Join us for a dynamic Autodesk University session focusing on the strategic role of configurations in consumer product design through Autodesk Fusion 360. We'll discuss how to use this powerful feature to create highly customizable, efficient, and innovative products that appeal to diverse consumer needs. The session will highlight practical examples and best practices, equipping you with the knowledge to integrate configurations effectively in your design process to enhance product performance and market appeal.

Discover how Autodesk Fusion and Vizcom radically shorten conceptual design cycles for consumer products by pairing the Fusion parametric engineering and lifecycle controls with Vizcom's real-time photoreal visualization and AI-driven variant generation. Learn how rapid ideation, material/finish sweeps, and perceptual testing produce validated visual states that automatically feed CAM snapshots, BOM and version updates, and manufacturability acceptance gates, preserving traceability and minimizing rework. The talk will include demos, concrete integration patterns, and data-contract best practices for the Fusion-Vizcom workflow. We'll also cover a one-click pilot activation that turns validated concepts into prioritized production pilots with measurable POC outcomes.

Discover how Autodesk Fusion and Vizcom radically shorten conceptual design cycles for consumer products by pairing the Fusion parametric engineering and lifecycle controls with Vizcom's real-time photoreal visualization and AI-driven variant generation. Learn how rapid ideation, material/finish sweeps, and perceptual testing produce validated visual states that automatically feed CAM snapshots, BOM and version updates, and manufacturability acceptance gates, preserving traceability and minimizing rework. The talk will include demos, concrete integration patterns, and data-contract best practices for the Fusion-Vizcom workflow. We'll also cover a one-click pilot activation that turns validated concepts into prioritized production pilots with measurable POC outcomes.

This class demonstrates the use of Fusion 360 software as a service throughout various stages of product design, while taking advantage of the software's intuitive approach and versatile modeling modes. The class combines quick demos and project examples in areas such as consumer products, sports equipment, and packaging. Attendees discover how Fusion 360 makes it easy to turn early concepts into final designs as part of the Autodesk® Product Design Suite. The class also highlights the exciting opportunities that Fusion 360 provides for cloud-based collaboration, thanks to the Autodesk® 360 cloud services hub.

Autodesk Fusion software is one of the most powerful design and engineering tools available. It enables industrial designers, mechanical engineers, and product design engineers to design, analyze, and even manufacture ideas quickly and easily. Because of this, the Fusion userbase is growing faster than ever. Thankfully, there are plenty of learning resources to help those new users get started. However, it can be challenging to find advanced content that shows users how to "level up" from an intermediate or even an advanced level. In this technical session, you'll learn the most-effective techniques to take your product design and engineering skills to the next level and beyond. You'll learn how to get the most out of Fusion so you can design the best products possible and get them to market before the competition. If you're interested in becoming a Fusion design and engineering expert, or you simply want to make consumer product design less time-consuming, this class is for you!

Decathlon—the European sporting goods retailer and the most preferred brand in France—looks to the future of design through the lens of generative design and sustainability. Charles Cambianica, advanced design co-leader at Decathlon, presented two years ago on how generative design was helping Decathlon reimagine the bike of the future. Today, his team continues to promote the use of generative design to create new ways of making new products. To help optimize the process, Charles’s project teams decided to use computational design as an exploratory tool. Decathlon wanted to explore how it could use generative design starting in the design phase to shrink the carbon footprint of the thousands of products it manufactures each year.

Get started with the brand new Assembly Constraints experience in Autodesk Fusion. This short and snappy session will teach you how to set up and use constraints to assemble components efficiently. You'll learn the key methods for creating constraint connections between components to speed up your assembly workflows. We'll cover real-world examples from industries like consumer products, highlighting the versatility and power of Fusion Constraints in different contexts. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, this class will equip you with the essential skills needed to master Fusion Constraints. Don't miss out on the chance to learn how to use this brand new Fusion feature in your workflows.

How to apply VRED for best in class CGI production for consumer products and beyond

The consumer product industry is more competitive than ever before. In order to maintain an edge over the competition, it’s important to differentiate your product from the pack. Autodesk Fusion 360 software is leading the industry with advanced tools to help you design lighter and more complex products with ease. In this class, you'll learn how to best use two tools from Autodesk Fusion 360 Product Design Extension. First, you’ll learn how to apply a volumetric lattice to your parts (to lightweight them and create visually distinct geometry). Next, to provide grip and/or a visual interest, you’ll learn how to apply 3D-printable patterns and textures to your part’s surface. If you design consumer products and are interested in taking your products to the next level, this class is for you.

Product development is plagued with government regulation. If a product is intended to improve the quality of lives, or at least do no harm, then its market is probably regulated by dozens to hundreds of government organizations. We see this pattern play out in markets for medical devices, industrial equipment, vehicles, food, consumer products, and anything that might be touched by children. Product data management is a key enabler of efficient development processes, in general. This session will illustrate the challenges that have been addressed at Ascensia, a worldwide market-leading innovator in diabetes care. In the midst of organizational changes, Ascensia has deployed Fusion Lifecycle software to manage its product changes among a dizzying array of regulations and market expectations. This session will tell the story of the decisions, setbacks, and successes along the firm’s journey. Anyone concerned with managing external market requirements will appreciate this discussion.

This session will demonstrate how the recently introduced Autodesk Fusion AI Assistant enhances product development. AI Assistant accelerates early-stage design exploration, development, and fabrication by translating text into CAD, automating workflows, and accelerating implementation. Case studies of consumer products will illustrate how AI Assistant improves efficiency, when traditional methods are more effective, and how to best combine both. The session will cover prompt engineering techniques that improve output quality. By adopting these workflows, teams can reduce repetitive tasks, improve iteration speed, and focus human expertise on higher-value design decisions, ultimately achieving faster, more informed results.

Electronics can be difficult to design due to the reliance on various assembly components. Add to that the occasional need to swap between various software applications when designing specific components, such as the PCB, it can become difficult to get everything sync’d up and a more wholistic picture of the design. This class will showcase how a part designer can use Fusion 360 for everything from part design, PCB design, and even manufacturability.

This session will demonstrate how the recently introduced Autodesk Fusion AI Assistant enhances product development. AI Assistant accelerates early-stage design exploration, development, and fabrication by translating text into CAD, automating workflows, and accelerating implementation. Case studies of consumer products will illustrate how AI Assistant improves efficiency, when traditional methods are more effective, and how to best combine both. The session will cover prompt engineering techniques that improve output quality. By adopting these workflows, teams can reduce repetitive tasks, improve iteration speed, and focus human expertise on higher-value design decisions, ultimately achieving faster, more informed results.

This class will uncover the expanding capabilities of the Autodesk Fusion Electronics workspace Signal Integrity Extension, tailored for the modern demands of rapid design in connected consumer products. We'll focus on the groundbreaking partnership between Autodesk and Ansys, which is revolutionizing printed circuit board (PCB) simulation processes. Participants will learn how this collaboration enhances simulation precision and speed, enabling engineers to accelerate product development and market entry while conserving resources. Discover practical strategies and tools that you can integrate into your workflows to optimize design efficiency and effectiveness. This class is ideal for professionals seeking to use innovative PCB design complemented with simulation technologies to stay ahead in a competitive market.

This hands-on lab will introduce the Fusion 360 3D CAD design app as a design tool for designers and engineers of all skill levels. We will focus on the basic functional areas of the Fusion 360 app and lead the attendees through the modeling of a simple consumer product. We will cover T-Spline form creation, basic solid modeling and assembly, and materials and rendering.

Inventor 2015 software offers a new modeling approach that gives users more alternatives, flexibility, and freedom to design models with smooth and flowing shapes commonly found in consumer products. Attend this class and learn how to start using this new modeling technique to create very complex and stylized designs. Learn how to select the suitable technique for your design, choosing between conventional and free-form modeling methods. You will also learn how to combine both modeling techniques when needed.

The emergence of consumer-level 3D printers and their use for fabrication of practical objects (instead of prototypes) makes it important to understand their design rules and the physical properties of their output. In this class, we spend some time understanding exactly how these printers work, with a particular emphasis on how a 3D design intent is translated into actual toolpaths. Based on this understanding, you will be able to understand how to manage particular issues that affect printability and strength of parts, such as overhangs, bridges, wall thickness, filament orientation, and more. The class is illustrated with extensive example projects that are in active use in the 3D printing community. Design solutions to 3D printing issues are presented across a range of Autodesk® software, with a strong focus on consumer-level applications.

You can see plastic injection-molded parts everywhere. From the consumer products and children's toys in our homes all the way through to the interiors of the cars we drive. With the addition of injection-molding simulation tools and Product Design Extension in Autodesk Fusion 360, there’s the opportunity to take the design of injection-molded components all the way from concept through to design, manufacturing validation and tooling manufacture all without ever leaving Autodesk Fusion 360. So that's what we'll do! We'll follow the whole process from start to finish. We'll look at designing a part, designing the mold, validating the mold, cutting chips on a computer numerical control (CNC) machine to make the mold, and producing the part.

Whether it's being used in rapid prototyping and consumer products or small-run manufacturing, 3D printing has become an important part of the workflows of many hobbyists, artists, engineers, and fabrication companies. This course will look at the landscape of the 3D printing industry in order to break through the hype that surrounds it. You will discover how 3D printing is being used in the real world for both personal and professional uses. From creating art to engineering prototypes, this course will also explore the expanding use of 3D printers and their place in an enhanced design workflow. The course discusses the current state and future implications of 3D printing in the real world.

Modern consumer products and industrial machines are made up of hundreds or thousands of components to form large assemblies. These components could be machined, 3D printed, molded, electrical, electronic, or off-the-shelf items using various manufacturing and design processes. Effectively managing these assemblies can be a real challenge for companies with multidisciplinary teams that simultaneously contribute to the project from all Autodesk Fusion 360 workspaces. This technical instruction will provide attendees with techniques and methods to improve their development processes when creating large assemblies. Such methods will include: simplifying into subassemblies, using top-down or bottom-up modeling where appropriate, using the manage extension for data traceability, and simplifying geometry with configurations to reduce the load on the PC. You will learn new and improved ways to optimize your product development and collaborative processes.