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Got this email from Autodesk that Fusion is increasing their annual price by a huge amount. I subbed for 1 year a couple years ago for I think $380. Then I was able to get an educational sub after that. Fusion is still the cheapest CAD software out there, not including the free stuff like FreeCAD, but still, this price increase is massive.

It should be noted that it's still free to use for personal use minus the extra features.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What do you guys use fusion for? I was told to learn it but idk its uses. Im into 3d art and I was gonna use plasticity instead of fusion.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Fusion360 is for CAD, people use it for designing mechanical parts. It has features like simulation, generative design, shape optimization, additive manufacturing design, etc. It is a really complete software for what it does, and that's why it is a shame that the price increased so much.

For art, you should try Blender. It's widely used and libre software!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah Im a 3D artist, already use blender, I was told that for mechanical models like game weapons for example, fusion works great. So I wanted to know if I should try.

[–] misophist 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

3D CAD. I use it for designing models to print on a 3D printer. My favorite feature is the design timeline

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

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