Autodesk Fusion 360

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

 Autodesk Account Required

An Autodesk account is required in order to use Fusion 360.  An account can be created at the following link or directly within the Fusion 360 application.  If you have any issues with your Autodesk account or Fusion 360 is reporting that your trial has expired, you need to contact Autodesk.  There is nothing that we can do to correct your account in order to access Fusion 360.

https://accounts.autodesk.com/register

Updates and File Compatibility

Last update released for ECN - 04/10/2024

Next update to be released on or after - 05/25/24

Autodesk releases periodic updates for Fusion 360 which are not automatically installed in our environment.  The minor updates are not required, however the major updates are mandatory and released every 6-8 weeks.  Typically, the major updates modify the file format for Fusion 360 models.  If a file is modified on a system with a newer version of Fusion 360, there is a chance that it will not open on a system with an older version.  If you have the latest Fusion 360 package installed, there should be a shortcut in the start menu labeled "Fusion 360 -Check for Updates".  Clicking this will check what version of Fusion 360 your computer has installed and what update we have made available to our systems.  You will then be prompted if you want to apply this update.  The update can take between 5-15 minutes depending on network congestion and the speed of your

computer.

Update Notifications

The speech bubble icon shown below on the far left is the message notification icon.  Clicking on the it will display Fusion 360 system messages, such as update notifications.

This notification below indicates that an update is available to be installed, however the account that launched Fusion 360 does not have the access to install the update.

Personally-Owned Systems

Fusion 360 can also be downloaded for personally-owned systems from the following link.  Fusion 360 should automatically update itself as updates become available.

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