Fusion 360 is is the first 3D CAD, CAM, and CAE tool of its kind. It connects your entire product development process in a single cloud-based platform that works on both Mac and PC.
As an integrated CAD, CAM, CAE, and PCB software, Fusion 360 unifies design, engineering, electronics, and manufacturing into a single software platform.
Features
3D Design and Modeling
Engineer products with a comprehensive set of modeling tools. Ensure form, fit, and function of your products with various analysis methods.
Sketching Create and edit sketches with sketch constraints, dimensions, and a powerful suite of sketch tools. |
Direct Modeling Edit or repair imported geometry from non-native file formats. Make design changes without worrying about time-based features |
Surface Modeling Create and edit complex parametric surfaces for repairing, patching or designing geometry. |
Parametric Modeling Create history-based features, including extrude, revolve, loft, sweep, etc., that update with design changes. |
Mesh Modeling Edit and repair imported scans or mesh models, including STL and OBJ files. |
Freeform Modeling Create complex sub-divisional surfaces with T-splines and edit them with intuitive push-pull gestures. |
Rendering Create photo-realistic images of your model, leveraging local or cloud rendering. |
PCB Design Integration Synchronize bi-directional changes from your electronics designs seamlessly with Autodesk EAGLE interoperability. |
Sheet Metal Design sheet metal parts components, document flat patterns using 2D drawings and DXFs, and manufacturing your design with cutting strategies for water jet, laser and plasma machines. |
Assemblies Assemble designs with a traditional bottom-up, middle-out, or top-down approach and analyze assembly motion. |
Manufacturing
From high-efficiency roughing with Adaptive Clearing to simplified control of multi-axis machines with Tool Orientation, Fusion 360 makes it easy to program your CNC machine, fast. Manufacture with 2.5, 3, 4, and 5-axis milling, probing, turning, mill-turning, and profiling operations paired with a powerful post engine all included alongside professional design tools.
Machining Extension Extend the CAM capabilities of Fusion 360 with more advanced manufacturing technologies, including 5-axis programming, toolpath optimization, process automation, on-machine verification, and more. |
2.5 & 3-axis Milling Quickly set up jobs and generate toolpaths to machine quality parts while reducing wear on your tools with fully integrated CAM, including 2.5 and 3-axis operations. |
3+2 Milling (5-axis Positional) Leverage your shop’s multi-axis capabilities with straightforward positional 5-axis programming that will significantly reduce machine setup time between operations. |
4-axis Milling Create indexed or wrapped toolpaths using the rotary axis of your machine for complex geometry. |
5-axis Simultaneous Milling Mill complex geometry, avoid collisions, and reduce tool lengths for superior surface finished with simultaneous full 5-axis operations. |
Setup Probing Leverage in-machine touch probes to shift work offsets and simplify your setup process. |
Turning Program 2d turned parts and verify your turning toolpaths with stock simulation to identify errors or collisions with the model, stock, tools, and workholding. |
Mill-Turning Combine milling and turning operations to create more complex parts without switching machines. |
Water Jet, Laser Cutter, Plasma Cutter Generate toolpaths from solid model features, including flattened sheet metal components, to operate water jet, laser, and plasma cutters. |
Free Post Processsor Library Post full NC programs in seconds with a post from our extensive library of free, open source, and fully editable post processors. |
Electronics
Bring your designs to life by adding electronic intelligence using the Schematic design, PCB Layout and routing capabilities integrated in Fusion 360.
Schematic Capture Bring your spark of an idea to life with a complete set of schematic editing tools. |
PCB Layout Connect your ideas together in a complete design with complete PCB layout tools. |
PCB Manufacturing (CAM) Generate gerbers, drill files, and assembly files with a click of a button. |
Design for Manufacturing/DRC Stay true to your manufacturing requirements with customizable design rules. |
MCAD-ECAD Unification Ensure your PCB fits the first time, every time with the only genuinely unified MCAD to ECAD software. |
Component Library Management Stay focused on your design instead of creating parts with ready to use PCB library content and component wizards. |
SPICE Simulation Ensure accuracy and get your schematics right the first time with fully functional SPICE simulation. |
Electronics Cooling Remove excess heat within the enclosure, so you do not damage the internal components. |
Data Management
Data management is the center of your unified development process. Gain more control by leveraging managed user permissions, version control, and cloud storage.
Administrative Tools Assign permissions and grant righs to stakeholders inside or outside of your organization with a collection of advanced administrative tools.” |
User Management Include internal and external stakeholders in your development process. Manage how users interact with data through project administration. |
File Export Export a variety of industry standard file formats making for easier shareability and external colleboration. Including STEP, DWG, DXF, OBJ, STL, IGES and more. |
Version Control Reduce design cycle errors and workflow inefficiencies. Track every change and prevent conflicts with automated, built-in version management. |
Cloud Storage Access your data anywhere and everywhere, on any device. Continue working when not connected to the internet using offline mode. |
AnyCAD Eliminate the need for translation. Use models and data from any tool directly in your Fusion 360 design. |
Team Participant All data management features are included with every Fusion 360 subscription or can be purchased separately. Add users to your environment for data management and collaboration purposes only. |
Collaboration
Remove the silos from your traditional design process and utilize a modern collaboration environment regardless of your role. Connect your teams and external stakeholders, communicate in real-time, and centralize project activity.
User Management Include internal and external stakeholders in your development process. Manage how users interact with data through project administration. |
Global Share Connect teams across various departments and locations, both internally and externally, using a single platform. |
Commenting & Redlining Capture and share feedback from any device, directly on the design using comments, redlines, and markups. |
Unlimited Access Access your data anywhere and everywhere, on any device. Continue working when not connected to the internet using offline mode. |
Public/Private Design Sharing Shared links preview in a web browser, so any third parties can interact with a 3D model, even if they don’t have access to a modeling program. |
Team Participant All data management features are included with every Fusion 360 subscription or can be purchased separately. Add users to your environment for data management and collaboration purposes only. |
Additive Manufacturing
Quickly create physical prototypes to validate prior to manufacturing and build 3D printed parts using additive manufacturing in Fusion 360. Connect to a library of 3D printing machines including Ultimaker, EOS, and Renishaw.
Fused Filament Fabrication Additively manufacture parts using FFF with a seamless approach from design to print preparation. Reduce 3D printing time and save material costs with infill pattern options and automatic part orientation. Simulate slices prior to printing FFF builds across a range of additive manufacturing machines. |
Associative Programming Your toolpaths update with every design change through our fully integrated manufacturing tools, making it quick and easy to machine prototypes. |
Metal Additive Manufacturing Additively manufacture metal parts using powder bed fusion to reduce material wastage and cost. Select 3D print parameters, automatically orient parts, and generate fully associative support structures. |
Generative Design
Explore multiple manufacturing-ready outcomes that meet your design specifications while reducing weight, improving performance, and consolidating parts through generative design.
Manufacturing Methods & Constraints Identify your design requirements, constraints, materials, and manufacturing options to generate manufacturing-ready designs. |
Machine Learning & AI Review cloud-generated design outcomes based on visual similarities, plots, and filters powered by machine learning. |
Native, Editable Results Avoid lengthy, manual import-export processes. Choose your outcome and start editing in your modeling environment immediately. |
Cloud Solve Simultaneously solve for various design outcomes, freeing up your time to focus on other tasks. |
Costing Estimate your manufacturing cost, powered by aPriori, for each of the generated design outcomes, based upon production volume requirements. |
Simulation
Test your designs to ensure they will survive real world conditions. Simulate your products digitally, reducing the cost of prototyping by using fully-validated solvers.
Cloud Simulation Using cloud credits, setup and analyze multiple tests quickly while eliminating the need for expensive hardware. |
Study Breadth Test for up to eight different failure criterion, including nonlinear, event, and more. |
Simplify Cut solve time or explore design changes specific to the simulation workspace. |
Compare Results Easily visualize the benefits of design changes across 4 different iterations in a single, synchronized view. |
Static Stress Determine displacements, stresses, and other effects resulting from static loads on parts or assemblies. |
Modal Frequency Avoid destructive vibration by understanding the natural frequencies of your systems. |
Thermal & Thermal Stress Understand thermal distributions and how they interact with physical forces. |
Buckling Predict unexpected failure modes for slender members under compression using simulation. |
Non-linear Stress Analyze permanent deformations and nonlinear materials of your design. |
Event Simulation Ensure your design will withstand various impact scenarios. |
Shape Optimization Identify unnecessary regions in your design for light-weighting, utilizing integrated simulation. |
Documentation
Communicate your designs to internal or external stakeholders with 2D manufacturing drawings, renderings, and animations.
2D Manufacturing Drawings Document manufacturing specifications using integrated, associative drawings for parts and assemblies |
Rendering Create photo-realistic images of your model, leveraging local or cloud rendering. |
Animation Communicate your designs with 3D exploded views and animations to show design assembly. |
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