This class is for Fusion 360 users who (just occasionally!) find themselves ready to create a complex model and don't know where to start. We'll cover the basics concepts of surface and curvature continuity, and look at some examples of difficult topology and how to avoid it. And then we'll take a deep dive into the toolset for surface modeling in Fusion 360. Finally, we'll run through a complete step-by-step example of building a model from surfaces with Fusion 360, from concept to solid body. This class will benefit students who find themselves modeling challenging topology with Fusion 360, and who want to go from "hack and whack" to planned and perfect.

Additive manufacturing doesn’t have to be complex. Autodesk Netfabb is the right tool to reduce the complexity and streamline your AM workflow. This presentation will cover the end-to-end workflow of the additive manufacturing process using Netfabb and Simulation Utility. We’ll focus on the most challenging AM process, DMLS, in this presentation. The aim of the presentation is to show how Autodesk Netfabb will help you make the most of additive manufacturing starting from a CAD model all the way to build preparation and simulation build results.

This presentation will focus on the newly developed Topology Optimization technology now being used in Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software and also found in Autodesk Nastran standalone, Fusion 360 Ultimate software, Inventor Simulation software, and Dreamcatcher software. We will begin with an introduction of how Topology Optimization works, and then we'll focus on the Autodesk Nastran In-CAD interface for Topology Optimization. We will perform several examples that will include how to produce designs with minimized mass and maximized stiffness that comply with various design and manufacturing constraints. Examples will include minimized mass with stress and compliance design constraints and various manufacturing constraints such as additive and subtractive with symmetry. We will show a complete workflow that includes importing optimized .STL geometry and building a verification analysis model.

Learn how to correctly prepare a complicated 3D model in Fusion 360 software, then transfer it to Autodesk CFD, validate the geometry, and simulate fluid flow basis on real multipiston axial pumps. Results of this scenario will be used for stress analysis with vibration and fatigue impact in Inventor Nastran software. This class is based on a real industry case. Almost all the car companies like Ferrari, Ford, or Tesla invest in electric drive solutions. One of the biggest challenges in their new projects is the silencing of the car interior. After eliminating the loud combustion engine, we start to hear things like the knocking of the air condition system caused by vibration of fluid flow driven by multipiston pumps. Elimination of this effect leads to fatigue and failures. You’ll learn how to protect your design in Autodesk’s Simulation software. Progress is impossible without changes. Autodesk helps us make these changes properly.

This course will focus on the nonlinear study types within the simulation capabilities of Autodesk Fusion 360.Simulation should be an integral part of the design process to ensure that the design will perform as expected.Knowing when and how to leverage the nonlinear study types will help build your simulation skills.To answer the question of "when", we will consider the limitations of static stress and how Nonlinear Static Stress and Event Simulation go beyond those limitations.In order to answer the question of "how", we will examine the advanced material models (such as elasto-plastic and Mooney-Rivlin) and the options that we can and should utilize within the interface.

The design and engineering world is about to go through a major disruption from single user focused, file based "monolithic", hard to learn, desktop CAD to deeply collaborative, highly tailored, and simple to use "database on the cloud" CAD experiences. These workflows will be enabled by the Forge High Frequency Data Management (HFDM) SDK and Forge App Framework - the tools Autodesk is using to build next generation products such as Quantum and Fusion Web.

In this class, the architects building this next generation platform will explain the goals and architect for the Forge High Frequency Data Management and App Framework platform. Not only will you get a sneak peek at the technology that will power the future of the Forge platform; but you will also gain a clear understanding of the workflows and business challenges this platform is intended to address, and how the platformed is architected to do so. The presentation will include demonstrations of prototype applications.

(Joint AU/Forge DevCon class)

In today's difficult times, all around the world engineers and designers like you are constantly facing challenges, including reducing costs, reducing weight, making innovative product designs faster, and on and on. In this session, we will take your designs to the next level by utilising the phenomenal Shape Generator and Stress Analysis available within Inventor Professional software. The session will go through workflows and tips based on industry best practices. The class will also demonstrate various examples of how designers like you have made effective use of Shape Generator and Stress Analysis. This session will also feature Nastran In-CAD for more advanced analysis for designers.

Autodesk Inventor Nastran simulation capabilities are embedded in Inventor software. However, the trend is to use simulation as a back-end check on the design. But why not use simulation earlier in the workflow? This presentation will show you how to start thinking about strength and stiffness as you evolve the design. With idealization techniques, you can get an early feel for how much material and where to place it, ignore details until the design is more fully fleshed out, and roll the design backwards and forward, using simulation as you go. The presentation will also take a hard look at shell and beam idealizations. Are they worth the effort? When should you use them? We’ll use several case studies to explore these ideas in the presentation.

Modeling in 3D can be easy. Learn how to use new and enhanced AutoCAD® software functionality to apply your 2D AutoCAD experience to the world of 3D modeling. In this class, I will show you how to take your ideas from concept to completion by creating and editing solid objects; creating smooth free-form shapes using meshing tools; and tapping into the power of surface modeling. Take advantage of new context-sensitive PressPull and surface curve extraction capabilities. I will also explain the differences between history- and non-history-based solids and show how you can use add-ins like Autodesk® Inventor® Fusion software to directly manipulate 3D AutoCAD models. If you thought 3D in AutoCAD was just too hard, think again.

This class will demonstrate how to use Fusion Production software to streamline the production of CNC parts. Attendees will learn how to set up and configure workcells and workstations using Fusion Production. Attendees will also learn how to track jobs as they are related to manufacturing, and get a visual view of current workloads of the available workcells and workstations. This class will also demonstrate how tasks can be moved from one workcell or workstation to a different workcell or workstation with more capacity.

Does the form tool and surface modeling in Fusion 360 software make you a little uncomfortable? For longtime SolidWorks users, surface modeling is usually fine. The form tool, on the other hand, can cause some head scratching. The key to maximizing the form tools is building a level of prediction for what your actions will produce. It’s all about the how, why, and when you should use these tools. Adding in Surface (and Solid) skills sets makes a very powerful team set. Come and learn about the speaker’s process and combination of these different tool worlds.

How can you optimize your digital design pipeline using Alias software and Inventor software tools? Get the best out of the new features in Alias 2019 with new features such as virtual reality (VR) as standard, Photoshop integration, computational design, and world-class surfacing tools to empower Inventor.

This class shows how Fusion 360 is the one stop solution for colaborative work in rapid prototyping. Designing components, simulating and rendering previews, as well as programming industrial level milling machines can be done in one program.

The class focuses on an example part from a formula student racing car, with global reaching collaboration, which is modelled and programmed live during the class while highlighting the immense workflow speed of Fusion 360.

Your design experience makes you extremely valuable in today’s modern manufacturing environment. Hear how the skillsets of a “machinist” have changed, and where you fit in. Gain insights from Haas Automation experts on their Next Generation Control, and pick up practical tips to bolster your manufacturing skills. New to CNC Machining? Join us as we bridge the gap between software and the shop floor.”

This class will cover the core concepts of 3D programming in Fusion 360 software, including valuable tips, tricks, and best practices from product experts. Attendees should expect to learn full 3D workflows, including generating, containing, and manipulating a variety of 3D roughing and finishing toolpaths. Users will leave with an understanding of what it takes to utilize Fusion 360 to quickly and effectively program parts. We'll highlight the power and flexibility of integrated CAM using Fusion 360, providing real-world scenarios in the manufacturing industry.

Today Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software is available as part of the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection, meaning many designers and engineers like you have the capability to adopt simulation early in the design process as this is where it has the most impact. Despite software availability and simulation continually becoming easier to use, there remains a fundamental question on the mind of every designer and engineer: How do I know my results are correct? This is the main reason for the lack of Autodesk Nastran In-CAD adoption within workplace. Autodesk Nastran In-CAD, although easy to use, has a comprehensive set of tools to help you answer this question and make sense of your results. These include mesh convergence, numerous result plots, section views, and much more. The session will include workflows and tips based on industry best practices. The goal of this session is to make you more confident in using Autodesk Nastran In-CAD software, and thus help you make better and more-innovative products within your workplace.

This class will focus on Fusion 360 CAM fundamentals for both new and current users by investigating workflows in the CAM workspace. Demonstrating how simple it is to use Fusion 360 CAM, we’ll apply turning and 2D milling operations with geometry selections that drive them, and learn how geometry-based toolpaths can be applied using 3D milling strategies. Attendees will learn how to verify toolpaths with full stock simulation, create setup sheets, and post process G-code for their machines. These foundational concepts will help new users understand the benefits of truly integrated CAD/CAM using Fusion 360 to seamlessly update all toolpaths when CAD revision or design changes are required. This class will help you learn how to make anything with Fusion 360.

This class will discuss how material, parts, tooling, tool holders, CAD, and CAM are influenced by the move to 3- or 4-axis computer numerical control (CNC) machining. Any machine shop, manufacturing company, R&D group, or entrepreneur can gain significant advantages from 5-axis machining, whether simultaneous 5-axis or positional 3+2. The Autodesk CAM software systems, including Fusion 360 software, offer solid workflows to adopt 5-axis machining, including CAM sample files, vendor work holding, integrated parametric CAD for modeling fixtures and raw material, and 5-axis CAM toolpaths.

Surfacing toolpaths are driven by surfaces. Learn how to create the right surfaces that will create the perfect toolpaths. Learn industry tips and tricks from real-life examples of how the speaker has used surfaces to create the perfect toolpaths in any CAM system. We'll take a deep look at the technology that drives the toolpath so we can better understand how we should create the correct surface.

This class will cover the fundamental concepts of programming in Inventor HSM, and Fusion 360 HSM, including the milling and turning applications. Attendees should expect to learn core concepts necessary for CNC programming any part as well as general best practices. We will also deliver the basic concepts of the new Inventor sheet metal nesting capabilities that are for the moment a technology preview for Product Design & Manufacturing collection users.