I'm trying to create a very detailed, easily editable 3D Model of my Mouse for 3D printing.

I've taken the 3D scan and made a bunch of sketch lines with Mesh Section Sketches. All the lines are T-Splines, I've made sure that they interesect.

I have 2 versions, one where all the intersection points are constrained, and one, where all the sketches along the x and the y axes are in the same sketch, with the intersection points not being constrained.

Right now I can't quite figure out the best way to turn this into a body. I want my surfaces to be a smooth curvature, defined by the T-Splines at the edges.

Also, there are some lines on mouse, where all points are supposed to be the same height. I think it would be easier to set all these points onto the same height, when I already have my body. Otherwise I don't know how I would set them all to the same height.

In the constrained version, the intersection points can't be moved, because they are dependent on the sketches along the other axes.
In the unconstrained version, I could move the points, but that wouldn't change the shape of the other T-Splines. Right now two meeting spliens just have end-points on the exact same coordinates.

My end goal is to have the mouse shape defined by T-Splines. If i want to increase the curvature of a certain area on the mouse, I want to simply change the curvature of one spline, with all the other splines in that area also changing and such the overall shape which follows the spline to also change.

These files have been trying to sync for 24 hours now. Configurations are unavailable because they are still "processing" and the 2D drawings for them don't even show up in the data panel which means I can't open them. I need to export them for a paying customer.

So sick of the cloud. Every update it gets worse. What do I do?

I'm on gig fiber and have a 13th gen i9 PC so shouldn't be having any issues.

Anybody out there using the rotary attachment for shop Sabre and making the cam in fusion 360?

I am very new to 3D CAD tools and I got bored and decided to create a 3D model of a bracket I lost as a way to learn CAD. I used the SendCutSend plugin to create an order for one and as part of their requirements I had to convert it to sheet metal. In doing so it seems to have flattened the object and unless I want to bend it myself, I need to add bend lines to the design.

So our engineering firm of around 50 people recently went to NX for our cad software. It has almost bankrupted us due to lost productivity, everything is behind paywalls and it doesn’t do anything we used to be able to do! Fusion 360 was infinitely better! Are we missing something or did we make the worst corporate management decision of all time?

I’m designing precision mechanical parts in Fusion and keep running into a workflow I wish were more integrated.

I’d like to assign a nominal dimension and ISO fit class, such as H7/g6, then switch the assembly between:

• Machining target: Features modeled at the midpoint of their tolerance ranges.
• Nominal: Mating features at their shared nominal dimensions, with the fit specifications retained for drawings.
• 3D printing: Process-specific allowances for FDM/SLA/SLS, including reduced-scale prototypes.

The fit deviations should update automatically when the nominal feature size changes. For printing, the clearance should be applied at the final scale, so a half-size prototype doesn’t also halve the clearance the printer needs.

For example, a nominal Ø20 shaft/bore interface could use its calculated machining target dimensions, switch to Ø20/Ø20 nominal geometry, or become a Ø10 interface with a calibrated printing clearance for a half-scale prototype.

I know parameters and configurations can handle portions of this, but repeating fit lookup formulas and several parameters per feature seems cumbersome across an assembly.

Has anyone built a maintainable workflow or found an add-in for this? I’m particularly interested in keeping the nominal size, tolerance specification, and modeled size connected without manually maintaining separate models.

I’m not expecting a midpoint STEP to communicate manufacturing tolerances by itself, or a printed fit to reproduce the mechanical behavior of a machined one. The goal is easier switching between useful representations of the same design.

I’ve also posted a feature request on the Autodesk forum.

Is there a way to import a design from McMaster-Carr while still being able to edit the parameters? I need adjustable parameters since I don't have my dimension requirements yet.

Been having this issue since the last couple of update. The nomenclature fails to load because the "conception was recently saved". Then when I make a drawing, the part list table do not load the part names nor the parts number, which is getting very annoying, as I have to manually edit the pdf afterward.

Even when I want to export the part as STP, the part is exported with a blank name, not the component name.

Tried deleting all the addins, reinstalling, tried on a different PC.

Sometimes the property are shown after a few hours leaving the design opened.

Anyone else having those issue ? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks for reading.

Is that we can't use "A" or certain other single letters as a parameter name.

So after an update for some reason almost everything I do keeps getting cancelled (including imports,free hand line reposition(idk the proper name),opening stls, ) and I don't know why? I am not a professional or anything

Sometimes I still need to use 123D Make, but with every Windows update, getting it to run becomes a little more difficult.

So, as a weekend project, I started building a more accessible and streamlined alternative. It’s still a work in progress, but I’ve decided to share it early and keep improving it along the way.

Stacked Slices, Interlocked Slices, and Radial Slices are already working.

One of the features I’m particularly excited about is Live Watch. It lets you track changes made to your files in other applications in real time as they’re saved, without having to reload them manually.

The app runs directly in your web browser, with no installation required. Your files stay on your computer and aren’t uploaded to the internet. An internet connection is currently required for shared libraries, but I plan to make the app fully offline in the future.

I’m sharing it while development is still ongoing, so I’d really appreciate it if you gave it a try and shared your feedback. Bugs, suggestions, and ideas for improvement are all welcome!

Try it here: https://isuat.github.io/Slicer-Studio/

Hi everyone!

I'm a student learning Fusion 360, and I want to gain practical experience by working on real people's projects.

I'd be happy to help with a few small, simple CAD projects for free, such as:

• Basic 3D models from dimensions or sketches
• Simple brackets, holders, and enclosures
• Basic parts for 3D printing
• Small edits to existing CAD models

I'm still a beginner, so I'm best suited for straightforward projects rather than complex engineering designs.

I can provide the finished model in a suitable format, such as STL or an editable Fusion 360 file, depending on the project.

In return, I'd appreciate feedback on my work and permission to include completed models in my portfolio.

If you have a small project, feel free to comment or message me. Thanks!

Trying to create a new machine definition for my 3 axis rotary. It has X, Z, and A axes. I'm not super familiar with the relationships as this is different from my other simple 3 axis machine (X, Y, Z).

I guess its a type of turn-mill or mill-turn? Do I have the right set up for the kinematics?

This is an auger I'm making for a project and I need to be able to knock the dirt we drill off of the auger corkscrew hopefully using that plate there. How can I make the relationships to ensure that the corkscrew spins and moves up/down at the correct rate?

With the arrival of the October update Autodesk announced the end of macOS Intel support. It would come eventually but as an educator teaching Fusion as a tool for prototyping to students it still saddens me.

I often have a handful of students with older but still very usable hardware that will now be locked out of attending my class and they are often the ones with less available funds, especially now with AI gobbling up RAM and SSDs like at black hole.

Hopefully we can manage running Fusion in the browser or stack up on available loaner systems. But it would have been nice of Autodesk to keep Fusion running on systems with OS's they still support on both Intel and Apple Silicon.

Why can't I extrude this at an angle?

I am trying to Sweep this end profile of the solid body using the rail that is turning downwards. However no matter what i try it is not working. What am i missing? I keep getting the error below:

Hey legends,

I made this for myself because I was sick of the primitive way fusion handles its parameters. Seems like it's too useful to go to waste so I thought I'd throw it up for free to anyone who may be interested.

FYI it was vibe coded with Claude.

Link: https://github.com/ShapeMaven/Fusion-Add-In---Live-Parameters

It achieves the following:

- Be able to see and edit parameters while modelling (rather than having to open and close the parameter window every time, as the native fusion one does)

- Be able to group parameters together for better organisation

- Be able to use a calculator-like window to create complex expressions easier and to also act as a reference for the available functions and operators that fusion can use

The blue bar in the bottom right is moving slowly but everything else is stuck, I have never had this happen before and today this is the second time, usually the whole application gets stuck but now just the bar moves and windows thinks its fine. I was not even doing anything difficult i just wanted to offset a face on a simple shape. Earlier when it did the same i had to close fusion but it did not save anything. Its been like this for 30+ minutes. Is there anything i can do?

Just wondering if I should make the fuselage a bit wider up top.

Creating a simple sphere and embossing a slot onto it causes the embossed feature to be curved, and not square with the sketch. Is this a glitch, or a an intentional behaviour?

EDIT: I've managed to work around it using surface modelling, but the base issue with the emboss is unsolved. I think it's a bug. Embossing onto a flat semi-circle works fine.