Fusion 360 Free For Hobbyists
Fusion 360 The final CAD program we will be looking at in this series is Autodesk Fusion 360. At first glance, Onshape and Fusion 360 are rather similar. Both are a sketch/feature based modeler where you define a 2D profile and then convert that into a 3D shape.
Fusion 360 is affordable for professionals and free for hobbyists and students. Operating System - I run Fusion 360 natively in the mac OS, which means Fusion 360 works beautifully in a mac environment.
Autodesk Fusion 360 Free For Hobbyists
Both also offer the ability to create an assembly (or collection of parts) without drawing a hard distinction between a part or assembly file. So what sets Fusion 360 apart from Onshape? Foremost, Fusion 360 is a desktop application. This means you do have to install in on your hard drive. This however, is a double edged sword; while you are tied to having an application installed and taking up hard drive space, you have the ability to work in places where you do not have an internet connection (offline!). To offset this, your models are continuously being synced to the cloud. After effects cc 2018 free download.
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This gives you the ability access your files from any Fusion 360 installation ( no more forgetting the thumb-stick with all of your CAD models on it). Next, Fusion 360 has additional modeling tools that allow you to work on surfaces or meshes. These tools allow you to “sculpt” your model into more organic shapes. The mesh and surfacing tools are also very useful when cleaning up imported 3D models. Often, when importing a 3rd party CAD model, it comes in as a series of surfaces instead of a solid which can be problematic. Fusion 360 makes it simple to stitch the surfaces together to convert the component into a true 3D body. Finally, there are four additional tools included in Fusion 360 that really sets it apart: Rendering, Animation, Simulation, and CAM.