Simulation has its own tab, similar to the other components in Fusion 360. Integrated Simulationįusion 360 Ultimate now includes Linear Static and Modal Analyses. Now, on to the important stuff, the recent update. While Simulation is currently limited to static stress and natural frequencies, the team has been willing to state that they are working to provide transient and non-linear capabilities along with cloud solving. The promotion locks the price permanently. Non-solid modeling teams get their own capability to create and import any 3D model they desire into most any professional CAD software, as the need may arise, for only $300 per year.Solid modeling teams can get Simulation and FEA (including support) for $300 per year.The reality is this:Īutodesk keeps extending the Fusion 360 Ultimate promotion, which gives users the opportunity to purchase the entire package for only $300 USD annually. How does this affect me? Since most readers here will already have Autodesk software of some form, you might wonder how all this benefits you and your team. For a list of some of those plans, check out D&M’s Fusion 360 Ultimate promotion article. The Fusion 360 team has impressed me by first being open to their plans, and secondly, actually trying to complete them.

When things go awry, they employ the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” strategy, and simply move on without regard for their prior statements. Sometimes companies make statements about exciting plans for their product to be competitive and drive user adoption. More importantly, Autodesk seems to be trying to complete the list and move forward. In fact, when you review what Autodesk stated that it would do, while behind a tad bit, they have completed most items on the list. Sheet Metal – and that is the last item missing in the Ultimate roadmap. Fair enough.įigure 1: 1st Principle stress contour plot Fusion 360 Ultimateįusion 360 Ultimate is a collection of CAD-related tools that are completely integrated into the Fusion 360 environment. Users that bought in early have felt a bit beguiled as they have paid for something that they did not receive however, it is back and the company just offered early subscribers another year for free. This was not a surprise as the company had, as far back as November 2014, stated that they would do so and offer it for a price increase as Fusion 360 Ultimate. In September 2015, Autodesk finally brought back Simulation to its 360 platform by adding it directly to Fusion 360.

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