Learn Autodesk Fusion (formerly 'Fusion 360') and start creating your own designs.
Below are all the courses and individual lessons included with your PDO Academy membership.
All Courses, Masterclass Tracks, All, Fusion for Woodworkers, Fusion Advanced
Learn how to master Fusion 360 for woodworking projects. Conceptualize your models before you cut materials. Create dynamic models, parts list, and photorealistic renderings. Iterate on designs before you make the first cut.
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This project-based course showcases Fusion 360’s ability to create parametric designs. Students will gain practical knowledge that can be applied to designing goods for different sizes and creating models that are adaptable to changing requirements.
All Courses, All, Fusion for Woodworkers
Learn Fusion 360 CAM to operate your hobbyist CNC milling machine. This course covers foundational CNC milling concepts and the necessary CAM toolpaths to cut 2D objects. Simulate your toolpaths to check everything before post-processing to your CNC.
All Courses, All, Fusion for Woodworkers, Fusion Intermediate
This project-based course showcases Fusion 360’s ability to create product animations and exploded views. Learn how to create product assemblies in Fusion 360 to communicate design functionality.
All Courses, All, Fusion for Beginners
Learn Fusion 360 core concepts to design parametric assemblies. We'll build a practice Tea Kettle, including discussing rendering your 3D modeling, sharing the files with others, and exporting for 3D printing.
All Courses, All, Fusion for 3D Printing
Fusion 360 is an intuitive 3D Modeling package where you can create your own unique designs for 3D Printing. By the end of this course, you'll know how to create your own Custom Cookie Cutter. Bake with them, sell them, or give them as gifts!
All Courses, All, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion for Beginners
Learn Fusion 360, without any prior experience, with this mini-course for absolute beginners! By the end of this course, you'll have created your very own 3D-printable one-hand book holder in Fusion 360.
All Courses, All, Fusion for Beginners
Learn Fusion 360 in 30 Days for Complete Beginners (2023 Edition) is a revised and updated edition of the most popular Fusion 360 course on the internet. Learn Fusion 360 core concepts and get started without any prior experience required.
All Courses, All, Fusion for Beginners
Learn Fusion 360 in 30 Days for Complete Beginners by building a common object each day. By the end of this course, you'll understand common Fusion 360 workflows, including solid, surface, t-splines, and the render workspace.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners
Learn how to upload and import external CAD files into Fusion 360, the Find Features command, Direct Modeling vs Parametric Modeling, and more tips on referencing imported models.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion Intermediate
Learn how to prepare models in Fusion 360 for 3D printing. Fusion 360's Manufacture workspace includes additive capabilities that can slice models for 3D printing, without the need to save the file as an STL. Set up your machine and export.
All Courses, All, Fusion T-Splines
This Introduction Fusion 360 T-Splines course will give you the foundational knowledge to start working with Fusion 360 T-splines. T-Splines are a type of free-form surface modeling available in Autodesk Fusion 360.
All Courses, All, Fusion for Sheet Metal
Learn how to use Fusion 360 for Sheet Metal design. This beginner-friendly course covers all the core workflows to working with Sheet Metal in Fusion 360, including Flanges, sheet metal rules, creating flat patterns, and exporting flat patterns.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion Intermediate
Learn how to design a custom 3D printable phone case in Autodesk Fusion 360. This individual lesson covers the core workflows to create a unique 3D printable phone case, including the use of Fusion 360's Volumetric Lattice feature.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion Mesh Workflows
Learn how to convert an STL mesh file into a 3D printable mold using Autodesk Fusion 360. Convert solid bodies to mesh files, perform cut operations, create registration pins, and more!
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Woodworkers, Fusion Intermediate
Creating a custom Machine Configuration in Fusion 360 will automate your workflow and help ensure your CAM Setup is correct every time. Learn how to set up a Machine Configuration for your Hobbyist CNC machine.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Woodworkers, Fusion Add-Ins
JoinerCAD is a Fusion 360 add-in that helps you quickly make furniture and related designs by automating common workflows. Learn how to leverage JoinerCAD to automate and speed up tedious workflows.
All Courses, All, Fusion for Woodworkers
This Learn Fusion 360 for Laser Cutting course will help you prepare your files by laying parts flat, project all contours into a single sketch, and looks at the various export options to get a DXF file from Fusion 360.
All Courses, All, Fusion for Beginners, Fusion for Sheet Metal
Learn Fusion 360 Sheet Metal tools to create sheet metal parts for laser cutting, plasma cutting, and sheet metal fabrication. This course includes an example Glove Box Holder project while covering the end-to-end process.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Woodworkers, Fusion Add-Ins
Looking to automate your parts and cutting list? Learn how to create woodworking instructions with Fusion 360 and the OpenBOM add-in. Learn how to quickly generate dimensions for cutting lists, how to create a 2D Drawing, and more.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion Mesh Workflows, Fusion Intermediate
Learn how to Insert, Repair, and Modify 3D scans in Fusion 360. Fusion 360 supports many Mesh workflows, including 3D scan files with a large number of mesh facets.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners
Use 3D Sketching to create Fusion 360 designs faster and with fewer features. This individual lesson covers introductory 3D sketching concepts, including example objects to practice 3D sketching.
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Learn how to export your Fusion 360 model to view it in Augmented Reality (AR). Augmented Reality can help you preview the scale, test design decisions, and communicate designs to others.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners
Fusion 360's Personal Use (Hobbyist) license restricts users to 10 active documents. Learn how to make documents editable and read-only, including what types of files count toward the 10 document limit.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion Intermediate
Learn how to locate locally cached Fusion 360 files. In this individual lesson, we'll look at saving Fusion 360 designs locally and where automatic and manually cached files are stored on your local hard disk.
All, Individual Lessons, Surface Modeling in Fusion, Fusion Advanced
Learn intermediate Surface Modeling concepts in Autodesk Fusion 360. In this lesson, students will surface model a Spoon while following best practices and core surface modeling techniques. Trim, Patch, and Loft surfaces to create complex objects.
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Full Round Fillets allow you to create Parametric Fillets by selecting a center face and two adjacent faces. The fillet will automatically create a round-over per the size of the selected face. That means the fillet will update if your model changes.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion Intermediate
Create Global Parameters in Fusion 360 and quickly update many individual design files and assemblies in a matter of seconds. This lesson covers how to use the Derive command in Fusion 360 to sync parameters throughout design files.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion Intermediate
Design a custom 3D printable maze puzzle box in Fusion 360. In this tutorial, we’ll use Fusion 360’s Emboss feature to wrap the maze sketch around a cylinder. We’ll discuss clearance and other Fusion 360 tricks when designing for 3D printing.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners
Learn how and why to fully define sketches in Fusion 360. This individual lesson covers design intent, sketch constraints, best practices, and includes a simple practice file to use while you follow along.
All Courses, All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing
Learn a variety of Fusion 360 tools and workflows while creating practical 3D printable objects. This course is non-sequential, meaning all projects cover the individual topics required to complete them.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing
3D Printable hinges that print in place are not as crazy as they may sound. I break it down to a few simple points that you'll need to consider when designing your hinges. I also discuss Fusion 360's latest update to the Chamfer command.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners
Learn how to Export a DXF from Fusion 360, using 4 core workflows. We'll discuss pros and cons to each as well as which ones work best from non-sheet metal components.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Woodworkers
Learn how to operate a Hobbyist-level CNC Router, including what you need to know before you get started. In this lesson, we'll cover CAD, CAM, G-Code, Controllers, and more.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing
Learn how to convert an Organic 3D Scan to usable T-splines in Autodesk Fusion 360. In this tutorial, we'll show how to reduce facet count, convert the mesh, and leverage the solid geometry for multipart assemblies.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners
Bodies and Components are two critical concepts in mastering Autodesk Fusion 360. In this mini-course, we'll take a look at the difference between Bodies and Components, Fusion 360 rules #1 and #2, and how to Create New Components in Fusion 360.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners
How to create Text on a path in Fusion 360. This individual lesson covers Fusion 360’s regular Text feature, which allows you to align text based on a text frame. The text frame can be snapped into the Sketch Grid or preexisting edges of 3D bodies.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion Mesh Workflows
Learn how to cut designs from existing STL mesh bodies with this fun surprise inside project. You'll utilize Fusion 360's Mesh tools to convert a solid body to a mesh body, followed by cutting it away from an existing file.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion Mesh Workflows
Import and Edit STL files in Fusion 360 on the free Personal Use license. Learn how to remove those mesh triangles (facets) using 3 core techniques. These Edit STL techniques range from beginner to advanced concepts.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion Mesh Workflows
Learn how to leverage 3D scan mesh data by building this quick prototype of a head pointer assistive device around the 3D scan. We’ll use Fusion 360’s ‘Mesh Section’ tool and more.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion Mesh Workflows
Learn how to Convert a Mesh file to a Solid Brep body in Fusion 360. This individual lesson covers the new Mesh tools released in July 2021, including the ability to convert using the Prismatic option.
All, Individual Lessons, Surface Modeling in Fusion, Fusion Intermediate
Learn how to create a 3D Printable Dodecahedron Dice in Fusion 360. This individual lesson covers surface modeling to solid techniques. By the end, you'll be able to create your own custom dice using Fusion 360.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing, Fusion Intermediate
Photogrammetry is the most accessible 3D scanning method to use with a smartphone as it simply requires any phone that can capture images. The accompanying software can leverage complex measuring algorithms to stitch the photographs together.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion Advanced
How to create min and max user parameters, round up to the nearest fraction, and create user parameters "on the fly" in Autodesk Fusion 360.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion Intermediate
Automata designs can now be fully animated in Autodesk Fusion 360 using the Tangent Relationship feature. The Tangent Relationship feature performs significantly better than Contact Sets. In this lesson, learn how to apply Tangent Relationships.
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Learn how to Copy and Paste Sketches and Components in Autodesk Fusion 360. Paste and Paste New will provide different results that are critical in managing your design and Fusion 360 Browser.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners
Learn the difference between Fusion 360's Move and Align commands, including when to use Joints to position Components. In this individual lesson, we cover core workflows and the pros and cons of using each feature.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners
Explore the Fusion 360 user interface to learn where all the design tools are located. Nine sections make up the Fusion 360 user interface.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners, Fusion Advanced
Learn how to assemble large assembly models that are imported into Fusion 360. Working with external CAD data can be challenging. In this lesson, you'll learn best practices and tips for structuring and working with assembly models.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing
Print-in-place 3D prints are super fun! Learn how to design a gyroscopic keychain in Autodesk Fusion 360, using only two commands! This design includes two user parameters that drive the thickness and clearance of the design.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing
Fusion 360 now supports native 3MF files, which have many advantages over STL files. Learn seven reasons why you should consider switching to 3MF files and ditch STL files for good!
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion Add-Ins
OpenBOM helps you create a more detailed bill of materials or parts list, all derived from your Fusion 360 model. OpenBOM is a third-party add-in that offers both a commercial and non-commercial license to Fusion 360 users.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for Beginners, Fusion Intermediate
This tutorial explains where to find a list of unconstrained sketch elements in Autodesk Fusion 360. Locating unconstrained elements in Fusion 360 can be very frustrating. Particularly, if your sketch objects all appear to have black line geometry.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion Add-Ins, Fusion Intermediate
The Fusion 360 MapBoards Pro Add-In can help you quickly create cut layouts and cut sheets. MapBoards Pro is a third-party add-in that works with Autodesk Fusion 360 and requires a one-time purchase of a license.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion Add-Ins
Use the Cadasio add-in for Fusion 360 to create 3D instructions, product assemblies, and advanced animations.
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Autodesk Fusion, formerly Fusion 360, offers a free Personal Use license for Hobbyists. Learn how to sign up for a free account, download Autodesk Fusion, and how to renew your license.
All, Individual Lessons, Surface Modeling in Fusion, Fusion Intermediate
Learn to surface model intermediate-level projects with a knife blade example. This lesson covers core surface modeling techniques as you make a realistic knife blade. A basic understanding of Fusion 360 solid modeling is recommended.
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Fused Filament Fabrication or “FFF,” also known as Fused Deposition Modeling or “FDM” is the process of taking a thermoplastic material that is pushed through a heated nozzle. Learn how 3D Printers work for absolute beginners.
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion for 3D Printing
7 tips to help make your structured light 3D scans a success. We'll discuss common settings, using reflective markers, and more!
All, Individual Lessons, Fusion Add-Ins
Learn how to order 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC parts directly from Fusion 360 with the Xometry add-in. This free Fusion 360 add-in is provided by Xometry.
Member Resources
Join the PDO Community to ask Autodesk Fusion (Fusion 360) questions, connect with others, share projects, and more!
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Learn Autodesk Fusion (formerly 'Fusion 360') faster with our Ultimate Checklist for Autodesk Fusion Beginners. An interactive PDF to jump-start your learning journey.
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Download our Autodesk Fusion (Fusion 360) Hotkey Sheet, which is an Interactive PDF. Learn each Fusion hotkey and shortcut combination, sorted by workspaces.
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All PDO Academy members can receive a discount on a Commercial license for Autodesk Fusion (Fusion 360). This offer is valid one-time only and may not be redeemed by those already on a Commercial license. The discount amount varies per time of year.
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Learn Shapr3D in 10 days for beginners with a new core topic each day, while reinforcing concepts in previous lessons. You’ll gain the confidence and ability to start creating your own designs for 3D printing, woodworking, and more!
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This Shapr3D for Direct Modeling Course is for intermediate Shapr3D users. We recommend starting with our Learn Sharp3D in 10 Days course if you're brand new to Shapr3D, including having no prior Shapr3D experience.
