In this instruction demo, we’ll explore the built-in Fusion Lifecycle App Store. We’ll take an in-depth look at what apps are available, how to preview their contents, and what needs to be done to make them work in your tenant. Once you select install, the journey just begins, and we’ll walk through the steps of configuring the workspace(s) installed in your tenant. From setting the roles and permissions, to understanding the scripts, to reverse engineering the workflows, we’ll cover everything you need to know and do to make these out-of-the-cloud workspaces work in your tenant. We’ll also cover how to remove App Store workspaces, if you decide to not use one.

University College London (UCL) Mechanical Engineering faces the challenge of teaching 200+ new students each year—95% of whom have never used a CAD package before. By using both Autodesk learning content and self-paced learning for Autodesk Fusion software, a student's educational journey can be tailored to their individual experience levels. Working with Autodesk Academic Partners, such as Fabrio, the educational feedback loop can be scaled by developing interactive courses that integrate learning, feedback, and live assessment. This case study will detail UCL's unique experience of training the next generation of engineers: from complete beginners to national design prize winners. At its core, Autodesk Fusion software acts as a catalyst to inspire students to teach themselves and each other, outpacing traditional classroom-based learning. Join us to explore the best tools to teach CAD in 2024.

Join us for an exciting session where we delve into the powerful capabilities of the Avnet Add-in for Autodesk Fusion. Designed for electronics users, this class will enhance your design exploration and sourcing processes. With the Avnet Add-in, you'll stay ahead of the curve with near real-time access to component pricing and availability while effortlessly optimizing your Bill of Materials (BOM). Learn how to save costs and improve project budgeting by connecting directly with Avnet representatives through the app. Seamlessly integrate your BOM with other tools or share it with your team for collaborative efficiency. Make informed decisions about potential component substitutions with a comprehensive list of alternative parts, streamlining the process of finding the right components for your projects. Additionally, you'll quickly identify the highest cost parts, understand which items may impact project timelines, and visualize how sourcing from different countries affects overall costs. Access downloadable reference designs from manufacturers that can be integrated into your Fusion projects or existing designs. This session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to optimize your electronics design process, ensuring you stay competitive and efficient in your projects. Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your design capabilities with the Avnet Add-in for Autodesk Fusion!

Join us for an enlightening session in the dynamic realm of higher-education construction management, where innovative technologies such as AI and digitization are transforming the landscape. Discover how Princeton University has used the power of AI and digitization through Autodesk Build software in Autodesk Construction Cloud to revolutionize its approach to capital projects. Gain invaluable insights into how Autodesk Build enhances project coordination among owners, owners' reps, facilities, designers, and construction managers. Through our discussion, you'll gain practical strategies, actionable techniques, and the confidence to elevate your institution's construction management practices with Autodesk Build. Join us as we chart a course toward excellence in higher-education construction, using Autodesk Build software's transformative capabilities to drive innovation, efficiency, and sustainable success.

How do you create and edit your AutoLISP programming language software code? Are you using a text editor such as Notepad? If so, you're missing out on all the features that the Visual LISP Integrated Development Environment (VLIDE) can provide you. The VLIDE is not only a way to write your code; it is also a way to debug it. In this session you will see why you should use the VLIDE to develop your custom add-ins, and you will discover how easy it is to write, format, and debug your code.

This class is essential for those who want to become a Jedi Master in creating and administering Vault Behaviors. You should have previous training in Behaviors 101 and 201 before attending this class. The main focus of this class is to cover Vault Behavior administration and become a master in behaviors. This is the third of a series of three Vault Behavior classes focusing on creation and administration of categories, lifecycles, revisions, and properties. After this class, you will have a strong presence in the force of Vault Behaviors.

This class covers a workflow that allows you as an Inventor Professional user to drive your Tube and Pipe assemblies with a master sketch. You will learn how to create and update robust routes, jacketed piping, piping insulation, drawings and assemblies for individual spools and Piping Layout drawings. You will learn how to use custom content from the Inventor Content Center to populate the routes you create. You will learn how to update and change your routes. You will learn how to document pipe spools in individual drawings as well as in piping layout drawings. In addition, you will learn how to nominalize hose lengths in your BOMs.

 

Lean construction defines the “should” aspect of CPM (critical path method) master scheduling and the “can, will, and did” elements of weekly work planning. The challenge is that the master schedule is created by scheduling experts, where the weekly work planning happens in the field with the superintendent and the trades. The Skanska team will share how they maximize the master schedules to provide a project-level view of the time and resources requirements, and how they utilize short-term work plans to enable their construction teams to deliver projects on time and reduce waste with collaborative project planning and daily progress monitoring. This talk will highlight that the key for better project planning is the effective connectivity and data flow between long- and short-term schedules for different stakeholders on the project. With the introduction of both Schedule and Work Plan in Autodesk’s Build software, customers will have the tools to manage both project level schedules and weekly work plans in the unified platform.

Fusion 360 software includes powerful design tools. Mastering the assembly design tools will enable you to explore more designs faster and build smarter designs that respond to changes quickly and easily. This class will cover the setup of projects, design methodology best practices, theory on why and how tools work, and how to best apply these concepts to real-world design problems. This session features Fusion 360.

Fusion 360 software offers users unparalleled ease of use and power in design management by managing that data in the cloud. In this session, we will focus on capitalizing on the new Branch and Merge capabilities in Fusion 360 software to gain even more power and flexibility in design management. We will explore methods for utilizing Branch and Merge for rapid concept iteration, exploratory design, and release process. This class will cover the basics of the Branch and Merge methodology, useful patterns, and best practices. This session features Fusion 360.

Applied learning is at the core of defining every graduate's progression to becoming a professional engineer. For mechanical engineering students at University College London (UCL), this is embedded in our curriculum and facilitated at MechSpace. MechSpace is a practical teaching space where students learn to apply their theoretical skills to real-world engineering problems. It's a safe space to try things out, iteratively improve, and learn from those experiences. While having dedicated physical space is a great start for this learning format, it needs to be underpinned by the digital tools at the forefront of Industry 4.0. Autodesk Fusion software serves as the digital backbone for all that we do at UCL, from ultraefficient hydrogen-powered vehicles to minimally invasive heart surgery devices. Using MechSpace as a case study, this talk will explain the benefits of Autodesk Fusion, from hands-on teaching of design fundamentals to enhancing the student-led education experience within UCL.

This workshop for CTE (career and technical education) teachers and industry professionals will focus on fostering innovation, collaboration, and partnership within the CTE community. By enhancing lesson plans, building industry partnerships, and engaging post-secondary educators, we can better prepare our students for success in the ever-evolving workforce. Industry personnel are encouraged to attend to lend expertise in designing exciting hands-on activities and industry-specific lesson plans. Help us establish a network of STEM teachers and industry partners across the nation.

In the spring of 2024, the legendary Jeff Smith connected Associate Professor Bush from Auburn University with an OEM partner to explore what it would look like to team a group of graduate industrial design students with a seasoned digital vehicle designer. Through this interaction emerged a five-week section in Alias AutoStudio software and a five-week section in VRED software, using the Auburn instructor's background in surface modeling with the OEM partner's background in SubD and mesh modeling. This proposal compares the CAD instruction methodology that has been implemented at Auburn University for the past three years with the experimental, collaborative approach with the OEM. We will highlight the changes in student outcomes, as well as the implications of knowing SubD/hybrid modeling moving into the design profession.

Micromachining is a notoriously demanding process that requires precision beyond levels that most machine shops are comfortable with. However, any shop can take on micromachining jobs with the right cutting tools, machines, accessories, and some knowledge on the differences between traditional machining and the nuances that micromachining brings with it. In this session, we will dive into strategies for successful micromachining, covering both micromilling and microturning applications. We will talk about cutting-tool selection and how it can differ from traditional machining standards, how miniature tooling reacts differently in the cut than larger tooling, and ways that you can take your machines to the next level with high-speed spindles and accessories.

CAD standards are a bone of contention for every CAD manager. For me, CAD standards are all about a single thing—productivity. It's all about decision-making. I don't want you spending time deciding what font to use or what lineweight to draw with. Those tasks don’t increase the project’s value. I want you to be able to focus on creating drawings that sell ideas to a client or help make manufacturing quicker and easier. You shouldn't need to worry about CAD standards. In this class I'll take you through the exact steps that I use to create a comprehensive set of tool palettes that deploy our company CAD standards. I'll show you how to deploy your tool palettes on the network, and how to update them from a central file. We will push as hard as we can into deploying scripts and macros from tool palettes, and cover some of the tips and hacks of tool palettes that you won't find in the help file.

Whether you’re planning your first installation or maintaining a global replicated network, this class will walk you through the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and migration of your Vault software implementation. Learn how to properly plan for the growth of your deployment and how to maintain your Vault software to match the evolving needs of your business. As your system grows over time, you will need to migrate from version to version of the product as well as of the SQL and the operating system. Class topics will include capacity planning, disaster recovery, system monitoring, and SQL optimization. Learn from the experts to ensure your Vault software success.

Before now, learning about small satellites was open to a limited number of people, such as aerospace undergraduate or graduate students. On top of that, its complexity created hurdles to understanding it unless you had an engineering background. Plus, it required a significant amount of time to go through. The Autodesk Fusion 360 software has enabled us to develop small satellite training that everyone can learn in a short period of time. In HEPTA-Sat training—designed to teach students about the design and development of small satellites—we use Team of Autodesk Fusion 360 to share information and design, and to simulate modeling. Moreover, we adjust electronic board and CAE, and add elements of generative design. We’ll demonstrate how Autodesk Fusion 360 streamlines processes, fosters innovation, and improves learning.

Imperial College London Rocketry is a team of undergraduate engineers learning about aerospace through the design, build, and launch of rockets. With the desire to reach space one day, efficiency in both our process and our designs is critical. Follow us as we take you through our journey in preparation for the 2021 edition of the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC). EuRoC is an annual rocketry competition hosting university teams from all over Europe with the aim of building and launching rockets to reach a set altitude. Learn the basics of high-powered rocket design, and see how we integrate Autodesk Fusion 360 software into our process. We’ll cover the many challenges we faced and the decisions we made throughout a grueling week-long competition. And you’ll hear how the lessons we learned inform what we do now. Presented by current engineering students, you’ll see the impact of the experience on our personal and professional development, as well as our plans for this year’s edition of the competition.