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No rapid feed (WTF?) so apparently they think hobbyists have all the time in the world, and don't need to use rapid movements for anything? So the tool paths fusion likes to generate which have about 1 million tiny moves in them are going to take days to finish? So my 20 station changer in my 21 year old VMC is now pointless unless I use some other software.

Apparently in their mind, 'hobbyists' don't have tool changers. It would have been great to have this, and I think it should be a basic feature of any CAM system, but it's not done yet, anyway.

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not a big deal because they only had support for the Renishaw software package.

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The lack of anything between 'crippled personal version' and 'Commercial license with cloud credits and monthly subscription' basically means that between being an entry level hobbyist and having a business running well enough to cover the costs, no CAD/CAM for you. Not having export formats that a simulation program can read means that you can't verify things in the machine even if you have a good program for doing it. a bicycle or engine hoist) then you either have to pay $$ to simulate it or you have to do it on paper or model it in another program to simulate it. if you're designing anything more complex than a desktop fidget toy (like e.g. Note that you can't get around the CAM limitation above because of the import/export file restrictions - you have to either do your CAM in the features Fusion 360 allows or model to a final form and then export as e.g. If you're a hobbyist or anyone not getting enough income from what they make to cover this, anything beyond 3 axes is impractical. To get this CAM functionality, you have to pay for the 'manufacturing extension' which is a monthly subscription, and you need cloud credits, which you can't buy and attach to non commercial licenses. No axes beyond 3, even in the personal version. GrabCAD files into Fusion, so no using prefabs or importing someone else's model to use as a template. Or if you have a great CAD or art program you're familiar with and know well that has no CAM, you can't make up for that lack with Fusion.Īs a side effect, you can't translate files between formats and more or import e.g.

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So if you have another CAM program that does 5 axis but absolutely sucks in drawing/modeling, you can't do that part in the free Fusion 360. Importing/exporting files in IGES or STEP won't be allowed to avoid anyone using Fusion 360 to 'augment' the operation of another program.

They're crippling the non pay licenses so no one can use them for anything Autodesk wants to charge for: If your referenced designs in the assembly are inactive, you can still open your assemblies, but the references will be read only. You will still be able to edit the referenced designs as long as they are also active. Assemblies can reference active and inactive documents. If you have an assembly with referenced designs in it, the assembly and each reference (if opened) will count as 1 document each. Therefore unless that changes the new restrictions, once in force, seem to make it impossible to restore anything from an archived project that contains 11 or more documents.Įdit: The blog post was updated with FAQ items and this quote relates to the specific problem I sketched above There is AFAICT no option there to list the documents inside an archived project, nor to restore only a single document from an archived project. There is much to discuss about these changes, and how they fit (or not) with the stated principle of 'democratizing design for everyone'.īut to just hone in on one practical problem: In the current web interface for moving projects to/from archived status the view for archives only lists project folder names. One super restrictive change is going from unlimited active projects/documents to '10 active and editable documents, unlimited archived documents'. Mouse control diagram Mouse control practice Demo Cube.This fresh blog post describes the strong limitations that will soon be put on 'Fusion 360 for Personal Use'.

Notes on the new version of Fusion 360 (2019) About the tutorials and using them Fusion axes and unit preferences Saving CAD drawing as an STL file The tutorials are listed in order of complexity, so it is best to start with the first four or five to build skills.įor further information about the tutorials, contact Activityįiles - click on the file name to open the tutorial The main difference with the interface of the new version is how one accesses the Sketch tools. Note that since these tutorials were produced, a new version of Fusion 360 has been released.

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