![]() Switched away from Fusion 360 when they removed one of the features I used from Free tier, can't even remember what it was now). I used to be a long time Fusion 360 user (since the days when Lars Christensen was the only person on youtube doing Fusion 360 tutorials). But consider this - after investing a lot of time learning Fusion 360, are you prepared to become a paid subscriber when Autodesk (inevitably) moves a feature you use all the time into a paid tier? Blender seems to be becoming popular with the 3D printing crowd.īoth FreeCAD and Blender are nowhere near in their discoverability and ease of use compared to Fusion 360. They keep changing what is and is not included in the free version.įor hobbies, consider FreeCAD or maybe even Blender. ![]() Hello you need CAD software for business and don't mind paying a subscription, then Fusion 360 is pretty decent and reasonably priced.įor hobby use, I would stay away from Fusion 360 or anything Autodesk. The main thing is just pick one and learn it, this stuff has a steep learning curve, so try out loads of options pick one and get practicing. files can certainly be imported/expoted in most software and used for calculating the cam toolpaths. I use Vcarve pro for the Cam but there are other cam only options out there. In the paid version it is very comprehensive as it used to be in the free version. However, I do not use the cam functions as they have cut it down a lot in the free version. I find Fusion 360 to be superior to almost everything I have tried. The business model of free starter versions with commercial upgrade is the most common now in the industry, one of the reasons I really like vectric software is that you actually own it. ![]() Z brush have a free version which is fun for sculpting things. There is a Hobby version of solidworks which is quite cheap.īlender is free, very powerful and has Blendercam as well, I have never spent enough time to get really good at it but it can do incredible stuff. Onshape is free but they own all your drawings unless you pay them, Free cad is good and powerful but I personally find it awkward and unintuitive. ![]()
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