# Install Adam for Autodesk Fusion

Install Adam Desktop to work with your Fusion designs. It includes the Adam add-in for Fusion and installs it for you. You can start a task from inside Fusion or use the Adam web app while Fusion is open.

## Install Adam Desktop

**Download Adam Desktop**
Open [adam.new/install](https://adam.new/install) on the macOS or Windows computer where Fusion is installed.
**Open Adam Desktop**
Open Adam Desktop and sign in. It sets up the Fusion add-in; if Fusion was already open, quit and reopen Fusion after setup.
**Open Adam in Fusion**
Open a design and select **Adam** from the Fusion toolbar. Sign in to Adam from the panel if prompted.

_Select **Adam** in the Fusion toolbar to open the add-in._
![Fusion toolbar with the Adam add-in button](/images/product/fusion-toolbar-adam.png)
**Start a task**
Ask Adam about the open design or selected geometry. The same task is also available in the Adam web app.

_Fusion tasks also appear in Adam, where you can continue the conversation and review files._
![Adam task showing a Fusion engine assembly and its generated work](/images/product/fusion-webapp-tasks.jpg)

## If the Adam button is missing

In Fusion, press **Shift+S** to open **Scripts and Add-Ins**. Find **AdamFusion** under **Add-Ins**, select it, and choose **Run**. If it is not listed, in Adam Desktop open **Integrations > Manage this computer > Applications**, select **Install** for Fusion if offered, then restart Fusion.

## Work with a Fusion design

Keep Fusion open while Adam works with a design. If Adam cannot see Fusion, open the intended design and select **Adam** from the toolbar.

Adam can use the open design and your current selection. In your message, still describe the geometry, constraints, and changes that matter.

For an important edit, ask Adam to explain the planned changes and wait for your approval before applying them.

## Try an engineering workflow

Use [CAD modeling](/cad/modeling) for a parameter change or new part, [Manufacturing review](/cad/manufacturing-review) for a process-specific review, or [Drawing to model](/cad/drawing-to-model) for a reconstruction. Name the design and component, describe any active selection, and request the native design alongside exchange files when you need editable history.

## Reinstall or update

In Adam Desktop, open **Integrations > Manage this computer > Applications** and select **Install** or **Update** for Fusion if offered. Restart Fusion after the add-in changes. If the add-in is still missing, contact [support](/resources/troubleshooting#contact-support). If you do not have Adam Desktop yet, download it from [adam.new/install](https://adam.new/install).

If the add-in runs but cannot reach Adam, check [Adam service status](https://status.adam.new), then sign out and back in from the panel before reinstalling.