


There’s no high upfront cost, no downloads, no additional serial numbers or dongles. The goal of the Manufacturing Extension is to give you flexibility to only access functionality you need, when you need it. If you subscribe to the Manufacturing Extension, make a bunch of operations using those strategies, and then decide not to resubscribe, you can still view and post the operations you made. Read more about the Manufacturing Extension here. You can enable, meaning subscribe to, the Manufacturing Extension directly within Fusion 360. Basically, drilling automation, in-process inspection, and robust finishing strategies. It currently includes access to Additive Manufacturing, Hole Recognition, Surface Inspection and Geometry Probing, and Steep and Shallow. The Manufacturing Extension adds deeper functionality for those of us who need it. 9 min read What is the Manufacturing Extension?īefore I take a deep dive into the details that make Steep and Shallow more than just a one-size-fits-all toolpath for lazy machinists, I want to quickly cover what the Fusion 360 Manufacturing Extension actually is.
