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ONLINE EVENT – Fusion 360 Live Classroom: Assembly Training<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Join the team on Tuesday, July 29nd<\/sup> at 1:00pm PDT and get introduced to the steps for assembling components, creating joints, setting joint parameters, and showing motion. We will also show you methods for creating complex animations using motion study.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ONLINE EVENT<\/strong> \u2013 Creating Industry-Changing Toy Designs (How to be Original and Unpredictable)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The design and manufacturing process is undergoing massive changes and the toy industry is at the forefront of this evolution. Join Simeon Teifel, a toy design maniac, and our own Fusion 360 expert, Garin Gardiner, as they share their insights into how industry knowledge and next-generation design tools can drive better product design \u2013 August 5th<\/sup> at 2:00 pm EDT.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n LIVE EVENT<\/strong> \u2013 Fusion 360: TechShop San Francisco<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Join Taylor Stein, one of our Fusion Evangelists, to learn about direct and parametric modeling, dimensioned sketches, T-spline geometry, and many other features within Fusion. \u2013 July 30th<\/sup> at 6 pm<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n LIVE EVENT \u2013 <\/strong>Fusion 360: Connect, learn and show off<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n In the Portland area? Join us at ADX for the first Fusion 360 Meetup on July 31st<\/sup> at 6pm. Get a tour of the shop, show off your projects, and meet members of the Fusion team, who will be on hand to answer any questions and give you pro tips.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n LIVE EVENT<\/strong> \u2013 Fusion 360: Grow your knowledge and network<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n If you are located in the Bay area, join us for our second Fusion 360 Meetup on Thursday, August 21st<\/sup> at 6pm. Get a tour of the Pier 9 workshop and get a live software demo from the Fusion 360 product team.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Q & A – <\/strong>Help and Support Answers Summary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Each week we will publish a roundup post that covers all of the questions that were asked and solved throughout the past week from the Help & Support Forum. Looking for help? Check it out \u2013 it\u2019s easy to scan and full of good information. Special thanks to all who provided solutions!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TIPS & TRICKS \u2013 Sculpting Tips<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Taylor Stein, one of our Fusion Evangelists, shows you his favorite sculpting tips for creating clean, symmetrical models.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BLOG \u2013 Start with an Empty Design<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Are you new to Fusion 360? Check out this step by step tutorial that will walk you through how to create a new Fusion design and how to get started with some simple shapes. We will continue to add more \u201cGetting Started\u201d tutorials in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Do you have designs you\u2019ve created using Fusion 360? Share them with the Fusion community on the Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Lamp<\/a> by David Finlay<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Helmet<\/a> by Yolegmma Marquez<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Shower Head<\/a> by Rachanon Keawmanee<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shoplocket<\/strong><\/a> chats with Jack Al-Kahwati, Co-Founder and CEO at Velo Labs<\/strong><\/p>\n Velo Labs is the maker of Skylock, a connected bike lock. Shoplocket chats with Jack about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Xiamomi\u2019s $13 fitness band can also unlock your phone<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Mi Band tracks your movements and sleeping patterns, plus you can use it as a vibrating alarm.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Materials that make up our world<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Max Shron reflects on his takeaways from the O\u2019Reilly Solid Conference as he talks about the future of digital manufacturing.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n A Mechanical 3D Printer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Jeremy Cook built an entirely mechanical 3D printer powered by a 15 kilogram weight and controlled by a series of gears and chains.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Flexible Printed Batteries May Soon Power Wearable Tech<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Imprint Energy, a California startup, is developing flexible, rechargeable batteries that can be printed using industrial screen printers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We have received 22 new ideas in the past week! Thanks to everyone for your requests.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We take our users recommendations very seriously, so please share your ideas and product requests, and vote for the features you want to see implemented, on the IdeaStation<\/strong><\/a>. Here are a few of the most popular recent ideas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Allow for project moderator to be changed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Accepted idea to allow the moderator to give his or her rights to another user and\/or allow multiple moderators on the same project<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Product team \u2013 “<\/em>Further updates to the dashboard interface along the lines of project management and sharing are underway. I can see this being needed by a company for a number of reasons, and as it is receiving a lot of support, I will work on getting the idea onto the road map<\/em>.“<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\nGallery Spotlight<\/span><\/h2>\n
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