Issue:
The CFD 2019 or CFD 2021 Add-In icons are missing in Fusion 360 after installing CFD Premium or Ultimate.
In the Simulation workspace when simplifying a model, the Tools ribbon doesn’t show and/or the CFD 2019/2021 icons are missing.
The Tools Ribbon should show here after Simplify Solid and Simplify Surface:
The Tools Ribbon and the CFD 2019 or CFD 2021 icons are missing:
Causes:
The CFD Add-In isn’t automatically loading into Fusion 360 and needs to be added manually.
The installer files don’t always get created and need to be added by the user.
Fusion 360 Add-ins or scripts can be added, run, or stopped using the Scripts and Add-Ins command.
Note: The Tools Ribbon with the Simulate in CFD icons will only display in a model with geometry.
Solution:
Copy the CFD CAD Connection Add-Ins files to Fusion 360
CFD 2019
Copy the contents of the Fusion add-in launcher folder in the CFD 2019 installation location:
- C:\Program Files\Autodesk\CFD 2019\Launchers\Fusion
To your Fusion 360 AddIns folder:
Note: for clarity I created a CFD 2019 folder to store the CFD 2019 Add-In files in
- C:\Users\YOU_USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Autodesk Fusion 360\API\AddIns
CFD 2021
Copy the contents of the Fusion add-in launcher folder in the CFD 2021 installation location in:
- C:\Program Files\Autodesk\CFD 2021\Launchers\Fusion
To your Fusion 360 AddIns folder:
Note: for clarity I created a CFD 2021 folder to store the CFD 2021 Add-In files in
- C:\Users\YOU_USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Autodesk Fusion 360\API\AddIns
Add the CFD 2019 or 2021 add-in under Scripts and Add-Ins:
In Fusion 360 go to the Tools ribbon, Add-Ins panel and select Script and Add-Ons:
CFD 2019
- Select the ‘Click on + to add existing script’ button.
- Browse to your Fusion 360 Add-Ins folder and select the CFD_2019 folder in:
- C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Autodesk Fusion 360\API\AddIns\CFD2019\CFD_Fusion360.bundle\CFD_2019
CFD 2021
- Select the ‘Click in + to add existing script’ button.
- Browse to your Fusion 360 Add-Ins folder and select the CFD_Fusion360.bundle folder in :
- C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Autodesk Fusion 360\API\AddIns\CFD2021\CFD_Fusion360.bundle\
- Select Run to load the Add-In right-away.
- Leave the ‘Run on Startup’ option to load the Add-In every time you launch Fusion 360
Autodesk reference: How to install an Add-In in Fusion 360
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