What Materials Can be 3D Printed?
Using the right material for your 3D printed project can make or break the final result. Fortunately, there are many options to choose from, whether it be plastic, metal, or even polymer.Read More
What Does the Future of 3D Printing Look Like?
Once a novelty pipe dream but now an established technology, 3D printing (or additive manufacturing) is positioned for real, important growth. Remember the early days of 3D printing? We shared a collective excitement for model versions of the Brooklyn Bridge and iconic cartoon characters to adorn our desks. Now, 3D…Read More
What is Aerospace Engineering?
Decidedly the least grounded profession in the field of engineering, aerospace engineers examine our relationship with the world above us. Since the field’s official 1958 emergence, engineers have helped humans travel — commercially, militarily, and exploratively. Aerospace industry advancements have improved how quickly, safely, and efficiently this has been made…Read More
3DXTech & Gearbox3D Take Additive Manufacturing To the Next Level
In the last ten years, massive additive manufacturing innovations have firmly planted digital manufacturing into the industry’s zeitgeist. However, today two of the most pressing challenges for the technology remain: How do you print something with plastic that goes beyond a prototype? How do you reliably print with high temperature…Read More
5 Tips for Creating Exceptional Renderings
Dirt bike rendering created with Fusion 360. Designers and engineers may already know that rapid prototyping is crucial to getting products to market. Creating 3D renders helps bring projects to life and allows teams to produce numerous iterations in relatively short order. However, creating detailed renderings isn’t always simple. Creative…Read More
Exploring a Scan-to-CAD Workflow with peel 3d
Jason Evers runs Eversfab, a small custom automotive company located in Lousiana, USA. Evers worked as a firefighter with a passion for racing cars. He then started making parts for his own use. His good work started getting noticed —friends would ask for parts, etc. Eventually, he quit his regular…Read More
Achieving Better Additive Manufacturing Outcomes in Generative Design
As part of the December 2020 update of Fusion 360, we delivered a hidden gift just in time for the holidays: a new method for generating additive manufacturing outcomes. Internally, we call this project Additive 2.0, and it is part of our Experimental Generative Solvers and Features preview. This new method should go a long way to improve the shape…Read More
Woodworking in the Digital Age: How 3D Modeling Provides an Advantage
The old adage of “measure twice, cut once” is being revolutionized by design software that allows for “digital cuts” before ever going into the actual shopRead More
What Is Parametric Design in Architecture, and How Is It Shaping the Industry?
Galaxy SOHO by Zaha Hadid Architects. The inexorable refinement of design processes, fueled by prototyping in an exclusively digital space, has allowed engineers and designers to rethink their approach to many different application areas. Architectural prototyping, 3D modeling, and design, for example, have seen new, daring approaches in the past…Read More
Fusion 360 and The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Learn about how Fusion 360 is at the forefront of the Digital Transformation.Read More
10 Ways Fusion 360 Can Enhance Your Furniture Design Process
« Back to Blog home page Whether you’re a one-person shop, a large operation, or a hobbyist working on DIY projects, the process of bringing your furniture designs from napkin sketch to finished product starts with comprehensive 3D modeling software. Integrated CAD/CAM software like Autodesk Fusion 360 allows you to…Read More
Coming to 3DEXPERIENCE World 2021: American Chopper Star Designer Jason Pohl Joins SOLIDWORKS as an “Industrial Design Champion”
A few years ago a prominent industrial designer told me that SOLIDWORKS is to Industrial Design what a chainsaw is to ice sculpting, “everyone knows that a chainsaw can cut a tree, but very few know that is an effective tool for ice sculpting.” This has been true for many…Read More
SOCIAL STAFF PICS – OCTOBER 2020
As we say goodbye to the month of October, we end it on a high note because of the amazing set of Staff Picks we have gathered. The continuously great work produced by this community made it difficult to narrow down our favourites to just a few, but we hope you find…Read More
Additive Manufacturing’s Industrial Significance in Aerospace
« Back to Blog home page In the industrial world, the rise of 3D printing — or additive manufacturing — has been a revelation in cost savings and efficiency. The market is growing exponentially as industries realize the benefits of additive manufacturing — and the aerospace industry is no exception.…Read More
The Latest Updates to 3D Sculptor
You can quickly create complex, organically shaped 3D models in the browser-based design tool, 3D Sculptor. Because 3D Sculptor is easy to learn and use, you can start with a 3D shape or a 2D surface and easily push, pull, scale, crease, and bend your Sub-D model to get the…Read More
GoWesty Modernizes Classic Vans Using Fusion 360
« Back to Blog home page GoWesty makes and sells parts for 1968-2003 Volkswagen Buses, Vanagons and Eurovans. The Los Osos, California based company originally operated as a vintage Volkswagen repair and restoration shop coupled with a parts retail shop, but with the advent of the internet, their business model…Read More
Thinking Out-Of-The-Box with Generative Design
« Back to Blog home page How often have you been asked to “think out-of-the-box” on a specific design problem? All too often, we find ourselves limited by our training, “rules of thumb,” heuristics, past design history, our own biases, corporate rules, or the most dangerous phrase in business: “We…Read More
A Conversation With Factor[e] Ventures’ Industrial Design Lead Jordan Westerberg
« Back to Blog home pageImage courtesy of Factor[e] Ventures and Arch Systems. Freelance designers: it’s probably safe to say you start to feel the pressure when you’re juggling a few projects at once, right? Well, imagine just for a moment that instead of a freelancer, you’re an in-house designer…Read More
Hector Silva Has Students Redesign Everyday Experiences During Remote Learning
« Back to Blog home page Even though we’ve been spending all this time at home, the relationships we have with our belongings haven’t evolved much. We still interact with the items we use every day without thinking much about their impact on us. Hector Silva is a design educator…Read More
SOCIAL STAFF PICS – AUGUST 2020
Another month is in the books, and what a beautifully creative month it has been. All of you, members of the SketchBook community, have once again demonstrated immense creativity, talent, and inspiration. Our Staff Picks for the month of August show passion across a diverse range of interests, and it…Read More