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Installers

We recently transitioned to a platform independent, web-based application. As such, we no longer maintain a installer for the core simulator. We do, however, still have one for our Fusion Exporter.

Installing the Synthesis Fusion Exporter

Using an Installer

• Visit synthesis.autodesk.com/download and select the installer for your operating system.
  • Note that there is no installer for Linux since Fusion is only supported on Windows and Mac.
• Once you have downloaded the installer for your operating system (.exe for Windows and .pkg for Mac) go ahead and run the executable.
  • Since we do not code sign our installers (as interns of Autodesk we have very little control over this) you may get a warning from your operating system.
  • For Mac to get around this see this guide for more information.
• If you are at all concerned that we are doing something nefarious please feel free to install the exporter manually.
  • Alternatively, you can even inspect how we build our installers here and build them yourself.

Manual Install

• Navigate to synthesis.autodesk.com/download.
• Find the Exporter source code zip download.
  • Note that the source code is platform agnostic, it will work for both Windows and Mac.
• Once the source code for the Exporter is downloaded, unzip the folder.
• Next, if you haven't already, install Autodesk Fusion.
• Once Fusion is open, navigate to the Utilities Toolbar.
• Click on Scripts and Add-ins in the toolbar.
• Navigate to Add-ins and select the green plus icon.
• Now navigate to wherever you extracted the original .zip source code file you downloaded.
  • Make sure to select the folder that contains the Synthesis.py file, this is the entry point to the Exporter.
• Once the extension is added you should be able to see it under My Add-Ins.
• Select Synthesis from the My Add-Ins drop down and click Run in the bottom right.
• The first time you run the extension it may prompt you to restart Fusion, this is totally normal.
• Once you restart Fusion the extension will run on startup, you will be able to find it on the right side of the toolbar under the Utilities tab.

Thanks for installing the Synthesis Fusion Exporter! For any additional help visit our Synthesis Community Discord Server where you can talk directly to our developers.