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Re: Fusion 360

 

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Well said. ?

If all I did was make kitchen cabinets, I would probably use something like CabinetVision or KCD for the design. ?But I build furniture, design room additions, manual metal machining, make kitchens, need tools to illustrate books I write, etc. ? Fusion was a huge leap for me coming from 2D CAD and I put off transitioning for several years. ?I took a basic CNC machining class at Saunders Toolworks (NYCCNC on YouTube) back in 2018 and judged Fusion not ready for prime time for my needs. ?In that class I expressed my reservations to the representative who was attending from Autodesk, and was asked to visit HQ and give direct feedback to the product managers. ?I gave them an earful about twice per year for almost 3 years and finally came to the conclusion that the product had advanced enough to meet my broad set of needs. ?So I took a deep breath, knowing I was facing at least a year of pretty consistent self-training and usage to become proficient. ?Looking back, I wish I¡¯d done it a year earlier. ?

That said, there is tons of capability inside Fusion 360 that I will likely never use. ?Things like forming sheet metal structures from 3D models, designing printed circuit boards and doing layout from schematics. ?I¡¯m just now starting to get into 3D printing, so having the modeling capability will be helpful there, but until I take the plunge and buy a CNC mill or lathe, the CAM part of Fusion 360 is useless to me.



David Best

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On Jun 27, 2022, at 3:43 PM, Sang Luu <sangluu@...> wrote:

Looking at the original questions:?

  1. What are you trying to master in Fusion? There's a lot to unpack. Are you trying to get a CAD to CAM workflow going or just drawing / modeling??
  2. You'll have to perhaps capture this dimension changing issue via video so we can try to assist. The Fusion 360 community support site is also pretty good and it could be something with your model or the way animations is configured for your model.
  3. The Drawing from Design feature is pretty intuitive to use, assuming you're wanting 2D work prints.?
  4. I think he's likely busy making stuff but I'd watch a series on F360 from David!?

On the other topic: it's easy to label package A as this and that but ultimately, I think it's more constructive to look at these software systems as a gradient of sorts, to align with a particular user's needs, skill level, and budget -- which are most definitely on a gradient.?

F360 was not easy to learn for me, coming from SketchUp and AutoCAD proper but for the price -- free -- it's worth more to me than any offering right now. Yes, Solidworks can do it better. Yes MasterCam can run circles around F360 Manufacture, but I'm not about to dedicate precious time and money to get on those platforms (and to learn them) given my needs.?

Coincidentally, Solidworks is trying to go the F360 route with their latest hobbyist offering 3dexperience, so F360 is not shit - they're one of the best all around packages for makers of the iPhone/iPad generation -- and they are being mimicked and brought to the cloud by DSS, a leader in the space.?

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