Home tab reference

Note: Currently, this feature is not available if you have, or have been invited to, a single-user storage hub.

The Home tab is a central location from which you can view and access your data. It is designed for multiple Autodesk products so you will have a consistent way of accessing your work.

home tab

  1. Access the Home tab.

  2. Switch between hubs in Fusion.

  3. Access contextual controls for the switcher.

  4. Open or create projects.

  5. View recent data, projects, My Fusion, and sample files.

    My Fusion is your customized shortcuts area; see Start Fusion and the Fusion web client under Find, install, and start Fusion.

  6. Switch between List and Grid View.

  7. Sort the projects.

  8. Enter search terms (filter icon) and edit filters (filter icon).

  9. Customize columns (List View only).

  10. Show properties for a selected component.

Access the Home tab

On the Application bar, click Home Home icon.

Switch between hubs in Fusion

  1. In the top left of the window, click switcher icon to expand the Hub menu.
  2. Click the hub you want to switch to.

You may belong to any number of hubs. You may switch which hub you are working in and open a project created in it, or create a new project within that hub.

Access contextual controls for the switcher

To the right of the Hub menu, click the More menu more menu icon to access contextual controls.

You can select the following options:

Open or create projects

Click Open to open an existing project or New to create a project within your hub.

View recent data and projects

By default, the Recent option is selected and the projects you have recently worked on are displayed.

To navigate within projects:

  1. On the left side of the window, click Projects.

    This opens a middle panel containing a list of projects that you are a member of.

    projects

  2. Browse through the projects until you find the project or component you want to work with.

Switch between List and Grid View

Above the project browser panel, click List View list icon or Grid View grid icon.

Tip: Double-click an item to open it. To see a context menu, right-click the item, or place the pointer over it and click the More menu more menu icon to the right.

Sort projects

In Grid View, click switcher icon to expand the Sort menu and change sort criteria. You can also click Up Arrow up arrow icon or Down Arrow down arrow icon to change sort order.

In List View, click the column heading on the header row above the list of projects to sort the projects.

In both views you can sort your projects by the following properties:

Search and filter

While viewing Recent or Projects, enter text in the Search box to search matching components.

To narrow your search:

  1. Click Filter (filter icon) to show options for narrowing search results by:

    • Date Modified

    • File Types

    • Milestone types (only in Recent)

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  2. Click Clear filters to clear your selections.

The type of data you can search for depends on whether you are viewing the Recents or Projects page.

Recents

In Recents, Search will find matching component names.

Projects

In Projects, you have more control of where and what you want to search for. By default, Fusion looks for files and folders in the current hub.

column settings menu

Fusion will search not just names, but also contents, including referenced components and part numbers. Use the Search drop-down menu to change what you search for and where.

If you narrow the search to Projects, Fusion will search for any matching project names in the current hub and disable the Current Project and Current Folder options.

Note: If you stop using Fusion for a year, you will not be able to search for component contents unless they are updated.

Customize columns in List View

At the top right of List View, click Column Settings column settings icon to open a context menu for customizing column display.

column settings menu

Show properties for a selected component

In the top right of the window, click Properties properties icon to see properties for a selected component.

In the lower right of the window, click Pin pin icon to pin the Properties panel.