Industrial robots are primarily known from the automotive industry's production lines. The goal of this class is to present robots instead as multifunctional and flexible interfaces between the digital and the physical world that can be used for anything from innovative, large-scale fabrication to immersive virtual reality (VR) simulators. This extension beyond the robots' initial scope is enabled by new software developments that facilitate a seamless workflow from design to machine through Dynamo software and KUKA|prc. Utilizing parametric design tools lets us use robots for mass customization and small lot sizes, rather than mass fabrication. The class will provide an overview on how to utilize industrial robots through Dynamo and Fusion 360 software, and present realized projects by both small to medium-size enterprises as well as international corporations. We'll also look into the future toward new developments that build upon the geometric capabilities of the Forge cloud and couple it with serverless computation and integration with IoT platforms.

Are you a long-time Revit user looking to get started with Autodesk’s awesome new modeling toolset, Fusion 360 software? Are you finding it hard to model certain elements with Revit alone, such as organic surfaces? Do you want to get into product design, or do you just need simple FEA to stress-test parts of your designs? While it can be very confusing at first, with a little help, you’ll quickly see that Revit and Fusion 360 share more “under the hood” than you might initially think! In this class, you’ll learn the advantages of working with Fusion 360 along with Revit. You’ll see how to quickly overcome common hurdles that Revit users stumble on when starting to work with Fusion 360. And you’ll discover how to apply your existing solid sketch-based know-how with a whole new tool. With lots of examples from recent projects where we used both together, by the end of this class you’ll be working away in Fusion 360 just as you do in Revit!

With the recent advent of high-performance desktop computing and (nearly) infinite cloud computing, optimization techniques are entering mainstream design processes every day. There are so many offerings in this space—where do you start!? This industry talk aims to shed some light on the topic by taking a close look at the various Autodesk offerings in topology optimization, lattice and skin optimization, generative design (topology synthesis), and optimization for additive manufacturing. Attendees will get a firsthand look at actual production processes in use today that utilize these design optimizations, and they’ll learn the larger business impact that can be realized through optimized geometry.

This talk will deconstruct the results of a radical and uncharacteristic pairing of students and faculty in the fields of interior design, industrial design, and electrical, mechanical, and biomedical engineering. They devised a common language using Revit software and Fusion 360 software for building, exploring, and testing a proposed retrofit for a neonatal intrahospital transport unit for Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. In a Revit walk-through, we will simulate design visualizations that optimized the ambulance environment for the newborn, EMT, driver, and family passenger. In Fusion 360 we will demonstrate animations methods for refining anthropometrics and human factors related to ease of operations and methods of movement for accessing the infant, stored medical supplies, incubator instrumentation, and related equipment. This case study will illustrate the inimitable opportunity to break down the boundaries of discipline-specific language, and create a new lens for collaborative dialog and problem-solving.

Join this class if you want to know more about the design process using fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing technology through the power of a very flexible modeling workflow in Fusion 360 software. We will use a real example to show you how to conceptualize, design, and optimize your models for fitting this powerful production technology. We will end the session with tips and tricks so you can better perform in design for additive and the making of anything.

Any CAD system has its own subtleties. Fusion 360 software is no exception. It has many tools and capabilities. Every user wants to do everything faster, with comfort and quality. You will learn 60 tricks from simple, complex, and even funny examples that you will surely want to try right away. If you want to improve the efficiency of this cloud software, then this class is for you.

The purpose of this class is to present an end-to-end workflow for generative and lattice design in the Automotive and Aerospace industry, using software and technology from Autodesk, Inc. At this moment in time, Autodesk is the only technology innovator that offers this unique capability—using their advanced software technology—for design, simulation, generative design (topology, skin, and lattice optimization), build simulation, build preparation, and advanced manufacturing methods. The class will demonstrate step by step the process involved in taking a component through design, simulation, optimization, build preparation, build simulation, post-build verification, and finishing. The class will educate attendees who wish to learn about the processes and challenges involved in additive design, lost-PLA casting and manufacturing. The software being demonstrated for the workflow includes Fusion 360 and Netfabb. This class will also present some of the challenges and solutions for certification.

Generative Design is changing how designers and engineers bring new products to market. By leading with objectives and functional requirements, Generative Design allows users to rapidly generate and explore 100’s or 1000’s of higher performing design options that would have been previously unexplored. What’s new to many – is that the value of Generative Design is not exclusive to the aerospace industry and additive manufacturing. Generative Design now has the ability to explore options for traditional manufacturing techniques as well like CNC, and provide inspiration for casting. TB Wood’s is a recognized industry leader for highly-engineered industrial machinery applications. TB Wood’s has been producing commercial castings for over 160 years, while being a global leader in the design and manufacture of couplings and belted drive solutions. Join Autodesk & TB Wood’s for an overview on how to connect the benefits of Generative Design with the industrial machinery industry.

Product development is a pain, right? It doesn't have to be. Let us walk you through it. We're 2 industrial designers with a knack for teaching. Design thinking is a great process to move a team quickly from problem space to solutions. But it's just that: a cognitive process. What do you do with all those great ideas? This class will be a hands-on introduction to design thinking and making. In small teams, we'll work rapidly through a design challenge using a human-centered approach, and develop virtual prototypes using Fusion 360 software. We’ll give participants a project brief, and select teams at random. The focus of this highly engaging workshop is to rapidly develop a product solution (as a team) through design thinking and conceptual realization using Fusion 360. Teams will prepare and present their solutions in an informal share.

Autodesk Generative Design gives users the ability to analytically engineer component models that adhere to multiple design and manufacturing constraints, which are optimized for Additive Manufacturing Processes. To use this tool to its fullest potential, a sound understanding of how it fits into the overall workflow of initial design thru manufacturing. This class will give users the opportunity to explore these workflows, and in doing so gain a good understanding of a successful generative design process..

Learn about Generative Design - the new technology trend in manufacturing. Understand the basic concepts and perform a full generative workflow in Autodesk Fusion 360 during a hands-on workshop.

This class will focus on how Plastique Métal Technologie (PMT), part of Veolia Water Technologies, has used Fusion 360 features in order to optimize the shape of some parts of their ecological wastewater treatment plants. Veolia will explain how its engineering teams have worked on a few use cases, like optimizing separation plates or exploring new shapes for the bucket wheels through generative design capabilities. With Fusion 360 software, Veolia can redesign key manufacturing parts of the firm’s equipment and reduce material used. It participates in a context of sustainable development to reduce waste and costs (such as transportation and manufacturing costs), and to improve the security during maintenance operation for Veolia customers and employees.

Engineers and designers face an internal struggle when choosing between traditional design methods engrained through years of practice and new Generative Design workflows. Simply applying traditional design methods to Generative Design tools often leads to insufficient results which can be used for inspiration, but are not ready for manufacture. This hands-on lab will bridge the gap between traditional and Generative Design workflows, empowering users to complete the design process by leveraging Generative Design in powerful ways. Attendees will leverage Autodesk Generative Design alongside Meshmixer, Netfabb, Fusion 360, and Nastran to create a finished product, while exploring workflows which greatly improve productivity.

Join the Autodesk Generative Design team to discuss the future of Generative Design. In this class, participants will interact with AGD leaders to shape the future of Generative Design. Participants will be presented with high level thinking about Autodesk's vision of Generative Design and interact with the AGD team to help shape the future of the technology and workflows. Participants will be guided through strategic thinking exercises, problem identification, and workflow definitions for the future of design.

Additive Manufacturing is increasingly common in product design and manufacturing, and companies that effectively adopt additive manufacturing develop an understanding of its uses and limitations. Markforged is revolutionizing additive manufacturing with cost-effective metal and composite additive technologies. In conjunction with Autodesk's Generative Design tools, the technology can be used to create designs performance-optimized for their applications and manufactured easily with additive. In this class, learn how to bridge the gap between the two powerful design and manufacturing technologies. we'll go through practical workflows for using Generative Design in conjunction with Additive Manufacturing to get parts that meet the performance requirements of your applications.

In this course you will get an insight how Fusion 360 can be enhanced to promote a fast-paced and agile development approach. Using custom-made scripts, Fusion 360 is extended into a seamless digital process chain, starting from 3D scanned imprints, over automated ordering tools using Python, leading to instructional CAD animations. By providing insights from an industrial case study, the opportunities and challenges of those digital tools and processes are discussed. The case study is based on recent development projects from ALPA of Switzerland, which develops cameras for film and photo professionals using additive manufacturing (AM) in collaboration with ETH Zurich & Inspire AG. By attending this class, you will learn how AM and a cloud-based digital process chain built around Fusion 360 enable traditional firms like ALPA to offer customers highly customized products. The following video gives an overview how ALPA takes its product development to the digital age with the help of Fusion 360: https://vimeo.com/336318029/6db1e407cf

As part of Fusion 360 Ultimate software, Autodesk Generative Design is the new design space tool for designers and engineers capitalizing on the power of cloud and artificial intelligence (AI). During this class, we are going to discover how to use it for expanding and increasing the innovation on machinery industries effecting products’ performance and production costs. We will use real customer examples.

In this session, we'll explore a powerful combination of 3 technologies: generative design, additive manufacturing, and metal casting. We'll discuss different generative and optimization approaches and manufacturability implications, cover how different 3D printing technologies are using in metal casting, and finally discuss the different metal casting processes and their respective capabilities. Content will include case studies, including comparison of manufacturing costs, lead times, and other upstream logistics / design implications-as well as downstream cost savings and other benefits. The session will also include practical tips and guidelines for designing for the metal casting process and recommendations of suppliers and manufacturers. Attendees will leave with a familiarity with the generative-design-to-metal-casting workflow and a basic understanding of process manufacturability constraints and design rules.

This class will show you how to use Revit software to create 3D mold drawings that are used to produce large-format 3D printed molds. We’ll cover the process of going from conceptual design to production mold tickets then to programming specific mold files with Revit and Inventor software. We’ll demonstrate a real-life project that went from a dream to reality in less than a year. You’ll see a real-world R&D project, the use of generative design, and the effects in production on a project that now highlights the New York City skyline.

Candy Mechanics are a London-based chocolatier producing custom gift products. Their 2 products are Candy Cards and Lolpops. Their popup stores and corporate events provide an exciting experience for the customer. With your head scanned in 3D and then carved in front of you with a robot, it is important that the magic is not lost with software that does not connect or work well. They have been working with Autodesk's Advanced Consulting team to use Autodesk products to create a cohesive and robust workflow. The first step was to move the process to Autodesk's desktop-based CAM tools and automate the process of creating the design, calculating the toolpaths, and outputting the NC code. This was used to great effect and meant that designs were calculated in a speedy fashion and onboarding time of kiosk operators was reduced as they no longer needed to learn how to use the CAM tools. The drawback for a start-up company was the step cost of purchasing software licenses. As the company grows they need to make a large investment for each new software license. Scalability comes at a cost. The next phase of work has been to move the process from the desktop to the cloud. The process of automation remains the same as for the desktop products: calculate toolpaths, post process, push data to machine scheduling system, feed data to the machine. Candy Mechanics is able to use Forge to calculate toolpaths and Fusion Production to interface with their machines tools. A practical demonstration of the technology and robot machining will be performed as part of the talk.