3D Printing Essentials

by Autodesk AdditiveAutodeskFree

Prepare, inspect, arrange, and validate parts for 3D printing in Fusion 360.

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PRICINGFree
DEPLOYMENTDesktop
CATEGORYManufacturing & CAM
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What it does

Adds tools to Fusion 360 for preparing parts, arranging components, checking geometry, and setting up additive manufacturing jobs. It supports workflows for filament, resin, powder-bed, and binder-based printing, with machine and print-setting selections from Fusion libraries. Manufacturing tools include mesh conversion, component lists, custom FFF post processors, and transfer to Autodesk Netfabb on Windows.

Key capabilities

from the Autodesk App Store listing

File Import

Brings STEP, IGES, SAT, STL, OBJ, and 3MF files into Fusion 360, with optional history retention and mesh repair.

Component Preparation

Creates copies, changes scale, mirrors parts, centers components, and positions or rotates them for printing.

Geometry Checks

Part Variants

Builds labeled variants from CSV rows and places text on generated parts.

Additive Job Setup

Creates printing setups for filament, resin, powder, binder-based, and metal powder-bed processes using Fusion library selections.

Sinterbox Creation

Groups small powder-process parts inside generated sinterboxes, with optional labels.

Netfabb Handoff

Sends the active setup to Autodesk Netfabb on Windows for mesh repair and analysis.

In the catalog

82 plugins in Fusion 360 · Manufacturing & CAM

Price distribution: 37 free, 45 paid

Pricing & deployment

Platform
Autodesk
Product
Fusion 360
Deployment
Desktop
Pricing
Free

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What the vendor says

«3D Printing Essentials is a comprehensive add-in for Autodesk® Fusion® that streamlines design preparation, analysis, and additive manufacturing workflows across the Design and Manufacture workspaces. The add-in provides tools for preparing, arranging, analyzing, and validating parts for additive manufacturing, along …»

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Autodesk Additive
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