Last I looked into it Onshape was pretty damn good, free, and parametric. We have never made a cent from our designs, and we have to pay for those parts we can’t manufacture on our own equipment or at the local maker-space. I just use save as for making parts that are similar but have minor differences. It’s nice to have the fusion file saved for each if I need to change one after I’ve printed. I still have a hobbyist license that I just renewed 5 min ago.
That is how they make money allowing people to learn their software before purchasing. They make it extremely convoluted. Frankly hidden on their website that this is an option. Some of you autodesk fusion 360 download 64-bit may know that Autodesk recently updated their user agreement. What is offered in the free versions of their software. This led me to believe that the free version was now only a year trial.
Product updates will continue to be delivered to all of our offerings, additional advanced functionality may be excluded from the Personal offering moving forwards. Autodesk team can keep saying they are going to maintain a free license but it seems like they are going to continue pulling features/functionality. Who knows what kind of a super simplified shell Fusion will be 3 years from now for the free license. Every stakeholder in the organization agrees on this. It is totally worth the time investment to learn the free version. It will open your eyes to what is possible for you to design/replicate. It's inconvenient but it works. All your designs are backed up on their servers. Yeah I realized I can reactivate my personal use license, so it is definitely functional for what I need again. The one you will probably notice most is the 10 active document limit.
I have access to a copy of that at the shop. I may play with that a little because it has 4th axis support. It does not cost me anything to try as it's on the shop machine. I'm also looking at the underlying math. Direct g-code generation from Python. The paid version is the best value for small industry, advanced hobby users, and shops right now as Autodesk tries to undercut the bottom 1/3 of Solidwork's market. Especially since Solidworks tied up the Educational Pipeline, and most of the big users have invested in training, internal tools, data organization, etc. Yeah I freaked out about the license expiring, but it expires every year and then you renew it... I thought it could be interesting to get reason why F360. SW users don't use FreeCAD instead. Results can still be seen from these studies that have been run in the past. All previous Generative Design outcomes can be viewed, but the results are unable to be exported. Removing rapid moves means that all toolpaths will use High Feed, where the maximum feedrate for linking moves is the cut feedrate. The ability to decrease the feedrate of linking moves exists if it's needed but the ability to raise the high feed value above the cut feedrate is removed.
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