As a mechanical engineering student in Finland and a CNC machine operator in the metal industry, Muluken Admassu has a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities in design, product development, and manufacturing. With his work and studies, he puts sustainability at the forefront. In this session, Admassu will share his journey from Africa to Finland and beginning his engineering work before ever seeing technology advancements. Admassu will also discuss the incorporation of sustainability considerations in his projects and unlocking new technology to go beyond the unexpected.

Event Simulation in Autodesk Fusion 360 is a powerful analysis tool that is intended to help you solve problems with complex contact, large motion and deformation, and nonlinear material. It can help confirm the acceptability of the model by including all the nonlinear effects that may be encountered during actual use: nonlinear large displacement, rubber-like material, nonlinear elasticity or plasticity, and contact. When it comes to practical use of simulation, users need to think about the assumptions and limitations of Event Simulation. This session will cover when not to use Event Simulation and then show how to use it correctly without failures and how to interpret the simulation outcomes.

Generative design is often seen as an alien parts generator. In this session, we will share how we incorporated this design exploration method into our traditional design process, and how we applied the method on a very typical welded parts assembly of an automatic tools changer on a CNC machine tool. With no specific expectations, as we believed it was already fully optimized, we achieved almost 20% of mass reduction, positively impacting the overall machine precision. And as a side benefit—we got really good-looking parts. You'll learn which selection method we used to identify potential parts for generative design and how we defined the success criteria. We'll cover the whole process, from multiple designs exploration up to production and installation itself. We'll also discuss our generative design rollout plan.

Have you attended our Autodesk University Factory Live Experience? Want to learn how we created some of the parts using Autodesk Fusion 360 software? In this session, the team that helped design the keypad for the Autodesk University Factory will walk through how Autodesk Simulation tools can help you along your design journey from concept to production. Learn if Fusion 360 injection molding simulation is right for you, or if you need Moldflow injection molding simulation to get your part production ready.

Learn how to save time and reduce frustration the next time you use Autodesk Fusion 360. Several years back, the speaker jumped into Fusion 360 to support some of his various hobbies and to use its excellent simulation tools. He'd been using Inventor software since it first came out, and assumed that Fusion 360 would work the same way—just in the cloud. Many false starts later, he finally realized that Fusion 360 is not just a new version of Inventor, and that when he tried to force it to run like Inventor, he was causing problems. Eventually, he learned the flow of Fusion 360, and has been enjoying it ever since. If you are well experienced in other 3D solids modeling tools, such as Inventor, come learn Fusion 360 software's workflow, its similarities, and its differences. Understand how to choose between Inventor and Fusion 360, and how the two systems can work together. Learn how to survive and prosper without assembly constraints. Understand bodies and components. See how the cloud storage can be organized.

Generative design is used as an optimization technique to achieve a reasonable trade-off between weight and reliability for the control arm plate of a double wishbone suspension assembly of a Formula Student race car. Generative design is applied in order to develop a low-weight design alternative to a standard control-arm-plate design. In addition to an optimal material distribution, the generative design methodology provides several design outcomes for different materials and fabrication techniques. Based on the generative design recommendation, the print was developed with Ti-6Al-4V using SLM 280 2.0, which deposits layers of 60 ?m thickness, by employing a bidirectional powder recoating technology. The entire printing process is conducted in an inert atmosphere, filled with argon gas, with two 400 W IPG fiber lasers that scan the layers at a build rate of 113 cubic cm/hr. And the support removal is conducted using wire cutting.

The class will show you an automotive interior design workflow. It will show how fast you can get to a physical prototype of an interior part. The workflow starts with quick concept modeling using Alias software. After that, we hand out the model to Autodesk Fusion 360 software for additional steps like physical model making and manufacturing cost evaluation. This early phase concept workflow can massively speed up your decision-making process for interior parts.

In this session, we'll look at a workflow that goes from a drawing to the output of technical documentation for high-volume production using multiple setups and machines. It starts with raw material and the use of parametric modeling and model states to break up the individual operations. From there we can use Inventor Tolerance Analysis to determine stackups and points of high risk during machining. The model is then translated to Autodesk Fusion 360 software for its machining capabilities. It quickly shows the machine library and tooling library capabilities. The Fusion 360 CAM validates cycle times and interference checks. Fusion 360 CAM data is then exported. With Inventor, the part is then made into technical drawings. Tooling and inspection documents are then populated with all the necessary data. Any part updates can be driven parametrically, validated, and updated on demand.

Discover the future of design and make by connecting design data to simulation and manufacturing workflows, unlocking new capabilities, and accelerating outcomes. This session will present a case study that showcases the power of Autodesk Platform Services by connecting Autodesk Fusion 360 data to a robotics research software platform. Discover how to move beyond manual import/export workflows to create a digital thread connecting Fusion 360 to your own external software programs using Autodesk Platform Services APIs. Learn how to build a seamless connected workflow that can automatically sync CAD updates from Fusion 360, creating a connected data environment to keep your system up to date with constantly changing design data. This increases efficiency, fosters team collaboration, and ultimately enables faster iteration and development. Prepare for the future by making the "what ifs" of tomorrow possible today through connected design-to-make workflows.

This real-life case study will explore the transformative power of integrating Autodesk's software systems: AutoCAD Electrical, Inventor Cable and Harness, Vault Professional, and Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage Extension. Through live examples, we'll showcase productivity, accuracy, and operational efficiency gains across multiple platforms. Join Alstom and Autodesk's senior consultant as they share first-hand challenges with manual processes and discuss how this solution drives transformative change. This integrated approach minimizes errors, enhances collaboration, and improves project efficiency, avoiding costly delays and rework. Learn benefits and best practices for automating connected 2D to 3D Cable and Harness design within a common data environment and MBOM/EBOM synchronization, emphasizing the importance of a connected workflow throughout a project lifecycle.

This class will explore the capabilities of the Fusion Data API and its potential for enabling data-driven workflows and collaboration in Autodesk Fusion 360 software. You'll gain insights into the key features and functionalities of the Fusion Data API, and learn how to use it to access, retrieve, modify, and analyze design data within Fusion 360 projects. The session will cover essential aspects such as authentication, data retrieval, filtering, and manipulation techniques. Furthermore, we'll showcase real-world examples of Fusion Data API implementations to demonstrate its practical applications in enhancing productivity, facilitating cross-team collaboration, and unlocking valuable design insights.

In this class, we will go over all the latest details about the Autodesk Platform Services Data Initiatives from an API perspective. Access your design data in a granular fashion using GraphQL in Autodesk Platform Services. If you're a customer, developer, or partner and want to see the latest information about the API status for each of the three platform data areas, then this is the class for you. As you have heard before, Autodesk is investing heavily in cloud data with Autodesk Fusion 360 (manufacturing), Autodesk Forma (AEC /BIM), and Autodesk Flow (media and entertainment) industry groups. At the center is also the Data Exchange service that allows data to be shared in a specific and durable way. From authoring to access, this class will explain the details about each service and how to use the API to access the data. We'll also cover the fact that data can be accessed across each of the information models, and via Data Exchange, in an easy fashion.

Explore AI-driven manufacturing by integrating advanced language models with Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage. This presentation will demonstrate how AI can revolutionize manufacturing workflows, streamlining communication, collaboration, and data management. You'll learn how to use AI technologies to overcome common industry challenges and improve efficiency and productivity. We'll showcase real-world examples of AI-enhanced Fusion 360 Manage integrations for a seamless and effective manufacturing experience. Our practical live demonstrations will reveal how integrating AI reduces data-processing time, enabling faster decision making and agile responses to manufacturing changes. You'll leave equipped with the knowledge to transform your own workflows and unlock AI-driven innovation with Fusion 360 Manage.

Full-color 3D printing experts from Mimaki will be leading a session detailing how their customers are using full-color 3D prints in their workflows around the globe. Utilizing Autodesk software, Mimaki users are pushing the limits of additive manufacturing in architecture and construction, design and engineering, and arts and entertainment to create models, mockups and products in a variety of fields. In this session, you'll learn about what sets the Mimaki 3DUJ series apart from other industrial level 3D printers and how they are being used today to change the way businesses create. You'll also learn how to go from on-screen 3D visual models in a verity of Autodesk software to physical, full color models and products with ease.

SimaPro, a sustainability partner, and ProtoTech, a technical consultant and reseller, are building a POC web app to demo at AU 2023, showing a web-based sustainability analysis workflow of an Autodesk Fusion 360 design. SimaPro requires mass, weight, and material to perform the sustainability analysis. Mass and weight are mass properties, meaning the company needs to extract and store mass properties for components in PIM so that SimaPro can access this data to perform its analysis in a web-based environment outside of Fremont. Currently, physical properties are extracted only inside the Fusion 360 canvas. PPE is a scalable solution that enables users to extract physical properties on-demand outside the Fusion 360 canvas using GraphQL APIs. Physical properties extraction trigger is also integrated with Fusion 360 workflows like on-milestone creation, as well as view physical properties in Fusion Team.

Increased renewable energy in power grids has reduced the load factor of coal-based power plants. Independent thermal power producers face regulations to shut plants or operate at reduced load. However, there are grid stability and availability issues with solar and wind power. To address both, existing thermal power plants need to operate flexibly. In this mode, a plant quickly ramps down from 100% load to as low as 30% and ramps back up, based on renewable surplus or deficit, respectively. This deviation from actual design parameters leads to thermal mechanical stresses in equipment, impacting equipment life and site personnel safety. Material residual life is studied under such adverse operating conditions. Challenge is handled by modeling and simulating wide variations in steam process conditions on thick-walled piping. Autodesk Fusion 360 and Autodesk CFD software help us understand transient thermal behavior. This talk will focus on new business prospects, and how to predict equipment life and ensure grid stability.

There are multiple ways to find data in Autodesk Fusion Manage. In this session, we will explore various methods to retrieve data in Autodesk Fusion Manage using the v3 API. We will cover the most common use cases, recommended v3 API calls, and provide best practices for handling large result sets. We will begin by discussing the UI capabilities available for finding the data. Next, we will delve into some of the most frequent use cases and how they map with API capabilities. Finally, we will provide an overview of the Search API, WS Views API, Item Details API, and Attachments API, along with best practices and examples for each.

The Fusion Data API allows us to exchange data with other applications such as ERP systems and the like. This class will show you how to use low-code/no-code technologies to achieve this, where the limitations are, and when it is appropriate to use it. Low-code/no-code solutions sound promising, and they are, as they let us solve classic data-exchange challenges. Let's see how far we can go with this technology using Microsoft Power Automate or similar platforms.

Hear from the Fusion Product team the vision for data and business process management for companies who are building their products and services with Fusion Industry Cloud. This session will cover key highlights of what's possible today and where we are going in the future with PDM and PLM with the Manufacturing Data Model (MFGDM) at its center powering the workflows and providing connectivity to the extended ecosystem. Products covered, Fusion 360, Manage Extension, Fusion Manage, Prodsmart.

The demand for medical devices is rapidly growing with a forecast of global annual sales to reach nearly US$800 billion by 2030. But a one-size-fits-all approach in surgery often results in major complications such as infection, delayed or incomplete healing, and revision surgeries that contribute to diminishing clinical outcomes. A new approach with design thinking is now necessary to help solve these challenges. Researchers at University of Birmingham, Autodesk, Manufacturing Technology Centre (UK), and the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust have developed a novel design framework to create personalized knee implants from a CT scan using generative design for treating arthritis. This class will showcase how generative design can be implemented in an all-encompassing digital workflow to explore customized devices and make a positive impact to improve patient outcomes. The team will also discuss the fabrication of functional prototypes using cutting-edge manufacturing, post-processing, and validation techniques.