OPENSCAD VS FUSION 360 LICENSE

A standalone license for SolidWorks probably starts at $4000.ДЇor any comparable commercial 3D parametric mechanical CAD system just the B-rep modeling kernel alone represents several hundred person years of commercial development going back 30 to 40 years, and academic research going back 50 years. Why would it be that cheap? Fusion 360 is competing with SolidWorks. But that's of course also the reason that they won't offer that. And there would have been a recourse for when autodesk decide utilize its monopoly.

OPENSCAD VS FUSION 360 FREE

I would have much fewer issues with it (even though I qualify for the free version now) - that cost is easy to reason about. If I could buy fusion 360 for $1000 (only the modelling part of it - without the cloud).

But I'm completely heartbroken that the community as a whole gives up so much without apparent thought, and see people advertise it 'because it is free' on a thread about an open source alternative is sad.ДЄnd I'm not talking about freedom as in open source (but I really do value that too). I get why any individual would chose Fusion 360. I battle with that every time I open FreeCAD or attempt something in OpenSCAD. I truly understand the fear of getting sidetracked. And that is a very hard question, especially for something as a hobby that is dependent on it being fun and/or rewarding. I'm convinced that is the case, but the real question is whether it is worth the time to get to that level.

I'm betting on a sibling to this comment - that after the initial hurdle, when you get proficient enough the clunkyness of the alternatives are easily overcome.

OPENSCAD VS FUSION 360 SOFTWARE

What have stopped me from trying Fusion 360 for stuff I'm willing to lose is that, while the vast majority I do for fun I could stand to loose, the idea is that some things that I create I would rather not lose.ДЄnd then what? I go learn something entirely different just for that? If so I've invested tons of time in CAD software and own a 3d-printer but I'm unable to create something 'real'? That's why I try to learn the alternative now, and get the time I would otherwise have invested in fusion 360 for free. And other 3D modeling tools (eg: Blender) are just not fit for engineering work like Fusion is. OpenSCAD is nice, but for me it is to easy to lost in perfecting the coding when trying to get the model the way I want. Maybe by that time some open source developer has implemented Fusions idea's in sketching/modelling (and hopefully improved on some parts).ДЇor me the choice is just accepting Fusion for what it is now or get sidetracked in all kinds of stuff and never finishing a hobby 3D model anymore. And if Autodesk ever decides to change their license, which they inevitably will, I'm willing to just take that loss and find something else at that time. I have now adapted a mentality to not create anything I'm not willing to loose. But as a hobbyist 3D printer looking for the tool to just get my idea out in an evenings work Fusion is just the best/cheapest out there for me at the moment. I have used OpenSCAD for a while and coming from a DevOps world I greatly value the Everything-as-code mantra that OpenSCAD enables. I understand your sentiment and feel it every time I choose to start Fusion, the lock-in is just plastered all over the place. It is dystopian, and the devil is being universally cheered upon. That is the SOLE purpose of it, why do we accept that? The whole application is architectured to lock you in.

OPENSCAD VS FUSION 360 DOWNLOAD

I'm sure I'm mistaken on some points (please correct me!), because I vomit every time I decide I want to try it and start the download process and start reading their pages (and I don't think I even got to the privacy policy).

OPENSCAD VS FUSION 360 CODE

But you don't want the files in the same version control system that you use for everything else? What's next, save your python files in another cloud? It's absurd.Д¬an you export your files to be workable in any other software? (aside from very expensive autodesk products)ДЄre you not risking loosing everything you ever produced? It's like python2 -> python3 but instead of compatibility issues your code just disappears or held hostage. But are people really that eager to be completely dependent on autodesk?Дo people not realize that perhaps the reason for why fusion 360 is so cheap is because they are aiming (and on a fast track) to get complete monopoly? Does that not bother anyone? You wouldn't even be able to stick to an older version of the software.Д¬an you even version control your files? (will you in the future, without buying the premium package?) Yes I know the cloud has your back and everything. Fusion 360 is an awesome piece of software. It really saddens me that people are recommending fusion 360 here.

Openscad vs fusion 360