{"id":5314,"date":"2017-02-03T06:35:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T14:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=5314"},"modified":"2017-02-03T06:35:30","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T14:35:30","slug":"fusion-360-2017-with-sheet-metal-branching-and-merging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusion-360-2017-with-sheet-metal-branching-and-merging\/","title":{"rendered":"Fusion 360 hits the ground running in 2017 with sheet metal, branching-and-merging*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Shiftec.png\" alt=\"Shiftec\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Shiftec.png 600w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Shiftec-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Shiftec-284x160.png 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fresh into the new year, the Fusion 360 team is already beginning to deliver on several of the new features<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/huge-line-up-of-new-fusion-360-capabilities-including-browser-ecad-generative-design-and-more-in-the-works\/\">announced in November<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>at Autodesk University. Sheet metal and branching-and-merging are making their way into the product innovation platform. With these updates (and more), Fusion 360 continues to redefine what product development software is \u2014 it\u2019s CAD + CAM + CAE all in one and all connected to the cloud for easy collaboration.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>If you fold it, it will CAM.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>One of the most highly anticipated features is sure to please the Fusion 360 community. Sheet metal has been the number one most-requested item in Fusion 360 forums and the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/idb-p\/125\">Ideastation<\/a>. It\u2019s now in tech preview by invitation. Never before has it been possible to design sheet metal parts and take them directly into the CAM workspace to generate toolpaths for cutting flat patterns, all in one workflow. Get your waterjets, plasma and laser cutters ready because the sheet metal functionality will be putting them to the test.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Let\u2019s git together.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Software engineers know that collaboration is key. Hardware engineers? Not so much. Fusion 360\u2019s branch-and-merge functionality (now in tech preview) allows users to concurrently explore design ideas, then merge them back into the master branch without conflict. No more wonky workflows or duplicate files just to get your progress back into the main assembly. Design is a democracy and with branching and merging, you can be certain that the best design will always prevail.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The cloud\u2019s the limit.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>This month, Fusion 360 in the browser steps a little closer to the limelight when it goes into tech preview mode (by invitation) for North American users. The team has been focused on making Fusion 360 as flexible as possible, regardless of whether you\u2019re on a Chromebook, an iPad, or a Linux desktop. Your CAD should follow you to any device, not vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5316\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Eagle.jpg\" alt=\"Eagle\" width=\"600\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Eagle.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Eagle-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The EAGLE has landed.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>In November, we told you that ECAD is coming to Fusion 360. That is still in the works, and we\u2019ll share more as soon as we can. But we also have some related news that many Fusion 360 users may be keen to know about\u2026 Autodesk EAGLE has made its debut as a subscription offering. Since becoming part of Autodesk last summer, the development team has been improving and adding features at breakneck pace. For product teams that need PCB design now, there are free and paid subscription options to check out. More info is available<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/eagle\/overview\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a lot of Fusion 360 goodness so far and it\u2019s still only February, but rest assured we have much more in store for the rest of 2017. It\u2019s only going to keep getting better.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>*Roadmaps are plans, not promises. We\u2019re as excited as you to see new functionality make it into the products, but the development, release, and timing of any features or functionality remains at our sole discretion.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>*These roadmaps should not be used to make purchasing decisions.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a peek at what&#8217;s making its way into Fusion 360 in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":193,"featured_media":5317,"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-5314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","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>Fusion 360 hits the ground running in 2017 with sheet metal, branching-and-merging* - 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