{"id":476,"date":"2013-12-17T18:54:06","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T18:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fusion360.wpengine.com\/a-new-version-of-fusion-360-is-now-in-beta\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T18:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T02:49:57","slug":"a-new-version-of-fusion-360-is-now-in-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/a-new-version-of-fusion-360-is-now-in-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"A new version of Fusion 360 is now in beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong>UPDATE: Fusion 360 Beta is now closed &#8211; <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong>Documentation beta is still on-going (scroll down for download link).\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0iGC4oBeEFA\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: normal; font-size: x-large;\">Hello and Welcome!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you for being interested in our beta program! We are very excited to get you up and running, but<strong>\u00a0before you jump into the software, there are a couple of very important changes you need to be aware of so that you\u2019ll have the best beta experience possible.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>UPDATE:The beta download link is now available towards the bottom of the post; it is very important that you go through the following content before jumping into the beta software.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: normal; font-size: large;\">What&#8217;s new?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fusion 360 has given us the opportunity to do something exceptionally unique for our community and users like you. We wanted to re-imagine the way you can iterate your designs, and then create an experience that really allowed you to take advantage of all the powerful technologies that Fusion 360 has to offer. The added functionalities aren\u2019t just about designing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/campaigns\/inventor-trial-center\/parametric-modeling\">parametric<\/a> environment; its more about designing iteratively on a whole new level. Don&#8217;t worry, this version of the beta does not represent the final released product. It only features crucial components of a much more comprehensive product update coming in the near future. That update will still include all the direct modeling goodness and &#8220;sandbox&#8221; feel many of you have come to love.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: normal; font-size: large;\">The New Dashboard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: normal; font-size: large;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Screen Shot 2013-12-16 at 12.27.57 PM.png\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/74613i4F64B91155EC8DD2\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-12-16 at 12.27.57 PM.png\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: normal; font-size: small;\">We&#8217;ve taken your feedback and did a complete overhaul of the dashboard environment. Please refer to the following PDF to learn more about what&#8217;s new and what to expect when you log in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/k0t5c0z1lrc54wu\/Fusion%20360%20Beta%20-%20The%20New%20Dashboard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/k0t5c0z1lrc54wu\/Fusion%20360%20Beta%20-%20The%20New%20Dashboard.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: normal; font-size: large;\">New Ways to Design Iteratively\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: normal; font-size: large;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Screen Shot 2013-12-16 at 12.25.36 PM.png\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/74611iF1636685ED2E925F\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-12-16 at 12.25.36 PM.png\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please review the following PDF for some of the major changes in concept, workflows, and functionality of iterative design in Fusion 360.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/6nuoq7rrod61mqb\/Fusion%20360%20Beta%20-%20Designing%20Iteratively.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/6nuoq7rrod61mqb\/Fusion%20360%20Beta%20-%20Designing%20Iteratively.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: normal; font-size: large;\">Let&#8217;s Get Started<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Never before has there been a design tool that combines intuitive organic surface modeling with an easy to use parametric system, all integrated with a comprehensive online collaboration network. This is a very powerful combination, so let\u2019s work together and make this the best as it can be.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 15px;\">Here&#8217;s your beta starter kit<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 15px;\">To help you better understand the new workflows and functionalities, please refer to the beta starter kit which includes:<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tutorial Videos<\/strong> &#8211; A couple videos that talkes you through some short demos of the beta version in action.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>|<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/_hI_9La_abI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Part 1<\/span><\/a>| |<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/uRmfxo83pX0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Part 2<\/span><\/a>|<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting Started Guide\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Check out the quick getting started guide in PDF.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/rcddvpr9pfq7uhp\/Fusion%20360%20Beta%20_Documentation%20Getting%20Started.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/rcddvpr9pfq7uhp\/Fusion%20360%20Beta%20_Documentation%20Getting%20Started.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample Files <\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 15px;\">&#8211; Download and import the models featured in the tutorial videos to play with on your own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"><a style=\"line-height: 1.2;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/31mc4kxzuealydg\/Dm44GxDF8j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/31mc4kxzuealydg\/Dm44GxDF8j<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beta Forum<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Beta release notes, Report issues or submit additional feedback to our beta forum.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/Fusion-360-Beta\/bd-p\/3007\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/Fusion-360-Beta\/bd-p\/3007<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Also Introducing Documentation beta for Fusion 360<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Screen Shot 2013-12-17 at 10.01.17 PM.png\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/74941i6C3352A7DBB7F1D8\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-12-17 at 10.01.17 PM.png\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In response to your feedback, we\u2019ve been hard at work on additional functionality for Fusion 360 which will allow you to create 2D mechanical drawings from your 3D models.\u00a0 Today, we are going live with the first beta version of this documentation functionality.\u00a0 With the supported workflow, you can place a set of basic views on a sheet and add dimensions and simple notes.\u00a0 We encourage you to give it a try and tell us what you think.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong style=\"line-height: 1.2;\">Access the documentation beta forum here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"line-height: 15px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/Fusion-360-Documentation-Beta\/bd-p\/3008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">http:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/Fusion-360-Documentation-Beta\/bd-p\/3008\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the overview videos here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: normal; color: #ff9900;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/atXAuO2_olk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/atXAuO2_olk<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong style=\"line-height: normal; color: #ff9900;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/SI74n0VEal0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/SI74n0VEal0<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the Getting Started guide here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/rcddvpr9pfq7uhp\/Fusion%20360%20Beta%20_Documentation%20Getting%20Started.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/rcddvpr9pfq7uhp\/Fusion%20360%20Beta%20_Documentation%20Getting%20Started.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for participating, enjoy and we hope to see you online!<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>The Fusion 360 Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><P><IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"beta banner.jpg.jpeg\" align=\"center\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/74855iE47A5E6F2E924B33\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" title=\"beta banner.jpg.jpeg\" \/><\/P><P>What to try a new version of Fusion 360? 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