\u00a0and vote for new features \/ enhancements you would like to see. Here are a few from this week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/lock-file-or-mark-as-read-only\/idi-p\/6488833\">Lock File or Mark as Read Only<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I would like a way to lock my Fusion files so they can be opened and looked at, and inserted into other files, but are essentially read-only and can&#8217;t be modified until unlocked.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/insert-step-and-others-inside-basefeature\/idi-p\/6482311\">Insert STEP (and others) Inside Basefeature<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please allow users to import and place CAD data like STEP etc. inside a base feature via the insert menu and not the dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/parameter-fields-in-command-dialogue-boxes-too-small-for\/idi-p\/6493285\">Parameter Fields in Command Dialogue Boxes Too Small for Expressions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please improve the editing behavior of expression fields in general by allowing them to expand, either automatically, or manually, or both.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a story to share? We would love to hear more about you and how you&#8217;re using Fusion 360! Shoot me an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Shannon.McGarry@autodesk.com\">Shannon.McGarry@autodesk.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FusionNews highlights the key things that happened over the past week in the Fusion 360 Community. 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