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Fusion 360 Installation

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Common Configurations

Come back here after you have Fusion 360 installed. These are some configuration settings you can think about based on your objectives and personal preferences.

  • Click your name in the top right and select Preferences.
  • General
    • Default Modeling Orientation. The default is Y Up but you may find that Z Up is more natural for you.
  • Default Units for Design
    • Default is mm (millimeters). You can change that to inches or feet if you dont want to work with metric dimensions.

Mac and Windows

  1. [1] Create an account at Autodesk
  2. Download Free Trial. Complete the form.
  3. Follow on-screen instructions to install the application. For Mac, you have to Right-Click and Open to get the installer to open.
#Follow the steps in this link to activate Fusion 360