Which add-in matches SolidWorks Weldments, Routing, Hole Series or Inventor Frame Generator in Fusion?

Steel Frame & Weldments covers SolidWorks Weldments and Inventor Frame Generator (845 structural and T-slot profiles, miter/butt/cope joints, gussets, end caps, tab/slot and cut lists); Weldments Pro adds V-Notch & Fold tube bending, 3D weld beads, Frame Check beam analysis and stock nesting. Tube & Pipe Routing covers 3D pipework, XYZ/LRA tube bending, valves, flanges and pipe supports. Sheet Metal & Press Brake plans press-brake bend sheets, back-gauge X, 2D/3D tool collision checks, test-bend K-factor rules and louvers. Hole Series & Fasteners covers multi-part bolted connections, motor/rail face mounting, slotted and H7 dowel holes across linked part files, and Auto Backup & Export saves local .f3d, .f3z and STEP backups of cloud designs.

Steel Frame & Weldments, Weldments Pro, Tube & Pipe Routing and Auto Backup & Export run on both Windows and macOS. Hole Series & Fasteners and Sheet Metal & Press Brake are Windows-only in this release.

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Steel frame, weld and pipe routing add-ins for Fusion 360

Q: Where do I report a bug?

The feedback form on this page, with the email your Fusion account uses, or support@vanthanbk.com.

Structural frames, weld beads, frame analysis, base plates, stock-bar planning, pipe routing, CNC bend data, press-brake bend sheets, coordinated hole series, linked fasteners and local backups of your cloud designs — focused Fusion workflows with the model context and downstream output the job actually needs.

See the products Steel Frame & Weldments on the App Store

6 add-ins

fabrication, assembly, backup

1,696+

profile, pipe & tube sizes

Rebuildable

edit after creation, everything follows

Steel Frame & Weldments

Editable steel frames

Build profile groups and revise their orientation and joints.

Products

Pick the part of the job you do

Every add-in runs inside Autodesk Fusion and keeps its working data local. They share one idea: the model should retain the context that production and downstream work need.

Flagship

On the App Storev1.5.5

Steel Frame & Weldments

Frames, joints and cut lists

Build steel and aluminium frames from centerline sketches with SolidWorks-style joint rules, add gussets, end caps and self-fixturing tab/slot joints on tubes and plates, and export cut sheets and plate DXFs.

845 sizes — EN, ANSI, JIS, Indian IS, aluminium extrusion
Miter / butt / cope, corner override, weld gap
Gusset, End Cap, Notch, Trim, Tab / Slot for tubes and plates
CSV + PDF cut sheets with balloons, flat plate DXFs

$49/yror $8/month per user · free 3-day trial

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Complete Weldments Pro steel frame with base plates, gussets and Rippled, Textured weld beads in Autodesk Fusion

On the App Storev2.6.3

Steel Frame & Weldments Pro

Tube folding, welds and frame analysis in Fusion

V-notch and fold a connected run from one tube, then export the straight blank. Model welds, analyse frames and prepare schedules, cost estimates, stock plans and fabrication files in the same Fusion project.

V-Notch & Fold: multi-direction tube folds, tab/slot and unfolded STEP
Fillet and groove welds, automatic groove measurement
Frame Check and Frame Studies: load cases, combinations, design versions

$89/yror $12/month per user · free 3-day trial

Weldments Pro features Buy

Ball valve, slip-on flanges and hollow pipe sections created in Autodesk Fusion

Available directv0.5.0

Tube & Pipe Routing

From tube routes to fabrication packages

Build editable pipework from sketches or XYZ/LRA tables, add valves with mating flanges and prepare shop PDFs, STEP models and stock cutting plans in a revisioned fabrication package.

851 stock sizes in 44 families
Editable routes, valve mating flanges and supports
XYZ/LRA input and imported STEP tube recognition

$49/yror $8/month per user · pay by card

Tube & Pipe Routing features Buy

A sheet-metal enclosure from Autodesk Fusion next to its bend sheet with the bend order, back-gauge X and handling for every step

Early accessv1.0.0

Sheet Metal & Press Brake

Bend sheets for the press brake, from the Fusion flat

Reads the Fusion flat pattern of a sheet-metal part and plans it for your press brake: bend order, back-gauge X and handling for every hit, the punch and die station from your sectioned tools, tool, force, section and 3D collision checks, and a bend sheet PDF, bend-program CSV and layered flat DXF. Bend rules come from your own dies and test bends. Forming tools add louvers, knockouts, beads and more, checked against the tool makers’ limits, with a punch-press plan checked hit by hit and shown in 3D, and Tab & Slot joints.

Bend order, back-gauge X and handling for every hit
Punch and die stations from your sectioned sets
Tool, force, section and 3D checks before the first hit

$49/yror $8/month per user · by email

Sheet Metal & Press Brake features Buy

Motor drive mount in Autodesk Fusion whose linked part files were drilled and bolted from the assembly by Hole Series & Fasteners

Available directv1.0.1

Hole Series & Fasteners

Matching holes and bolts in every part

Pick the hole centres, or the face of a motor or rail, and the parts to bolt together. Each part gets the right hole for its side and the screws, washers and nuts come with a length that fits. Change the size later and the holes and hardware follow in every part, also in separate linked part files.

One command drills every linked part file
Mount motors and rails on the holes they have
Screws, lock nuts and dowel pins sized to the stack

$49/yror $8/month per user · by email

Hole Series & Fasteners features Buy

Illustration: a Fusion cloud project copied by Auto Backup & Export into a local backup folder as F3D, STEP, STL, F3Z and PDF files

Available directv1.0.0

Auto Backup & Export

Local backups of your Fusion cloud designs

A Fusion add-in that exports, downloads and files your cloud designs for you, instead of one by one: after each save, on a daily or weekly reminder or with Back Up Now. It works while Fusion is open, and Fusion is busy while it backs up or restores. Older versions are kept and can be restored into Fusion.

Every design exported and filed for you, version by version
Each save, a daily or weekly reminder, or Back Up Now
.f3d, .f3z with linked parts, STEP, IGES, SAT, SMT, STL, 3MF

$39/yror $7/month per user · pay by card

Auto Backup & Export features Buy

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Why these add-ins

Built the way a fabricator works, not the way a demo looks

Real joints, verified

Miters, butts and copes are cut with BRep booleans and every build is checked: a joint that did not close is reported, never hidden.

Welds you can count

Weld beads on frames and plates, with a weld list of length, deposited mass and cost, and Frame Check for loads, stress and deflection.

Pipework with real fittings

Tees, crosses, reducers, elbows, flanges and valves from standard tables sit at the sketch nodes, and every tube is cut back to them.

Holes that line up

Hole Series & Fasteners drills a bolted joint into every linked part file in one command, adds the matching screws, washers and nuts and exports their BOM.

Shop-ready output

Cut sheets with balloons and saw angles, tube and press-brake bend sheets, plate DXFs, 1:1 notch templates, stock plans and one fabrication package.

Edits stay connected

Saved joints, plates, welds and fittings reapply after supported edits. Rebuild issues are reported for review; deleted items stay deleted.

Your designs stay yours

Designs are never sent to us; license checks send only your Autodesk ID, email and the App ID. Auto Backup & Export keeps your own copies.

One developer, direct line

Built and supported by one engineer. Reports go to the person who fixes them; most features started as someone’s email.

Weldment drawing PDF with the frame overview, item balloons and the cut list table — Cut sheet with model overview and balloons (Steel Frame & Weldments).

Weld list PDF with weld type, leg, length, deposited mass and beads per joint — Weld list with length, deposited mass and beads (Weldments Pro).

Tube bend data PDF with an isometric view of a bent tube, numbered bends and the LRA bend table — Bend sheet with an isometric view and the LRA table (Tube & Pipe Routing).

Buying and licensing

App Store and direct purchase options

Every add-in is a per-user subscription, monthly or yearly, and a free 3-day trial starts the first time you run it. Steel Frame & Weldments and Weldments Pro are on the Autodesk App Store, and Weldments Pro can also be bought by card on its own page. Tube & Pipe Routing and Auto Backup & Export are bought by card on their own pages while their App Store listings are in review. Hole Series & Fasteners and Sheet Metal & Press Brake go by email — write and the build, license and installation details come back by reply.

Steel Frame & Weldments$49/yrApp Store →

Steel Frame & Weldments Pro$89/yrApp Store →

Tube & Pipe Routing$49/yrBuy →

Sheet Metal & Press Brake$49/yrEmail →

Hole Series & Fasteners$49/yrEmail →

Auto Backup & Export$39/yrBuy →

Steel Frame & Weldments — App Store Sample cut sheet (PDF)

Do the add-ins work together?

Yes. Steel Frame & Weldments Pro opens files made with Standard. Tube & Pipe Routing, Sheet Metal & Press Brake and Hole Series & Fasteners work in the same Fusion designs so frames, pipework, bent sheet-metal brackets and bolted joints stay together. Auto Backup & Export keeps a local copy of the designs you make with any of them.

Can I move from Standard to Pro later?

Yes. Pro opens the same files, and with an active Standard license the Pro trial is 7 days instead of 3. On an annual Standard license you can upgrade by paying only the price difference for the time left in your term — check your own upgrade price on the Pro page. On a monthly plan, just start Pro at US$12 and switch back if Standard turns out to be enough.

Windows or Mac?

Steel Frame & Weldments, Weldments Pro and Tube & Pipe Routing run on both: every release ships a Windows bundle and a macOS bundle, and the download section of each product page lets you choose. Auto Backup & Export is built for both as well. Hole Series & Fasteners and Sheet Metal & Press Brake are Windows-only in this release.

Is there AI control?

Weldments ships a local MCP server so an approved AI client can read the design and create frames, plates, welds, stock plans and DXFs — loopback only, licensed use only.

Where do I report a bug?

The feedback form below, with the email your Fusion account uses, or support@vanthanbk.com.

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