Fusion Glossary of Terms

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the Fusion 360 glossary terms and definitions.

plane

a two-dimensional surface where sketches can be placed

sketch

a drawing containing two-dimensional geometry that can be used for extruding

extruding

adding or removing material by selecting sketch profiles and specifying a distance

viewcube

orbit your design or view the design from standard view positions

browser

shows all the main features of your design, grouped by category

timeline

shows all the steps you have taken, in chronological order

constraint

a relationship between two or more pieces of sketch data

data panel

displays all of your files saved with Fusion 360's servers

CAD

computer-aided-design

rendering

an aesthetic model of how the object would look made out of a certain material

orbit

rotate your viewpoint around the object

pan

move your viewpoint across an object

orthographic view

a drawing that has several two-dimensional views used to describe the object

canvas

an image placed on a plane to allow the user to trace a sketch

chamfer

an angled edge

fillet

a rounded edge

dimension

a measurement

rib

an area of reinforcement used to strengthen an object

component

an individual part of a product - in Fusion it is a container for features and data

body

one or more 3D features resulting in a single entity

origin

a point in the workspace where the XY, XZ, and YZ planes meet