The Fusion interface

Explore the Fusion interface to learn where all the design tools are located as you start designing.

1. Data Panel: Access hubs, projects, and designs, manage design data, and collaborate with others from the Data Panel.

2. Application Bar from left to right:

   • Data Panel : Show or hide the Data Panel.

   • File menu : Create, open, upload, save, export, recover, 3D print, and share designs.

   • Save : Save an untitled design or save changes to a design.

   • Undo/Redo : Undo or redo the last operation.

   • Currently open design tabs.

   • New Design : Create a new design.

   • Extensions : Manage access to Fusion extensions.

   • Job Status : View job status, Fusion update status, and online/offline status.

   • Notification Center : View notifications about updates, background jobs, and tips.

   • Help : Access learning content, documentation, quick setup, community resources, technical support, diagnostic tools, check for updates, access the latest What's new blog post, and information about the Fusion installation.

     

   • Click My Profile to:

     • Access your Autodesk Account.
     • Adjust your Fusion preferences.
     • View or edit your profile.
     • Sign out.

3. Toolbar: Select the workspace you want to work in. The tools on the Toolbar differ in each workspace. The Toolbar is divided into tabs that organize the tools into logical groupings.

   • Workspaces: Fusion uses workspaces to control which commands are available and the type of data you create.

     • Workspace menu: Select a workspace to switch to.

   • Tabs: Each workspace is organized into tabs that contain logical groupings of related tools.

     • Contextual tabs: Some commands activate a contextual tab, like Sketch. The contextual tab displays on the Toolbar alongside the other tabs within the workspace, while the contextual tools are active.
     • Contextual environments: Some commands activate a contextual environment, like Form. The contextual environment displays on the Toolbar, and its tabs replace the default tabs in the current workspace until you exit the contextual environment.

4. Browser: Lists objects in your assembly (components, bodies, sketches, origins, joints, construction geometry, etc.) and lets you control visibility of objects.

5. Assembly in the Canvas: Click to select objects from the assembly in the canvas.

6. ViewCube: Orbit your design or view it from different positions.

7. Marking Menu: Right-click the canvas to access the Marking Menu, which contains frequently used commands in the wheel and additional commands in the overflow menu.

8. Navigation Bar: Contains commands used to zoom, pan, and orbit your design, as well as display settings to control the appearance of the interface and how design assemblies are displayed in the canvas.

9. Timeline: Lists operations performed in your design. Right-click operations in the timeline to make changes. Drag operations to change the order in which they are calculated (Parametric Modeling mode only).

For information on other parts of the Fusion interface, see topics under Reference.