{"id":5677,"date":"2017-04-14T04:37:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T11:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=5677"},"modified":"2017-04-14T04:37:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T11:37:43","slug":"fusionnews-week-414-weekly-roundup-community-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusionnews-week-414-weekly-roundup-community-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FusionNews for the week of 4\/14:  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-e1475241829978.png\" alt=\"Fusionteam\" width=\"600\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fusionteam-e1475241829978.png 600w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fusionteam-e1475241829978-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fusionteam-e1475241829978-591x86.png 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>From the Fusion 360 Team<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/shift-left-product-development\/\">Shift Left &amp; Product Development<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTest early and often\u201d is the old mindset. Now it\u2019s time to Shift Left, and cut development time and cost significantly in your next project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/quick-tip-sketch-gems-part-2\/\">Quick Tip: Sketch Gems, Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out this 3 in 1 QUICK TIP where we\u2019ll show you some clever ways of sketching (and troubleshooting) in Fusion 360.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/model-month-march-2\/\">Model of the Month \u2013 March<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to William Jones and his Union Pacific Big Boy model \u2013 winner of the Fusion 360 model of the month for March.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusion-360-engineering-warwick\/\">Fusion 360 Goes to (Engineering) School at the U.K.\u2019s University of Warwick<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hear from Autodesk student expert, Ed Barlow about he and his team\u2019s experience creating a (unmanned aerial vehicle) UAV using Fusion 360 &amp; EAGLE.<\/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-e1475242046977.png\" alt=\"events\" width=\"600\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/events-e1475242046977.png 600w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/events-e1475242046977-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Events<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4693280057842585603?source=FN\">Online: Virtual Lab \u2013 User Interface and Data Management<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become familiar with the user interface and how to best manage your data in Fusion 360 on April 17<sup>th<\/sup> at 1 PM PDT. <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4693280057842585603?source=FN\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/2996503818253578499?source=FN\">Online: Virtual Lab \u2013 Sketching &amp; Part Modeling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take an in-depth look at sketching, modeling, bodies vs. components and parametric vs. direct modeling on April 19<sup>th<\/sup> at 2 PM EDT. <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/2996503818253578499?source=FN\">Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/2049109624180508419?source=FN\">Online: Virtual Lab- Assemblies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about assemblies, joints vs. as-built joints, and bodies and components on April 21<sup>st<\/sup> at 2 PM EDT. <a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/2049109624180508419?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-5678\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gallery41417.jpg\" alt=\"Gallery41417\" width=\"628\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gallery41417.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Gallery41417-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/90514\/dys-1806-2300kv-brushless-motor?searched=\">Brushless Motor<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/U4NPJP6ZTWV5\">Maximilian Dirkschneider<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/89162\/p47?searched=\">P47<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/KS2CPPDZSCVP\">Michael Provost<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/projects\/90816\/drv8825-stepper-motor-driver-carrier?searched=\">Stepper Motor Driver Carrier<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.autodesk.com\/fusion360\/users\/7PH2MNTSDSBS\">Gene Shoykhet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<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-e1475242554596.png\" alt=\"IdeaStation-300x261 copy\" width=\"600\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IdeaStation-300x261-copy-e1475242554596.png 600w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IdeaStation-300x261-copy-e1475242554596-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\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 submissions from this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/enable-two-or-more-section-views-at-once\/idi-p\/7008299\">Enable two or more section views at once<\/a> &#8211; The ability to activate multiple section views at once while modelling can be very useful for viewing details in a complex model<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/cam-joints-using-motion-links\/idi-p\/7005321\">CAM joints &#8211; Using motion links<\/a> &#8211; There should be an option in Motion links to add relation between rotation of CAM shaft and Translation of Follower with respect to certain CAM profiles.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.autodesk.com\/t5\/ideastation-request-a-feature-or\/support-ground-shadows-on-png-files-rendered-with-transparency\/idi-p\/7001445\">Support ground shadows on PNG files rendered with transparency<\/a> \u2013 I would like to be able to save a PNG with transparency that includes ground shadows and color bleeding in the PNG file, similar to a Matte\/Shadow material on a ground plane in 3ds Max.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>\ufeffFusionNews highlights the key things that happened over the past week in the Fusion 360 Community. 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