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Panel / Virtual 2020

Why I Chose a Premium Plan for My Business

This session is for admins who are considering upgrading their teams to a Premium plan. With new plans for named users available, it can be tough to figure out which is the best fit for your company. Hear directly from a customer on why they chose Premium, and what challenges the Premium features helped them overcome. Learn tips and tricks from product managers on how to maximize the value of product usage reporting with user details and single sign-in so your company can be more efficient with administrative tasks and software spend. Attendees will leave the session with clearer understandings of the differences between a Standard and Premium plans, so they can make the right purchasing decisions for their companies.

Instructional Demo / Virtual 2020

Power-Ups and Cheat Codes: Tips and Tricks for the Fusion 360 API

The Fusion 360 platform is an extremely powerful tool for design and manufacturing, and with the inclusion of an easily accessible API, it can become even more powerful to automate user workflows. This class is NOT an introduction to the API. Rather, this class will focus on a number of powerful techniques the presenters have developed throughout the years to significantly enhance developer workflows and increase what you may think is possible with the Fusion 360 Client API. The class will focus on a number of specific problems and use cases commonly encountered when building automations and application integrations. Come learn how to do things you may never have thought possible.

Hands-on Lab / Virtual 2020

Design Focused for Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing (AM), better known as 3D printing, is disrupting the manufacturing industry. Its capabilities and build processes make additive technologies ideal for applications such as light-weighting and component consolidation. In order to fully capitalize on the awesome power of AM, an understanding of the technology and its limitations is crucial. However, this is not a natural skill for most designers and engineers. Since AM is so new and different from traditional manufacturing, it comes with a completely different set of design considerations. When properly understood and applied, design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) can vastly improve printing times and it results in higher-quality parts. This class will focus on general design practices that apply to all types of AM, including metal (SLM) and polymer materials. Lab dataset is available at https://autode.sk/3pCQ0xQ

Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2015

Secure Design in a Cloud Connected World

How do you do use the secure, scalable, and cost-effective capabilities of the cloud to accelerate your design and engineering process? In this session, we will show you how Autodesk cloud solutions such as Fusion 360 are built on a secure, scalable, and enterprise-grade Amazon Web Services platform, as well as how desktop solutions such as Inventor can be deployed on a secure virtual private cloud for enterprise-grade security and lower total cost of ownership.

Industry Talk / Virtual 2020

Done in One: Why Use Multitasking Machines

In today’s market, more and more parts are needing faster turnaround times at lower costs. Multitasking machines help you complete a part in a single operation while reducing your setup times. In this class, we will start with the history of Mazak as an organization and how it created the multitasking machine market. We will cover the different architectures available in the industry and each of their benefits and shortcomings. From a functionality standpoint, we will discuss different types of synchronization, the reasoning behind each one, and their best-case uses. By showcasing some examples through case studies, we aim to highlight the higher-value work customers can obtain by utilizing these types of machine to their full potentials. Finally, we will look to the future and the use of hybrid multitasking machines.

Instructional Demo / Virtual 2020

Working in Fusion 360 for Inventor Users: How and Why

As a longtime Inventor user, the speaker found Fusion 360 software interesting, but also challenging. The workflows were close enough to Inventor to be easily accessible, but different enough to be challenging. And just how does this cloud storage thing work anyway? But the speaker kept at it enough to the point of comfort in either platform. So why bother? Besides the obvious answer that learning new software is in their job description, the speaker found that it’s a great platform for easily doing many simulation analyses. And when they started exploring the 3D machining tools, they found the same thing applied there. Plus, it's easy enough to acquire for home use. So, if you haven’t tried Fusion 360, but you know Inventor or a similar platform, spend an hour to learn the workflows, and save many more!

Instructional Demo / Virtual 2020

Experimental Solvers: New Capabilities in Generative Design (led by creators).

Autodesk is famed for having robust and reliable simulation tools. On the other hand, we have Generative Design in Fusion 360 software—the technology that revolutionizes the engineering world and the ways we design things. Autodesk development teams have been working on capitalizing on these proven simulation solvers as well as the latest technologies in a generative design. As a result, a new tech preview feature named Experimental Solvers is enabled in Fusion 360. This means every user of the generative design feature will also see new outcomes with new sophisticated shapes, in addition to the existing traditional solutions. This technology brings new functionalities and delivers forms optimized in a new way, opening doors that have been closed previously. In addition to showing how to use the new technology of Generative Design in Fusion 360, above all, we will present how the new functionalities empower the new applications using real-world examples.

Hands-on Lab / Virtual 2020

Learn the Rules, Then Break Them: Fusion 360 for Industrial Robot Arms

Fusion 360 software now offers a simple workflow for programming industrial robot arms. Anyone familiar with post-processing machine code from Fusion 360 can now create robot code in the same way. During this lab, users will use the manufacturing space from Fusion 360 to generate robot native code that can drive industrial robot arms. First, we will show a generic robot workflow within Fusion 360 that will post with the ABB post processor. Then, we will cover exporting code into a virtual robot simulator, ABB RobotStudio, for validation. We’ll then pivot to recordings at Autodesk Technology Centers, explaining calibration of various coordinate systems localizing the robot arm and robot operation for milling applications. We’ll introduce other applications that participants can use with this workflow, such as welding and additive. Finally, we will share various case studies from Autodesk Technology Center residents and customers utilizing Fusion 360 for industrial robots.

Instructional Demo / Virtual 2020

Advanced Direct Modeling in T-Splines and Parametric Design

Direct modeling is an extremely powerful tool in Fusion 360 software. The use of features that follow natural gestures and movements (i.e., pull, twist, stretch) empowers users to fully immerse in a modeling experience that provides enjoyment, exploration, and a sense of “flow.” Direct modeling can also bypass steps such as setting planes, sketches, and other 3D commands, which could get in the way of modeling workflows. While direct modeling is typically associated with T-Splines via the Sculpt environment, it is possible to also use it in parametric settings. This presentation will illustrate the power of direct modeling in both environments in Fusion 360 software with the use of simple yet effective workflows and design examples.

Instructional Demo / Virtual 2020

Fusion 360 Freeform Modeling: Tips and Tricks

In this class, the speaker will share the Fusion 360 free-form modeling tips and tricks that were used to model the Ironman Suit and the Ironman Armor: Mark XLIV—HulkBuster. The process of making these suits was presented at Autodesk University 2017 and 2018. These two models were also posted on the Fusion 360 Gallery: (https://gallery.autodesk.com/projects/110798/ironman-suit), and (https://gallery.autodesk.com/projects/120141/iron-man-armor-mark-xliv—-hulkbuster)

Instructional Demo / Virtual 2020

How to Redesign Parts for Metal 3D Printing

In this class, you will learn how to best identify parts for redesign. You will receive a few examples and then see in Fusion 360 software how to redesign the parts keeping design-for-manufacturing (DFM) rules for metal additive manufacturing (AM) in mind. The goal is to redesign the parts using simple operations in Fusion 360 to see that you don't need an organic topology optimized part to get an economical use case. You’ll learn the limits of metal AM and when it is definitely not smart to use this technology.

Instructional Demo / Virtual 2020

Design a Nocturnal Solar Light Bulb in 60 Minutes

Solar energy is clean and limitless, and the operational costs are close to nothing once you’ve installed a solar panel as no fuel is needed to create a considerable amount of energy. And a single kerosene wick burns an estimated 80 liters of fuel, producing more than 250 kilograms of carbon dioxide per year. To help people living in remote places with limited access to electricity, we made a low-cost solar light bulb as a replacement to a harmful kerosene lamp. We will share the technical workflow while creating the solar lamp inside the Fusion 360 Electronics and Modeling workspace, demonstrating an effective ECAD—MCAD collaboration.

Hands-on Lab / Virtual 2020

Stressing Out: Simulation Workspace in Fusion 360

Fusion 360 software could be your most powerful tool as a designer, maker, or engineer. Fusion 360 is an all-encompassing piece of software that helps users with processes from start to end, design to manufacture, utilizing CAD, CAM, Simulation, and Rendering to envisage a design. This class will focus on the middle of that process—Simulation for Fusion 360. Simulation lets designers test (simulate) their designs before reaching the manufacturing process. This enables iterative changes without the time and money (and potential waste) that can go into making a product only to find it doesn't meet the standards needed. The Simulation workspace in Fusion 360 can feel a little intimidating at first glance—with so many options to choose from. This class will take you through the steps, showing you which study type of simulation can be used depending on what your aims are. You will leave this class feeling more confident and ready to improve your whole design process!

Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2015

Top 10 Productivity Tips in Fusion 360

Already a Fusion 360 software user, but want to learn some expert tips from the pros? Speed up your workflows and make sure you're utilizing all of the capabilities in Fusion 360 software to make you even more productive. Even if you're a new Fusion 360 software user, learn the tricks of the trade to get you off on the right foot.

Industry Talk / Las Vegas 2017

Holy Crap: Using Autodesk Technologies to Tackle the Global Sanitation Crisis

Urban slums are growing at a blistering pace. One billion people live in urban slums today, and 2 billion people will do so by 2030. These areas aren't getting bigger; they're just getting more and more crowded. Delivering basic services, such as sanitation, can be extremely challenging. At the same time, typical solutions that we've traditionally used to solve these challenges, such as sewer systems, are expensive to implement and maintain. Governments are at a loss over what to do. But there is hope. In this session, Sanergy and Splash will discuss how Autodesk technologies (including Fusion 360 and AutoCAD 360) and design thinking have been critical in tackling the sanitation challenge in urban slums in Kenya and Haiti to provide residents with access to clean, safe toilets and hand washing, and to safely remove waste from the environment and convert it into valuable end products, such as fertilizer and energy.

Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2017

HMI in VRED—UX and UI Validation on a 3D Model During the Product Development Lifecycle

Products and their user interfaces are moving closer together. Nearly every device on the market is equipped with a digital display or touchscreen, and companies are focusing on interactive product experience, gesture control, and entertainment-while products themselves enhance or completely change functionality. Learn how Autodesk's tools for modeling, user experience, and visualization can be connected in the product-development lifecycle to provide the designer, engineer, and decision maker with a more realistic and immersive way to experience the product.

Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2017

Master Fusion 360 Sculpt Modeling Technique

3D car modeling is quite a complex process and difficult to learn. This class will be a great opportunity for you to study the theory of 3D car modeling technique from Giichi Endo, a real car designer from Nichinan Corporation. Through this class, you'll be able to see and learn secret sculpt modeling techniques that Giichi has developed throughout his carrier. Giichi is a former Nissan car design director and his sculpt modeling technique is quite superb. He has more than 4 years of experience in sculpt modeling, plus more than 20 years of experience in Alias software.

Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2019

Rendering Freedom—One Data Set to Serve Offline and Real-Time Rendering, XR, and Mobile

This class offers an in-depth look at how to use VRED software as a platform with diverse output types serving a wide range of needs from one source. We’ll show best practices for assembling and preparing one master file, including geometrical data, materials, animation, and interactive elements from various CAD and DCC applications (for example, Fusion 360 software, Maya software, and Revit software). We’ll also show how this holistic data set can be used for virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR); for real-time, physical, accurate ray tracing streamed to mobile devices; or to create rendered animations and still images. This class will focus on automotive, but also deal with data and workflows from different industries and disciplines.

Industry Talk / London 2019

Rendering within Manufacturing with Autodesk

Autodesk manufacturing customers have a wide range of options for creating rendered images of their designs. This class will give an overview of product and capabilities available to PDMC customers and users within the manufacturing design space, and why and where you would use each one to best effect.

Instructional Demo / Las Vegas 2015

Introduction to Design Visualization Concepts

New to design visualization? Having a hard time understanding the language needed to communicate or produce the daily requests for images or videos? Don’t know how a photorealistic image is constructed from a software perspective? Learn the basics of design visualization through various software examples. This lecture will help you understand the language needed to create images or videos that will communicate your designs. Get an overview of the Autodesk, Inc., design visualization portfolio. This class will work from concrete examples directly related to 3ds Max Design software, Maya software, Showcase software, VRed software, Navisworks software, Ecotect Analysis software, InfraWorks software, Revit software, Inventor software, AutoCAD software, and Inventor Fusion software.

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