Autodesk Factory Powered by Fusion

BLOG

Factory by Fusion 360

During Autodesk University, attendees were able to work on a project from start to finish, and following the theme of #MakeAnything, they were able to actually assemble and take home their completed project in the Autodesk Factory powered by Fusion. The project selected for this year was a portable speaker.

The Product Innovation Platform program was a single day class that covered the different aspects of designing then making the portable speaker. Classes covered this day include:

  • Designing and soldering the electronic PCB board using Eagle software.
  • Transferring the PCB into Fusion 360 for part of the design and assembly modeling.
  • Using t-splines in Fusion 360 to design the enclosure with smooth surfaces.
  • Creating drawings of the completed components.
  • Rendering the completed projects.
  • Create CNC CAM cutterpaths to mill the wood enclosure.

Not only were participants designing all the components of the speaker enclosure, but the actual components were being made in the Autodesk University 2017 exhibition hall in the Autodesk Factory powered by Fusion. Two CNC machines in the factory was milling the wood enclosures, a Haas lathe was turning the control knobs, a laser cutter was creating face plates, 3d Printers were printing PCB enclosures, PCB boards were being created on a special machine, and a water jet made the tool necessary to assemble the speaker.

As participants worked through the factory and assembly process, their progress was tracked and displayed by Fusion Lifecycle.

Watch the video below to see the Factory in motion.

With a program of complete design through manufacturing and assembly, it’s not surprising that one participant said it was his favorite thing after attending four Autodesk Universities.

We would like to thank our sponsors that assisted in the Autodesk Factory powered by Fusion. Without their help, this program would not have been as complete as it was.

Autodesk Factory Powered by Fusion sponsors

Special thanks to our Factory Sponsors

For more information, visit the Autodesk Fusion 360 page.

Some additional images of the program from #AU2017 are below.

Ready to MAKE?
Ready to MAKE?
______
icon-svg-close-thick

Cookie preferences

Your privacy is important to us and so is an optimal experience. To help us customize information and build applications, we collect data about your use of this site.

May we collect and use your data?

Learn more about the Third Party Services we use and our Privacy Statement.

Strictly necessary – required for our site to work and to provide services to you

These cookies allow us to record your preferences or login information, respond to your requests or fulfill items in your shopping cart.

Improve your experience – allows us to show you what is relevant to you

These cookies enable us to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we use to deliver information and experiences tailored to you. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not be available for you.

Customize your advertising – permits us to offer targeted advertising to you

These cookies collect data about you based on your activities and interests in order to show you relevant ads and to track effectiveness. By collecting this data, the ads you see will be more tailored to your interests. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

icon-svg-close-thick

THIRD PARTY SERVICES

Learn more about the Third-Party Services we use in each category, and how we use the data we collect from you online.

icon-svg-hide-thick

icon-svg-show-thick

Strictly necessary – required for our site to work and to provide services to you

Qualtrics
W
Akamai mPulse
W
Digital River
W
Dynatrace
W
Khoros
W
Launch Darkly
W
New Relic
W
Salesforce Live Agent
W
Wistia
W
Tealium
W
Upsellit
W
CJ Affiliates
W
Commission Factory
W
Google Analytics (Strictly Necessary)
W
Typepad Stats
W
Geo Targetly
W
SpeedCurve
W
Qualified
#

icon-svg-hide-thick

icon-svg-show-thick

Improve your experience – allows us to show you what is relevant to you

Google Optimize
W
ClickTale
W
OneSignal
W
Optimizely
W
Amplitude
W
Snowplow
W
UserVoice
W
Clearbit
#
YouTube
#

icon-svg-hide-thick

icon-svg-show-thick

Customize your advertising – permits us to offer targeted advertising to you

Adobe Analytics
W
Google Analytics (Web Analytics)
W
AdWords
W
Marketo
W
Doubleclick
W
HubSpot
W
Twitter
W
Facebook
W
LinkedIn
W
Yahoo! Japan
W
Naver
W
Quantcast
W
Call Tracking
W
Wunderkind
W
ADC Media
W
AgrantSEM
W
Bidtellect
W
Bing
W
G2Crowd
W
NMPI Display
W
VK
W
Adobe Target
W
Google Analytics (Advertising)
W
Trendkite
W
Hotjar
W
6 Sense
W
Terminus
W
StackAdapt
W
The Trade Desk
W
RollWorks
W

Are you sure you want a less customized experience?

We can access your data only if you select "yes" for the categories on the previous screen. This lets us tailor our marketing so that it's more relevant for you. You can change your settings at any time by visiting our privacy statement

Your experience. Your choice.

We care about your privacy. The data we collect helps us understand how you use our products, what information you might be interested in, and what we can improve to make your engagement with Autodesk more rewarding.

May we collect and use your data to tailor your experience?

Explore the benefits of a customized experience by managing your privacy settings for this site or visit our Privacy Statement to learn more about your options.