Autodesk Fusion 360 Reviews & Product Details

The possibilities to fix or improve so many broken process

I would love to see and ERP or purchasing module come with this software

Un-flexible SAP system. Much better visibility.

Ease of use for those not familar with programming.

Heavy annual license costs for Enterpise contracts.

We are using Fusion Lifecycle PLM for our Supplier Database/Supplier Approval systems with an eye to future opportunities.

I like best that Autodesk PLM 360 is an easy-to-use and easy-to-administer PLM solution that is yet powerful and has all the benefits of the Cloud and the backing of a respected software company, Autodesk. The user interface is intuitive and consistent across a company's implementation. Administrators can self-study from the extensive online help guide and the many YouTube videos available, or can confidently maintain their system after a three-day training class. Autodesk PLM 360 has deep and broad capabilities for bills of materials, change management, and quality management; including BOM compare, configurable change order process with automated notifications, and linked non-conformance reports, corrective action / preventative action and change requests. Autodesk PLM 360 can be tailored to a business' needs and can additionally be integrated with other systems (ERP, CRM, PDM). This is all provided on a cloud platform, so no hardware, installation, or manual upgrades are required! Autodesk is quite responsive to their customers and engage with them via not only customer support but also general discussion forums, new idea forum, and user conferences and events.

I dislike that updates made in a development environment cannot be automatically ported to a production environment. There are alternate ways to do this, so for customers I have worked with it is not a huge issue.

I have seen Autodesk PLM 360 solve problems from an uncontrolled BOM on a spreadsheet, to manual revisions for parts in an ancient ERP system, to lack of a consistent product lifecycle process. The benefits that are realized include: a single source of truth for the BOM, accessible by users from any device; properly controlled part revisions and therefore accurate data for manufacturing and suppliers; and a repeatable, documented, and approved process for product production and delivery. These benefits are attainable with a straightforward, pay-as-you-go subscription model.

The incredibly strong workflow and scripting engines allow us to cater the experience to our users in the way we best see fit. The workflow engine specifically allows us to create any electronic approval, notification, or work order based process that we'd like across all aspects of our business. This product is constantly being upgraded, the product management and product development teams are always seeking user feedback and making upgrades and enhancements to the product.

There is room for improvement in the search and reporting capabilities but these are minor issues that we don't experience much pain from.

I run the global product development group for our organization and we need to have a global view of our project pipeline and be able to share information across regions at any time of the day. This platform allows all of our global users to access the same data in realtime. It also allows us customize parts of the workflows based on any slight variations of the process from one region to the next. Aside from global visibility this is allowing us to bring many disparate systems into one, moving from network folders to a common linked core of information about the products and boms.

The workflow engine is the best I've ever worked with. You can model any process, use javascript to add tons of capability both inside and outside the system, and it is fast and intuitive to set up and to use.

It has room for improvement in the administrative tools for managing user metadata, controlling the dashboard and development flow from one plm tenant to another. None of these things are showstoppers and the product is flexible enough to allow many different possible workarounds.

PLM 360 has provided process consistency and control, accountability, speed, integrated and automated workflow, and visibility into the health of our programs and root causes of issues that is well beyond our expectations. It is used for all engineering activities and related program activities from start to finish. It is integrated with our other systems like Autodesk Vault to keep schedules and tasks in perfect alignment with the release of CAD data. We continue to enhance and add workspaces and features to our tenant since we went live over 2 years ago, providing additional benefit all the time.

1) The ability to accurately store information. 2) Being able to consistently create documentation under the company's standards. 3) Having this data available and easily retrieved across the entire corporation.

The lack of control for duplicate entries. PLM will allow the user to create more than one record with the same keyword. Unlike other applications, there is no filter to point out that there is already a current record available in the system with the same contents.

I am a documentation specialist. My job is to gather and document the company's data that is either stored under a different application or not readily available. The later being data that is used mainly by one person but that could benefit the rest of the team.

Before Autodesk PLM 360, you needed an army of consultants, millions of dollars and heavy infrastructure to have a PLM system that would work. Not anymore. The agility, flexibility and accessibility of PLM 360 is probably one of its biggest advantage. Small and medium businesses don't need to rely on spreadsheets to drive their product development / BOM and change management processes anymore! While you might need some help and coaching on PLM 360 to get started, you'll be able to deploy it within weeks and continuously improve and scale. Autodesk PLM 360 is a young system and it is exciting to see how well it is evolving and how Autodesk is listening to the industry comments and requirements.

As mentioned above, PLM 360 is a young system, so it is still lacking a few functionality. However, I don't see this as a problem since I know how responsive the Autodesk team is. Actually, this is an opportunity for users and administrators from everywhere to make the system better. And being cloud-based, the enhancements and fixes are pushed seamlessly.

No more looking around to find information - PLM 360 is one single place where you'll find everything.

One of the best systems I have ever implemented, it is dynamic and adaptable while maintaining a high level of control and audibility to our teams. We've been able to grow exponentially while adding zero head count thanks to the power of PLM360.

The current versions' UI is old and outdated. However, its new release (which has already been privately shown) is much faster, so this is temporary.

We are solving for a reliable way to command and control our product development. This has been solved for without adding any headcount.

Best user interface, easy to access any where just by using login ID and password because it's uses cloud.Auto save option is the savier when sometimes unexpectedly closes fusion.

Sometimes it's gets crash & difficult to identify the problem. Simulations give some inaccurate values, but it's ok. Some of features difficult to create it has its own limitations

Multiple users can easily accessible for a project or for a design. Easy to identify who edited last & what changes that users made. Rollback feature need some more update because it's has some problems.

Very helpful for create 3D design, Coolaborate and manage data and simulation.

No advanced surfacing option like Catia. And the drawing work space is still not mature

Can import standard cad part. Which is great