Fusion 360 - File Save, Upload/Download Files (Beginner) -Your Comments & Questions -

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[@mchagnon7]

Fusion 360 is such a good software, you have to watch multiple online tutorials just to find the save files...

[@RodanChi]

"Files taking up too much space", "saving files inside of the auto desk application is better", your kidding me right? Autodesk (by design) is putting you in a position that makes it difficult for you to migrate to a competitors product. Autodesk is holding your work hostage. Fusion 360 is an amazing product but be mindful of this "Feature".

[@NeilHooperJ2H]

Just started with Fusion 360 and this was really helpful.

[@mits1990]

I made a project and invited people to this folder and thought it was possible for them to modify the cad files. How do i make the directory visible at my colleague's computer inside fusion 360? Or is this a teams specific function?

[@johnfehn4656]

If I have a set of gear teeth, is there a way to mirror the gear, and reverse the gear teeth on one of the gears, so both parts fit each other?

[@snapdap9574]

Lars, you are awesome!!!! Saved me from going nuts, thought my stuff was gone till you showed me the way in this video!

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear Snap Dap .Thank you for watching the videos

[@csufjeff]

Awesome as always... Cheers Jeff

[@thomasowino5927]

When you save the same project a couple of times, why does is save as versions i.e v1, v2 v3....? Should I delete the previous versions?

[@spikekent]

Great video as always Lars. I have a question for you: My cache is currently set to 60 days, but files and projects that are a lot older, are still showing in the data panel and they open without any issues at all. Is it that the older (than 60 days) files are being re-downloaded from the cloud to my local cache. I'm just wondering if, after the 60 days, I will still have access to all my files (however old they are) directly within Fusion 360? Hope this makes sense

[@darrylcatay2295]

Thank you Lars . This cleared up a lot of questions !

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear Darryl Catay .Thank you for watching the videos

[@MinwatexRev]

My model display is shaded with edges but when I share the file it is displayed as shaded with no edges visible. How can this be changed??

[@matiaslianhammervold1329]

This helps alot, thanks!

[@Thomas-ts2gl]

I found FUSION 360 and could NOT figure it out. Then I found your videos, you're a great teacher! THANK YOU! Designed a nine piece project, then went back to your videos and found out how to draw each component with dimensions. THANK YOU AGAIN!! So the question is, can I group it all together so I can share it all with just one link and if so how?

[@jammyhires4598]

This was so helpful. Thank you.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@divyachauhan8663]

Thank you! It was a great help.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@asztapaszta9]

Bah, the traditional saving method should be included too, I don't want to live my life in the cloud (plus this menu system is just confusing). I know this is not your fault, please forward my frustration to the developers. Thank you for the video.

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi asztapaszta9 Thank you for watching!

[@jeanjulien6535]

This video help me a lot ! thanks !

[@jasonburbank2047]

If cloud functionality were for the benefit of the user, it would be an option. The fact that it's mandatory makes it clear that this is for the benefit of Autodesk.

[@cadcamstuff]

There is the option to turn off syncing to the cloud within Fusion. There are also a program called Autodesk Inventor. It only runs local.

[@jasonburbank2047]

@@cadcamstuff How do I turn off cloud syncing? I can't find the option and Autodesk says on their website that this is not possible. knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Can-cloud-storage-in-Fusion-360-be-disabled-in-favor-of-a-local-on-premise-server.html It looks like Inventor is going for around $2000. Fusion360 is free to home users for 12 months. (Not exactly apples to apples.) What happens after 12 months? Who knows?

[@elliottdiedrich2123]

@@jasonburbank2047 What happens after 12 months? All of your work that you have done for the past year disappears and is held hostage; you won't get it back unless you pay the ransom fees that they demand.

[@johnobrien8718]

Lars, When I save a .stl file and build it out I am not getting the threads on my parts. What am I doing wrong? Thank you, John

[@TheP4U111]

Amazing help!

[@cadcamstuff]

That is awesome to hear Paul Kaczmarczyk .Thank you for watching the videos

[@Lagartija219]

Hi Lars Hummmm something weird at my end. My File menu list is not like yours. I'm working off an iMac and I DO NOT have the "New Design From file" option within he File menu. How can this be? Thanks Lars... you are of great help to the F360 community

[@flavianojose8423]

how do i save or share multiple design from one project file into one f3d .exe file?

[@photelegy]

How to import .glTF or .glb files from 3D-scans?

[@grappler185]

You explained how we could limit the time a file is stored locally. Is there a way to limit how long it stays in the cloud. Can we prevent our files from going to the cloud at all?

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi grappler185 Thank you for watching! You can. If you go offline and clear your cache. But, the software is really not meant not to be connected to the cloud. Inventor would be an Autodesk product that would be really good at that. Hope this is useful. Best, Lars

[@newalla344]

Thank you very much for your help.

[@cadcamstuff]

You are so very welcome :-) Thank you for watching!

[@gazaga222]

Hi Lars Absolutely Love your videos and cover almost everything a newbie needs to know "Thanks. I'm starting from the beginning here, so excuse me if i'm going over old info but looking at #LarsLive 24 you state in the File drop down menu you have "New Design from File" I'm using Fusion 360 on a startup licence and this is not and option. I do have the option of "New Drawing From File" is this just a play on words or is it something completely different?

[@flavianojose8423]

imaging i want to share one link whereby inside that one .exe file has more than 3 design and not just one, and the same applies if you want to save it on you local file as f3d

[@craigrogers4258]

Good Morning Lars I am trying to import a drawing into fusion 360 that I use to make face sheilds for doctors and nurses . I have been making these with my 3D printer and they look great except it takes 2.5 hours to make 1 I can make 1 per minute with a cnc. Please help and thanks for all your great vidio's

[@173roberto]

Hello Chris, I'm moving from SW and I want to program G code. I have 4 parts to make from the same piece of material and I have the modeled the raw material also, now the question is how do I position the machined bodies with respect to the raw material faces?, let say at 0.02" measured at the sides of the raw material. If you ever used Solidoworks, the mate called DISTANCE is what I'm trying to find in FUSION. That mate allows me to position planar faces at an especific distance each other.

[@patrickmonkman8151]

so how would I create different versions / duplications from the same file???

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Patrick Monkman Thank you for watching! You can go to the file dropdown and do a Save As...

[@patrickmonkman8151]

Lars Christensen cheers for the fast response

[@superbadmofo1]

Lars Dude thanx alot I like ur vids very much and I subscride to support ur channel....Only thing I think is that wen ur talking 2 da camera, I'm seeing U a bit out of focused...I first thought it was me but then I chekt out some of ur other vids and I saw the same thing ur slightly out of focused,,,ur LIGHTING & AUDIO are good...just the image quality needs work....Please forgive my intrusion dont mean to come accross as a nit picker,,,,,

[@SeattleRingHunter]

Fist 3:38 minutes are BS! jump cut to the start of the discussion at time stamp 😃

[@wanderwithpiyush]

what is that v1 or v2 written below every file?

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Piyush Kothavade Thank you for watching! Great question! Check out around the 12 minute mark of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5OrfoCvf8yXedE Best, Lars

[@turtletoes7499]

i cant even save my files or anything or simply export as stl. i dont understand why. none of the buttons work.

[@cadcamstuff]

That is not good. Post here and you will have some smart people looking at it forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-support/bd-p/962

[@wyattkoppy4000]

where do i find the files that save locally ?

[@cadcamstuff]

Take a look here kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZnNZ5RqipKhqrM

[@paulbrown6651]

Where does it save on your computer?

[@cadcamstuff]

Check this video out. I think it is the best I got. You can also use the export function if you want a file extension kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZnNZ5RqipKhqrM

[@mikerogers3821]

How can I print my drawings.

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Mike Rogers Thank you for watching! If you are talking about your 3D models, you can hit the file dropdown and select capture image and then print that. If you are in the 2D environment, you can hit the file dropdown and select print. Hope this is useful. BEst, Lars

[@DaleBurks]

for people that want to know about uploads, it's at the 20th minute

[@cadcamstuff]

Thank you

[@schnecks2180]

I´d be interested how long the AI needs to train with all of that data. ---- I mean until Skynet awakens and designs the first killer robot. (Ohh, so that´s why the Terminator has an Austrian accent. Oh ,god I am so sorry..... :-) )

[@imfbrad]

sc here

[@islamibrahim9849]

I don't need all this I just need to save the file I draw in my PC easy and simple but idk how until now please help !!

[@alonyouval3452]

I have the same problem. Did you alredy solve yours?

[@marklowe7431]

It's simple. It's hard not to spill a big rant but it's so typical of vendors pushing the whole cloud b/s these days. Why lock this down? Maybe the user doesn't want or need version control. Autodesk "forcing" saves to their storage is very shifty indeed. Deal breaker for me. Off to find another app from a choice of many. Sad because this looked like a good option and Lars your tutorials are exceptionally good.

[@cadcamstuff]

Hi Mark Lowe Thank you for watching! Here is another great option: www.autodesk.com/products/inventor/overview

[@marklowe7431]

Thanks Lars. I'm all for the sharing library and collaboration with others. It has it's obvious benefits for all. Autodesk just don't need to lock out local save to maintain cloud integration. It sends a signal that they use force to steer market rather than leading by demonstrating its merit.

[@voiceforjusticeandproporti5543]

@@marklowe7431 Lars, thanks for the tutorial and the time ... ... Unfortunately, I agree with Mark. Its really seems like a coercive tactic by Autodesk to force users to put their work onto the cloud and make it incredibly cumbersome to save locally at a location of your choosing. Mark, I recommend you donate to the Linux Development projects. FreeCad www.freecadweb.org/ is working hard to develop an open source and free solution to CAD/CAM on linux. Its still very much unpolished and in development (for obvious reasons related to funding). But recently they have released tools for toolpath/CAM control. I'm donating to them - I'm slowly switching my work flow completely to Linux and open-source tools. But they need all the support they can get: www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Donate

[@marklowe7431]

@@voiceforjusticeandproporti5543 Funny you should say that. I'm now using freecad. I'm also a long term user of Eagle and with Autodesk now owning that too, its future looks dim. It already requires online login and i'm assuming they will cloud mandate its usage at the cost of the customer. I renewed my license for Eagle about two weeks ago. Logged a support ticket to find out where it is and still no response. I've since swapped to KiCad which is open source as well. It's also very good. Short term pain learning it but it's less pain than dealing with cloud crazy vendors. Only losing clients will make these vendors realize cloud is not always appropriate. Their initiative to host user community and share is a great one. Forcing it isn't imo. I'd be very happy to pay a sensible license fee for both and be able to save local. Their call, but their loss. The irony is open source software is not only amazing, I pay them a donation each year anyway. They deserve it. Opensource 2, Autocad 0

[@voiceforjusticeandproporti5543]

@@marklowe7431 I hear you there. I also used to be an avid user of eagle! ... I've switched away from it and I'm now using Kicad as well! This cloud business really is frustrating. Autodesk .. guys really - you are producing some great software. But this cloud business .... I second Mark on this don't force users.

[@denismoran670]

confusing? It doesn't upload files!!! They are stuck, says the autohelp - the suggestion is to redesign your computer, make your own camera, order some 35mm film and get Elon to drop it off from one of his rockets! Thesolution is to grab a pencil, ruler, and cartridge paper, and design the damn thing yourself! These programmes are all the same, 'all fur coat and no knickers'!

[@VacancyJB]

30min minute of talking about saving, i'm skip.

[@cadcamstuff]

I don’t blame you 😊I get long winded

[@warunkanyindee6457]

You are a great teacher but you talk a lot Balabala please make it simple and come to the point its so exhausted....

[@gman561]

Dude stick to your work only u did no explanation of your title