Self-paced learning for Fusion
Fusion fundamentals
The Fusion fundamentals path introduces key Fusion concepts, before showing how to get started with modeling. The path also contains video series on design concepts, working with files and projects, using the Fusion web client, and transitioning from other systems.
Introduction to Fusion
- 10 lessons
- novice
- Video series
Highlights the powerful capabilities of Fusion, and introduces key features to help you get the most out of Fusion.
Get started with modeling
- 6 lessons
- novice
- Video series
Get started with creating basic sketches and constraints, and then learn how to use common solid modeling tools.
Understanding Fusion design concepts
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series covers what concepts you need to know before you begin modeling in Fusion.
Working with files and projects
- 3 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series covers how work with files, create projects, and open designs that are created in other CAD systems.
Subscription and hub management
- 5 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series covers how to manage your Autodesk subscriptions and your Fusion hub.
SOLIDWORKS transition guide
- 10 lessons
- novice
- Video series
If you come from a SOLIDWORKS background, this video series orients you in Fusion’s workspaces and new modeling paradigms to accelerate your design workflows.
Mastercam transition guide
- 7 lessons
- novice
- Video series
If you come from a Mastercam background, this video series goes through Fusion's interface and programming style to get you up and running as quickly as possible.
3D modeling
Sketch basics
- 7 lessons
- novice
- Video series
In this video series, you'll learn how to use the basic sketching tools in Fusion.
Solid modeling basics
- 16 lessons
- novice
- Video series
In this video series, you'll learn how to use the basic solid modeling tools in Fusion.
Mesh modeling
- 6 lessons
- novice
- Video series
In this video series, you'll learn how to use parametric mesh modeling tools in Fusion.
Introduction to 3D modeling
- 18 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This beginner-level CAD video series focuses on the transition from 2D to 3D design. Whether you’re a designer, engineer, machinist, maker, artist, or just curious, this video series helps you take your first steps towards professional 3D modeling.
Advanced part modeling techniques
- 7 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video shows how to use more advanced modeling techniques to create a frame guide component to be used in a CNC router design.
Direct modeling
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video introduces direct modeling concepts and use cases and shows how to edit existing geometry from other CAD systems.
Sheet metal
- 5 lessons
- novice
- Video series
Learn the foundational concepts of the Sheet Metal workspace in Fusion. See how to create a sheet metal component, use rules to redefine the sheet metal part, and take it to drawings or CAM for manufacturing.
Conceptual modeling fundamentals
- 8 lessons
- novice
- Tutorial
In this video series, we explore the basics of the Sculpt workspace to create conceptual T-spline models in Fusion.
Principles of digital prototyping
- 8 lessons
- general
- Video series
In this video series, we explore the advanced principles of digital prototyping at each of the various steps of product design and development.
Assemblies
Collaboration in distributed designs
- 5 lessons
- general
- Video series
In this video series, you'll learn how to collaborate on a distributed design in Fusion.
Mechanical assemblies fundamentals
- 14 lessons
- novice
- Tutorial
These tutorials cover the fundamentals for building mechanical assemblies in Fusion. Learn how to create components, import geometry, work with assemblies and joints, create drawings, and much more.
Creating assemblies
- 20 lessons
- novice
- Video series
Very few designs are a single component. This video series focuses on the Fusion tools that enable you to assemble components into complete designs while maintaining the special and functional relationships between components.
Configurations
Configurations
- 5 lessons
- general
- Video series
In this video series, you'll learn how create configured designs, define configurations, and gain a foundational understanding of the overall configuration workflow in Fusion.
Manufacturing - Milling, Turning and Inspection
Additional machining capabilities are available as a Fusion extension.
Milling basics
- 17 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series is designed to give you quick answers to common manufacturing questions. These videos are laid out as a process, but you can jump ahead for information on any specific task.
Turning basics
- 10 lessons
- novice
- Tutorial
This video series is designed to give you quick answers to common manufacturing questions. These videos are laid out as a process, but you can jump ahead for information on any specific task.
3D machining
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series is designed to give you quick answers to common 3D machining toolpath questions. These videos are laid out as a process, but you can jump ahead for information on any specific task.
The tool library
- 3 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series will give you quick answers to common Tool Library questions. Each video is a stand-alone lesson.
Toolpath template libraries
- 2 lessons
- novice
- Tutorial
This video series shows you how to save common, recurring toolpaths and recall them as needed for similar projects.
3+1 and 3+2 milling
- 7 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video seires shows the fundamentals of creating 3+2 toolpaths using Fusion. It also shows you how to perform 3+1 milling by using the 2D wrap functionality.
Inspection
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series shows how to use inspection functionality available in the Manufacture workspace, which includes probing using a CNC machine tool and inspecting using manual measuring instruments.
Manufacturing - Additive
Additional additive manufacturing capabilities are available as a Fusion extension.
Additive FFF and SLA technologies
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series shows how to prepare models for additive manufacturing using additive FFF (fused filament fabrication) and SLA (stereolithography) technologies.
Design for additive manufacturing with Fusion
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series guides you through the process of designing a model for additive manufacturing; starting with the basics of finding your way around Fusion to creating and modifying designs.
Fusion extensions
These Extensions videos show capabilities that require a Fusion extension. Many extensions are available for a 14-day free trial. More info.
Design Extension
- 8 lessons
- general
- Video series
In this video series, you'll learn how to use the Fusion Design Extension to amplify your product design capabilities. Use advanced tools to automate the design of complex plastic features, apply intelligent patterns, and add shape-altering properties to your designs.
Manufacturing Extension — Machining
- 26 lessons
- general
- Video series
The Fusion Manufacturing Extension provides advanced manufacturing functionality, including new strategies and multi-axis capability. This video series shows examples of how you can use these features to optimize and automate your manufacturing workflows.
Manufacturing Extension — Nesting and fabrication
- 8 lessons
- general
- Video series
The Fusion Manufacturing Extension enables you to prepare designs for nesting, create nest studies and reports, and manufacture nests.
Manufacturing Extension — Additive
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
The Fusion Manufacturing Extension lets you prepare parts for additive manufacturing using MPBF (metal powder bed fusion) machines.
Manage Extension
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
The Fusion Manage Extension enables you to create and manage change orders with your components and drawings. This video series details exactly how you can utilize this extension within your workflow. This video series uses the Manage Extension.
Simulation Extension — Generative design
- 3 lessons
- novice
- Video series
The Fusion Simulation Extension enables you to generate design alternatives and create designs from outcomes, without using tokens. This video series shows the benefits of the extension and how to access it within Fusion.
Simulation Extension - Simulation
- 1 lessons
- novice
- Video series
The Fusion Simulation Extension is a convenient, cost-effective way to run simulation studies without using tokens per job.
Generative design
The generative design path includes a series of five video series that guide you through the generative workflow, key features, and concepts. To get started with Fusion Generative Design, we recommend that you complete the five in sequence.
Fusion Generative Design (1 of 5)
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
Fusion Generative Design enables you to specify design objectives and generate a wide set of designs that meet the requirements. Next, using a variety of exploration tools, you can select the optimal design for manufacture.
Fusion basics for Generative Design (2 of 5)
- 3 lessons
- novice
- Video series
Fusion is a cloud-based CAD/CAM/CAE tool for collaborative product development. Tour the Fusion platform and the user interface. Learn how to open designs created in other CAD systems.
Defining a design space (3 of 5)
- 7 lessons
- novice
- Video series
There are three geometry types in the Generative Design workspace. Learn why you need them, how to create geometry for preserves and obstacles, and apply geometry types.
Setting up design requirements (4 of 5)
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
Specify your functional and manufacturing requirements for a design, using structural loads, constraints, materials, manufacturing methods, and generate outcomes.
Exploring outcomes (5 of 5)
- 6 lessons
- novice
- Video series
Explore outcomes using any combination of views and viewing tools in the way that works best for you. Review and edit a design created from an outcome.
Using Inventor, Desktop Connector, and Fusion for generative design
- 3 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series explores one typical workflow between Inventor, Desktop Connector, and generative design capabilities in Fusion.
2.5-axis milling and 2-axis cutting tips
- 2 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video includes tips to consider when setting up a generative study for 2.5-axis milling and 2-axis cutting.
Course: Introduction to generative design
- 27 lessons
- novice
- Video series
Generative design is a new workflow that generates high-performing design alternatives with optimized geometry that are often times far removed from a traditional design.
Electronics design
Electronics fundamentals
- 11 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series explains the fundamentals of electronics.
ECAD
- 5 lessons
- novice
- Video series
The Fusion Electronics workspace expands the capabilities of Fusion to create electronic designs. This video series explores the schematic workspace that works alongside and in real time with the PCB workspace.
Simulation
Getting started with simulation
- 10 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series presents an overview of the Simulation Study types available in Fusion.
Injection molding simulation
- 6 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series introduces you to the injection molding process and explains how plastic flows in a mold. You find out how to review the results to see whether your part will fill, have visual defects, or warp, and which study settings to modify to improve the outcomes.
Thermal analysis
- 4 lessons
- novice
- Video series
This video series introduces the modes of heat transfer and demonstrates how to simulate thermally-induced stress distributions.
Design documentation
Intro to Fusion drawings
- 6 lessons
- novice
- Tutorial
In this tutorial, you will create and detail a drawing in Fusion using 3D models.
Setting up views
- 7 lessons
- novice
- Tutorial
In this tutorial, you will create a drawing from a Fusion design and place base, projected, detail, and exploded views onto the drawing sheet.
Annotating a Drawing
- 6 lessons
- novice
- Tutorial
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the dimensions, center marks, balloons, symbols and text commands to annotate a drawing in Fusion.