{"id":388,"date":"2015-01-09T13:31:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T13:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fusion360.wpengine.com\/fusionnews-for-the-week-of-19-a-weekly-roundup-of-community-industry-news\/"},"modified":"2016-03-15T10:16:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T10:16:12","slug":"fusionnews-for-the-week-of-19-a-weekly-roundup-of-community-industry-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusionnews-for-the-week-of-19-a-weekly-roundup-of-community-industry-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FusionNews for the week of 1\/9: A weekly roundup of community + industry news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>FusionNews highlights the key things that happened over the past week in the Fusion 360 Community and news from the industry. New posts every Friday.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"Fusionteam.png\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/148321i71762C25E1A088EB\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" title=\"Fusionteam.png\" \/><\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><H2>From the Fusion Team<\/H2><P><SPAN>&nbsp;<\/SPAN><\/P><P><STRONG>PRODUCT UPDATE <\/STRONG>\u2013 <STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/design-differently\/fusion-360-and-fusion-360-ultimate-roadmap-into-next-year\/ba-p\/5396913\" target=\"_blank\">Fusion 360 and Fusion 360 Ultimate Roadmap into next year<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>The team is working hard to finish up the January and February updates. Check out more on what\u2019s is planned for next 3 releases and let us know what you think.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG>TIP \u2013 <A href=\"http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/design-differently\/go-with-the-grain-make-your-wooden-masterpieces-even-better\/ba-p\/5460655\" target=\"_blank\">Go WITH the grain! Make your wooden masterpieces even better<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Make your wooden models look even more realistic with this quick tip from Mike Aubry, one of our Fusion 360 Evangelists.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG>ANNOUCEMENT \u2013 <A href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/hackster\/autodesk\/prweb12404669.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hackster Announces 3D CAD Initiative With Fusion 360<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>We\u2019ve partnered with Hackster to help hardware hackers turn their idea into a marketable product.<\/P><P><STRONG>&nbsp;<\/STRONG><\/P><P><STRONG>ANNOUNCEMENT \u2013 <A href=\"http:\/\/www.c2ccertified.org\/connect\/2015-product-design-challenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Design an awesome sustainable product using Fusion 360 for your chance to win 4K USD!<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG>USER SPOTLIGHT \u2013 <A href=\"http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/design-differently\/roving-blue-bringing-pure-water-to-a-thirsty-world\/ba-p\/5462539\" target=\"_blank\">Roving Blue: Bringing Pure Water to a Thirsty World<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Learn how startup Roving Blue is making it possible to have clean drinking water from any lake, river or stream.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><H2>EVENTS<\/H2><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG>ONLINE EVENT \u2013 <A href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/rt\/3231858661358477569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fusion 360 Live Classroom: Sculpting<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Join us on January 13<SUP>th<\/SUP> at 1:00pm PST to learn how to quickly create geometry using sculpting, see advanced surfacing tips and see how to integrate solid modeling and visualization techniques to the final model.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG>LIVE EVENT \u2013 <A href=\"http:\/\/us8.campaign-archive2.com\/?u=76950a3b638cb5c136cfec43c&amp;id=06c23ead19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Urban Workshop Fusion 360 Class<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Are you in or around the Orange County, CA area? Join us on Wednesday, January 14<SUP>th<\/SUP> at 6:00pm to learn how to navigate, sketch, solid model, sculpt, assemble and render realistic images in Autodesk Fusion 360.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG>ONLINE EVENT \u2013 <A href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/6206437838251138817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">A New Way to Visualize Your Designs in Fusion 360!<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Join us on Tuesday, February 3<SUP>rd<\/SUP> at 1:00 PST to learn how to turn your designs into life with the new Fusion 360 Interactive Rendering Beta.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><H2>Gallery Spotlight<\/H2><P>We love to see what users are designing with Fusion360! Share your designs with the Fusion community on the <STRONG><A href=\"https:\/\/fusion360.autodesk.com\/projects\/editor_pick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gallery<\/A><\/STRONG>.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"Faucet.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/148322iE0D4A11DE2643CDC\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" title=\"Faucet.jpg\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"Hairpin.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/148323i9108D2146E3A045D\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" title=\"Hairpin.jpg\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;<IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"Goggles.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/148324iC83E505DD85054C5\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" title=\"Goggles.jpg\" \/><\/P><P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<A href=\"https:\/\/fusion360.autodesk.com\/projects\/bathroom-faucet_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Faucet<\/A> by <A href=\"https:\/\/fusion360.autodesk.com\/users\/albert-anikin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Albert Anikin<\/A>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<A href=\"https:\/\/fusion360.autodesk.com\/projects\/scrollwork-hairpin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hairpin<\/A> by <A href=\"https:\/\/fusion360.autodesk.com\/users\/ryan-otero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ryan Otero<\/A>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<A href=\"https:\/\/fusion360.autodesk.com\/projects\/snorklear-adjustable-diving-goggles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Snorklear Goggles<\/A> by <A href=\"https:\/\/fusion360.autodesk.com\/users\/elizabeth-bertness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Elizabeth Bertness<\/A><\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><H2>News from around the manufacturing innovation space<\/H2><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/01\/08\/storedot-battery-charger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">New smartphone battery recharges in less than two minutes<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>How convenient! StoreDot, the startup behind the charger, has a new prototype that quickly charges and doesn\u2019t add any bulk to your smartphone.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/3658492\/ces-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The 5 Most Important Things Happening at CES 2015<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>From televisions to smartcars, to bluetoothbrushes check out a few of the products that are going to be on display at the 2015 Consumer Electronics show.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/first-look-remix-ultra-tablet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">First look at the Remix Ultra Tablet<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Three ex-Googlers have created an Android device that could replace your laptop.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/could-this-be-the-refrigerator-of-the-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Is this the ultra-efficient refrigerator of the future?<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Check out this new age fridge with a compact thermoelectric semiconductor as opposed to a compressor.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/01\/08\/electric-vehicle-sales-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Electric vehicle sales rose 23% last year in the U.S.<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>According to research firm InsideEVS, 119,710 electric cars were sold in the US in 2014.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"IdeaStation.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/148327i794C9056FFEAF7AE\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" title=\"IdeaStation.jpg\" \/><\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><H2>Your Ideas from the Fusion IdeaStation<\/H2><P>We take your suggestions very seriously so please share your ideas and vote for new features \/ enhancements on the<STRONG> <A href=\"http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideas\/v2\/ideaexchangepage\/blog-id\/125\/tab\/most-recent\" target=\"_blank\">IdeaStation<\/A><\/STRONG>.&nbsp;<\/P><P>We received 23 new ideas this week! Here are a few of them. Be sure to check them all out and vote for those you would like to see implemented. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions!<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a\/create-components-from-bodies\/idi-p\/5461122\" target=\"_blank\">Create Components from Bodies<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Accepted idea to have the ability to RMB on the &#8220;Bodies&#8221; browser node and &#8220;Create Components for All Bodies&#8221;.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P>Product Team \u2013 \u201cFor time being, you can RMB on the component and get the same operation. If no component exists, the root node of the browser works as well.\u201d<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/fusion-360-ideastation-request-a\/orbit-component\/idi-p\/5460419#comments\" target=\"_blank\">Orbit Component<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Request to have the ability to orbit an individual (or group of) selected component(s) in a model. Not the entire design.<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideas\/v2\/ideaexchangepage\/blog-id\/125\/tab\/most-recent\/page\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Add Opacity control also to individual objects in bodies folder<\/A><\/STRONG><\/P><P>Accepted idea to have the ability to selectively adjust opacity that to certain bodies &nbsp;<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><H2>Tell us about Yourself<\/H2><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&nbsp;shannon.mcgarry@autodesk.com<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><P><IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"FusionNews1915.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/148320iCF83B060A23C944D\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" title=\"FusionNews1915.jpg\" \/><\/P><P>A weekly recap of the happenings around the Fusion 360 community and news about manufacturing innovation across the industry<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":193,"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":[12],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FusionNews for the week of 1\/9: A weekly roundup of community + industry news - 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