Autodesk Fusion

Autodesk Fusion (360) is available for installation on supported domain machines.

Autodesk Account Required

An Autodesk account is required in order to use Autodesk Fusion.  When you launch Fusion, enter your Purdue email address and you will be prompted for your Purdue career account, password, and 2-factor authentication.  If you do not have an Autodesk account, one will automatically be created for you.  Any issues you may have with your Autodesk account need to be addressed directly with Autodesk, such as if Fusion is reporting that your trial has expired.  Purdue IT staff do not have access to make changes to your Autodesk account.

Online Version

An online version of Fusion is available at the following web address.

https://fusion.online.autodesk.com

Questions and answers about this service are available here.

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Can-Fusion-360-run-on-a-Chromebook.html

Updates and File Compatibility

Last update released - 03/25/2026

Next update to be released on or after - 05/15/2026

Autodesk releases periodic updates for Fusion.  These are not currently installed automatically in our environment, but may in the near future.  Minor updates are released a few times a week and major updates every 6-8 weeks.  Typically, the major updates modify the file format for Fusion models.  A file is modified on a system with a newer version of Fusion may not open on a system with an older version.

If you have our packaged version of Fusion installed, there should be a shortcut in the start menu labeled "Fusion 360 -Check for Updates".  Clicking this will check what version of Fusion your computer has installed and what update we have made available to our systems.

Personally-Owned Systems

Fusion can be downloaded to personally-owned systems from the following link.  By using this installer, updates are not automatically installed which should prevent file compatibility issues when using Fusion in the university computer labs.

https://dl.appstreaming.autodesk.com/production/installers/Fusion%20Admin%20Install.exe

The commercial installer for Fusion is available at the following webpage.  Fusion will automatically update itself as updates become available.  For this reason, we recommend using the admin install instead.

https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/featured