SmartVersion — Fusion 360 Add-In

Automatic version tracking for Fusion 360 designs.
Every time you save, version increments by one — so you can embed the version number directly in your model and have it printed on the physical part.

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What it does

• Auto-increment on save — version goes from 3 to 4 every time you hit Ctrl+S
• Embeddable in your sketch — reference version in a Fusion 360 text, extrude it, and the version number is physically on your part
• Reset command — start fresh from 1 whenever you need to

No cloud, no subscription, no fuss.

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Installation

1. Download the repository as a zip file (Code → Download ZIP)
2. Unzip — inside you will find a SmartVersion folder
3. Copy the SmartVersion folder into:

   %appdata%\Autodesk\Autodesk Fusion 360\API\AddIns\

On macOS:

   ~/Library/Application Support/Autodesk/Autodesk Fusion 360/API/AddIns/

4. In Fusion 360: Utilities → Add-Ins → Scripts and Add-Ins
5. Select SmartVersion → click Run
6. Optionally enable Run on Startup so it loads automatically

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Usage

Version number in your model

1. Create a sketch on any face of your model
2. Insert a Text element
3. Type version as the text content — Fusion resolves it to the current value (e.g. 3)
4. If you want to display it as v3, concatenate: 'v' + version
5. Extrude or engrave — done

Every time you save, the number updates automatically.

Export 3MF with version

Utilities → Add-Ins → Export 3MF with version

Opens a save dialog with the filename already set to documentname_v4.3mf. You can change the path or filename before saving. The Fusion version suffix (e.g. v6) is automatically removed from the document name to avoid duplicates.

Reset version

Utilities → Add-Ins → Reset Version to 1

A confirmation dialog will appear before anything is changed. After resetting, save the file to confirm.

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How it works

SmartVersion hooks into Fusion's documentSaving event and updates a user parameter called version before each save. This ensures the version number embedded in the file always matches what you see in the title bar.

The parameter is a plain unitless integer — you can reference it anywhere Fusion accepts parameter expressions.

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Requirements

• Autodesk Fusion 360 (any recent version)
• Python API enabled (default in all installations)

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License

MIT — do whatever you want with it.