Fusion 360 Blog
Ever wanted to place a balloon without a leader onto a drawing in Fusion 360? I've recently shared a workaround, and thought I should document it. The trick is to download and install the Numberpile font. It comes in 2 variants, Numberpile & Numberpile Reversed. The "Reversed" version is more traditional (see bubbles 1 &... Continue Reading →
In the May 2022 release of Fusion 360, we added Auxiliary views. My colleague Kyle put together a great quick tip video: https://youtu.be/97Ku7VuekIg It's worth noting that when selecting an edge, you can pull a view off of it, either perpendicular (left, as per video above), or aligned to the edge (right). In the images... Continue Reading →
I was asked how to get hole information from a STEP file into a Hole Chart in Fusion 360. As you know, STEP files are a neutral file format that do not contain any features. Fusion 360 has a really neat tool called “Find Features”, which allows you to recognise the features in an imported... Continue Reading →
In the last update to Fusion, we added hole charts, they're pretty awesome. For all the details, and a handy video, check out the blog post I wrote for the official Fusion 360 blog by clicking on the image below. Click me for more details and a video
I recently wrote a blog post for the official Fusion 360 blog, outlining some of the latest features that we added to the last release of Fusion 360. I thought I'd share a video of the new tools in this blog post. The main features that we added in the September release were: Arrange Dimensions... Continue Reading →
In the August update to Fusion 360 we added control over Text Height Groups. This enhancement give users control over the text based annotations on drawings, including Balloons! The default setting for Text Height Groups is "Medium", changing this to "Small", or "Large" with scale all text elements down or up proportionally. Dimension arrows, text... Continue Reading →
If you have ever wanted to hide specific rows in your parts list, then this is the quick tip for you! The video below shows how you can hide rows and re-number items. https://youtu.be/thjXodr5OlY We are constantly improving drawings in Fusion 360 - in August 2021, editing Parts lists is a bit of a workaround.... Continue Reading →
In the drawings environment it is possible to import a title block from another template file (note I said template, not drawing). So you're looking to update your title block, or to swap your title block for a newer one, the good news is that there is a really simple way to do this. You... Continue Reading →
I've been asked how to create a "Relative View" in Fusion 360 by users transitioning from SolidWorks. The good news, is that it's very simple in Fusion 360, simply use a "Named View", the video below explains exactly what you need to do, enjoy! https://youtu.be/N2pXkChd3NY
Breaking or restoring the alignment of projected or section views is effortless in Fusion 360. Simply hit the Shift key while dragging a view to break or restore alignment, it's that easy! Here's a quick video showing Alignment in action: https://youtu.be/SLePaq1HAF4
Clint Brown 
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