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• Create and edit 2D geometry.
• Create and edit 3D models with solids, surfaces, and mesh objects.
• Annotate drawings with text, dimensions, leaders, and tables.
• Customize the ribbon and tool palettes.
• Customize with add-on apps and APIs.
• Extract object data to tables.
• Attach and import data from PDF files.
• Share and use data from DGN files, Navisworks, and Bing Maps.
• Apply and monitor CAD standards.
• Access specialized toolsets for architecture, mechanical design, electrical design, and more.

• Create and edit 2D geometry.
• Annotate drawings with text, dimensions, leaders, and tables.
• Customize the ribbon and tool palettes.
• Attach and import data from PDF files.
• Share and use data from DGN files and Bing Maps.

• Single-user
• Multi-user (network)

• Single-user

• Access to the Autodesk App Store
• AutoCAD web app
• AutoCAD mobile app

• AutoCAD web app
• AutoCAD mobile app

2D drafting, drawings, and documentation

2D drafting, drawings, and documentation

• Create and edit 2D geometry.
• Annotate drawings with text, dimensions, leaders, and tables.
• Customize the ribbon and tool palettes.
• Attach and import data from PDF files. 
• Share and use data from DGN files and Bing Maps.

• Create and edit 2D geometry.
• Annotate drawings with text, dimensions, leaders, and tables.
• Attach and import data from PDF files.
• Customize the ribbon and tool palettes.

• Coverflow navigation.
• Multitouch gestures.
• Multiview split screen.
• Touch bar support

• Single-user

• Single-user

• AutoCAD web app
• AutoCAD mobile app

• AutoCAD web app
• AutoCAD mobile app

• Character and environment creation
• Animation
• Complex simulations
• Motion graphics

• Character and environment creation
• Animation

• 3D modeling and UV tools
• 3D animation and rigging
• Rendering
• Look development
• Dynamics and effects (such as grooming for hair and fur, fluid simulations, cloth simulations, and particle simulations)
• Pipeline and integration (such as MEL scripting, Python scripting, and custom plug-ins)
• Camera sequencer
• Data and scene management (such as node editor, file referencing, Alembic support, and scene assembly)

• 3D modeling and UV tools
• 3D animation and rigging
• Simplified MEL scripting

• Single-user
• Multi-user (networked) licenses available

• Single-user

• Stingray game engine

• 2D drafting, drawings, and documentation

• Designing and documenting building projects using BIM
• Generating 3D views
• Producing BIM deliverables

• Creating 3D parts
• Importing and exporting 3D CAD data
• Developing DWG™ drawings for fabrication

• Create and edit 2D geometry.
• Annotate drawings with text, dimensions, leaders, and tables.
• Customize the ribbon and tool palettes.
• Attach and import data from PDF files. 
• Share and use data from DGN files and Bing Maps.

• 3D modeling in BIM
• Design documentation
• Design file exchange with Revit software users

• 3D mechanical design
• Direct Edit functionality
• Free-form modeling
• DWG file format

• New AutoCAD web app
• AutoCAD mobile app

• A360 collaboration tool

• Making 3D parts and assemblies
• Building and analyzing complete mechanical systems
• Developing DWG™ drawings for fabrication and assembly

• Creating 3D parts
• Importing and exporting 3D CAD data
• Developing DWG™ drawings for fabrication

• 3D mechanical design
• Sheet metal design
• Electrical systems design
• Tube and pipe design
• Design documentation

• Finite element analysis
• Dynamic Simulation

• 3D mechanical design
• Direct Edit functionality
• Free-form modeling
• DWG file format

• Single-user

• Single-user

• Inventor Connected Design on A360

• A360 collaboration tool

• Basic viewing and editing of laser scan reality capture data.

• Automated registration, stitching, and cleanup of scans
• Create and edit photo-based 3D meshes
• Access to cloud-based photo-to-3D service

Import scans in various formats

Real Views (panoramic visualization)

Point cloud viewing, editing and cleaning

Automatic registration

Accuracy reports & survey control

Target-based registration refinement and registration rollback

Photorealistic data visualization

Alignment of laser point clouds with photo-based point clouds

Real View States

Video tool

Advanced measurement tools

Markup and Tagging

Search and Sync

Access to cleanup service (new with 3.0)

Access to scan-to-mesh service (new with 3.0)

Batch project creation from input files (new with 3.0)

Export in various formats (RCP/RCS, E57, PTS, PCG)

Import photos in any rectilinear format

Import GoPro images (Hero 3+ and Hero 4 Black Editions)

Support GPS tags in EXIFs to automatically scale and geolocate the scene

Import Ground Control Points in X, Y, Z, ECEF & LLA – WGS84 formats

Automatic photo-to-mesh in RCM, OBJ, FBX formats

Automatic photo-to-orthoview and depth map

Automatic photo-point cloud in RCP/RCS format

Web preview of the computed 3D mesh

Possibility to run multiple projects in parallel

Import Ground Control Points in various coordinate systems

Web preview of the computed 3D mesh and the 2.5D orthoview

Mesh editing, hole filling, and healing tools

Accuracy report

Measurement tools

Mesh comparison tool

Mesh decimation and texture baking tools

Export in various coordinate systems

Video creation tool

• Production-level products and advanced board designs
• Complex multilayer PCB layouts
• Multisheet and hierarchal schematics
• Building and managing library content (team)

• Product designs and basic electronics
• Multilayer PCB layouts
• Multisheet schematics
• Building and managing library content (individual)

• Hobbyist breadboarding and learning electronics
• Single- or double-sided layer PCB layouts
• Basic schematics
• Library content access

• 999 schematic sheets
• 16 signal or plane layers
• Unlimited board area

• 99 schematic sheets
• 4 signal or plane layers
• 160 cm2 (24.8 in2) board area

• 2 schematic sheets
• 2 signal or plane layers
• 80 cm2 (12.4 in2) board area

• 1-on-1 online support
• Access to all features and software releases

• 1-on-1 online support
• Access to all features and software releases

• Built for BIM
• For architecture, MEP, structural engineering, and construction
• Extended cloud functionality for rendering and analysis

• More cost-effective, streamlined BIM software
• For architects and designers

Subscription Services

Continuous updates
Fusion 360 updates continuously so that you can access to the latest technology at no extra cost.

Forum, email, and phone support
Support from the Fusion 360 team on the forums, direct email, and phone support services.

Flexible subscriptions with cloud credits options
Annual and monthly subscriptions are available, and include cloud credits with purchase.

Design

Sketching
Create and edit sketches with sketch constraints and dimensions. Turn sketches into 3D objects.

Parametric modeling
Create history-based features (i.e. extrude, revolve, loft, sweep) that update with design changes.

Sheet metal
Design sheet metal components using sheet metal rules. Document and manufacture flat patterns using 2D drawings and cutting strategies.

Freeform modeling
Create complex sub-divisional surfaces with T-Splines, and increase the density of T-Spline faces.

Direct modeling
Edit or repair imported geometry from non-native file formats.

Mesh modeling
Edit and repair imported scans or mesh models (i.e. STL, OBJ files).

Surface modeling
Create and edit complex parametric surfaces for repairing, patching, or designing geometry.

Assemblies
Design assemblies with a traditional bottom-up or top-down approach and analyze assembly motion.

PCB design integration
Design the PCB object directly in Fusion 360. Synchronize bi-directional changes from your electronics designs seamlessly with Autodesk EAGLE interoperability.

Documentation

2D manufacturing drawings
Document manufacturing specifications using integrated, associative drawings for parts and assemblies.

Animations
Communicate your designs with 3D exploded views and animations to show design assembly.

Renderings
Create photo-realistic images of your model, leveraging local or cloud computing.

Data Management & Collaboration

Version management
View or promote previous versions with automatic or manual version control.

Fusion Team
Get project and user-level administration for multi-user environments.

Live design reviews
View edits made to the design live within Fusion 360 and interact with the design in your browser.

Commenting & redlining
Capture and markup decisions made in the design process directly on the design.

Public or private design sharing
Share data with internal or external stakeholders using safe and secure public links.

Accessibility

Mac OSx & Windows
Fusion 360 is natively written for both Mac and PC. Use your preferred OS or both, at no extra cost.

Browser data access
Interact in the design process using your web browser.

Mobile viewing & management
Manage your design and project data from anywhere, on any mobile device, using iOS or Android.

Simulation

Cloud simulation
Setup and analyze multiple tests in the cloud using the cloud credits that come with your subscription.

Static stress & modal frequencies
Analyze your design under different conditions using various materials, loads and constraints.

Thermal & thermal stress
Understand thermal distributions and how they interact with physical forces.

Manufacturing

3D printing utility
Slice, build supports, and generate toolpaths for a variety of 3D printers.

Turning
Program CNC lathe machines with traditional toolpaths (i.e. facing, roughing, grooving, drilling, etc.)

Water jet, laser cutter, plasma cutter
Easily create efficient multi-axis toolpaths with advanced collision control for complex 3D designs.

2.5 & 3-Axis Machining
With HSM CAM included, quickly generate toolpaths, reduce machine wear, and create quality parts.

Advanced Simulation

Advanced analysis tools
Use bolt connectors, multiple load cases, and rigid elements in simulation tests or simplify designs by cloning, removing faces, and replacing with primitives.

Buckling
Predict unexpected failure modes for slender members under compression using cloud simulation.

Nonlinear stress
Analyze permanent deformations and nonlinear materials using cloud simulation.

Event simulation
Ensure your design will withstand impact using cloud simulation.

Shape optimization
Identify unnecessary regions in your design for light weighting using cloud simulation.

Advanced Manufacturing

Probing
Leverage on machine probes to locate work offsets.

3+2 machining (5-axis positional)
Reduce the setups required for your job by positioning the stock in different directions through a combination of A, B, or C axis motions.

4-axis machining
Rotate the part using the A axis of your machine to create toolpaths for 4 axis indexing or wrap toolpaths.

5-axis simultaneous machining
Set up 5-axis operations with tilting, swarf, and multi-axis contour.

Generative Design

Define project objectives
Identify your goals, constraints, material and manufacturing options to setup your design study.

Generate and explore designs
Simultaneously generate multiple process and performance-aware design options in the cloud.

Optimize designs and materials
Evaluate data for each design option to make decisions based on the various tradeoffs that are most critical to your needs.

Export CAD-ready files
Choose a generative design outcome to export using cloud credits, and import the CAD-ready geometries into Fusion 360.