Importing designs from Fusion 360 to Blender - Part 1

In this video we will take a look at 2 different file formats used when exporting designs from Fusion 360 into Blender. We will look specifically at the difference between .OBJ and .3MF formats. You will want to have a Fusion design exported as an OBJ and 3MF format and you will also want to download the 3mf add-on for Blender if you wish to try this on your own.
Note that I have no association with the Blender3mfFormat add-on, it is just something that is open source and I have played with.

Fusion 360 Rim design from a previous video series.

[mks-graphics]

Excellent explanation. Well articulated, good pace and enjoyable to watch and helps me out a ton.

[powersprouter]

As you suggested - I saved a model FROM Fusion in inches TO 3mf and then imported TO my blend file which was preset to metric, meters, and .001 unit scale. Size came out perfect. Love it. I would say though that the add-on designer could make this size conversion more clear; wasn't obvious. Thank you for this video.

[sqwert]

After importing an .obj from Fusion scale to 0.01. To avoid tessellation on .obj files. Click the body or component , save as mesh and set a very small surface deviation.

[olav]

I do not have the testing tab on Blender at 5:44. How can I activate the Add-On?

[MaximumAbility]

What is the best pipeline with less effort to convert CAD model to optimized mesh with quads for subdivision cinematic, visualization model and of course high poly and game ready low poly?

[benurwin]

How do you add the add on with Blender 4.0.2? There is not test label under preferences. Thats as far as i have gotten.

[randompersonlol]

hi I am trying to import a FBX file for fusion to Blender, the file imports, but nothing gets displayed, the textures are there but the mesh bodies automaticaly go into a unused section and i can't even access or recover that data on blender, and i automactly gets deleted when I close blender? is my FBX file corrupted?

[ericzwirnmann]

I plan to watch the rest of your videos about F360 to Blender as I prefer the workflow. Q: Why not use FBX format between the two apps?

[rbrown]

Major thanks. I was just thinking this would be a great thing to do as Blender sucks for anything CAD, not having having drawing planes or a constraint system. Mind you, it is great for renders while Fusion 360 pales in comparison.

[MrThePsychologist]

can you convert a building for example to blender and from blender to cs go hammer editor as a map ?

[luzid.vision]

fbx is covered in part 2 along with stl