THE FUTURE OF MAKING
GENERATIVE DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING WITH FUSION 360
Generative design is a form of artificial intelligence that leverages the power of the cloud and machine learning while accelerating the entire design-to-make process.
Generative design overview video (1:19 min.)
Accelerate your product development process
The generative design process explores manufacturing-ready outcomes earlier in your production process, optimized for cost, material, and different manufacturing techniques, so you can get to market faster.
Manufacturing-ready solutions with generative design
Generative design in Fusion 360 gives you the ability to select multiple manufacturing methods to quickly explore numerous solutions for your design and engineering challenges.
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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Improve design freedom and bring your innovations to the front. Build better quality products in less time while reducing material waste.
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CNC MACHINING
Take advantage of your shop-floor production capabilities by improving consistency across your 2.5-axis, 3-axis, or 5-axis machines.
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CASTING
Enable complex shapes, intricate sections, and greater mechanical properties while combining additive, subtractive, and generative design for reduced production costs.
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INJECTION MOLDING
Optimize the effectiveness of your high-volume injection molding with generative design, achieving a higher production rate with reduced cycle times.
Explore limitless possibilities with generative design
See what the Harvard Business Review has to say about:
- The future of intelligent design automation
- Generative design vs. topology optimization
- Breakthrough innovations with generative design
Benefits of generative design for manufacturing
Helping manufacturers do more, better, and with less.
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LIGHT WEIGHTING
Quickly identify solutions to minimize mass and material use while maintaining performance standards, meeting design goals, and respecting engineering constraints.
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PERFORMANCE IMPACT
Evaluate multiple manufacturing methods using generative design and discover solutions to improve and optimize product durability and eliminate areas of weakness.
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PARTS CONSOLIDATION
Explore a range of design solutions that allow you to consolidate multiple components into solid parts, reducing assembly costs and simplifying your supply chain.
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SUSTAINABILITY
Meet your sustainability goals by using generative design to lightweight your products, creating less production waste and helping you select more sustainable materials.
Companies using generative design
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Briggs Automotive Company
Powered by generative design, BAC reinvented the wheel for their latest super-car, reducing weight by 35% while retaining the company's brand identity and optimizing manufacturing for 5-axis machining.
Image courtesy of Briggs Automotive Company
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Edera Safety
Using generative design technology, adamsfour, an in-house brand at Edera Safety, has created a revolutionary new back-protection system for athletes.
Image courtesy of Edera
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MJK Performance
MJK used generative design to create a 23% lighter set of triple clamps for a specialty drag bike that was fully machinable on a 2.5-axis CNC milling machine.
Image courtesy of MJK Performance
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GENERATIVE DESIGN IN FUSION 360
Produce CAD-ready editable geometry to immediately edit in Fusion 360 or export to your CAD software of choice.
Generative design geometry integrates seamlessly with Autodesk Inventor, maximizing efficiency and collaboration.
The latest on generative design
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Bringing design ideas to life
Read this Verdict Magazine interview on how transformation in industry technologies, such as additive manufacturing and generative design continue to change the way products are made.
Image courtesy of Airbus
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Closing the skills gap with generative design
With labor forces struggling to keep up with technological advancements, learn how generative design is bridging the skills gap between design, engineering, and manufacturing.
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Redefining what’s possible
Indian company Social Hardware used generative design to create a prosthetic device that combines the best features of two very different types of prosthetic limbs.
Image courtesy of Social Hardware
Generative design resources
Access an expanding repository of generative design resources to help inspire new ideas.
Get more designs and faster production through generative design with fusion 360
