1.
Brian Ekins and Patrick Rainsberry
10 Great Fusion 360 Apps

2.
Fusion 360 Client API Philosophy
• Single API
• Exposed through multiple languages
• Provide support for basic scripting
• Provide support for complex commands
• Supported on both Windows and Mac

3.
Stool Design
https://github.com/brianekins/StoolDesign

4.
Stool Design
Provides commands for designing stool top and
generates g-code to cut the design.
Features:
• Commands with dynamic preview
• Draws randomly created sketches
• Generates g-Code from sketches
• Submits g-Code using FabMo

5.
Creating g-Code for Lines
 Iterate through sketch lines
 Determine if current line connects
to the next line
 Cut to next point
 Retract and move to next set of
lines and begin cutting again
 Retract

6.
Creating g-Code for Curves
 Convert curve to points.
 Write path for points.
 Retract

7.
Submitting g-Code
 Uses FabMo component to find
tool and submit the job.

8.
Dado and Rabbet Joints
https://github.com/brianekins/Dado-Rabbet

9.
Dado and Rabbet Joints
Custom feature creation
Features:
• Get input from the user
• Controlled selections
• Create a constrained sketch
• Create an extrusion
• Group in timeline

10.
Cork all Holes
https://github.com/brianekins/FusionHackathonSamples

11.
Cork All Holes
Finds all holes and corks them.
Features:
• Find all “holes” using B-Rep
(topology and geometry).
• Create a cork component for
each size hole found.
• Inserts a cork and connect it
using a joint.

12.
Find all “Holes”
• Find circular edges that
are the intersection of a
cylinder and plane.
• Edge is part of an inner
loop.
• Normals of face point
towards the cylinder axis.

13.
Mesh Intersect
https://github.com/brianekins/MeshIntersect

14.
Mesh Intersect
Creates a sketch that represents
the intersection of a mesh body.
Features:
• Control plane selection in various ways
• Simplified preview
• Gets triangle mesh from Fusion
• Uses its own math for calculating intersections
• Creates sketch and intersection lines

15.
Custom Matrix and Vector Math
• Custom math classes to
avoid the overhead of API
calls.

16.
Butter Melt and Fly Through
https://github.com/brianekins/FlyThrough
http://blogs.autodesk.com/modthemachine

17.
Butter Melt
Modifies a series of parameters and captures
the screen.
Features:
• Parameter edit
• Screen Capture

18.
Fly Through
Repositions the camera based on curves.
Features:
• Curve query
• Camera edit
• Remembers
settings