![]() I’m also getting better at Carbide Create. Also, unlike Fusion, which is all things to all people, VCarve is a dedicated CNC woodworking application. I have paid for VCarve Desktop, and it’s pretty good and they don’t hit you up for too much money too often. As a hobbyist, my biggest complaint is that NOTHING is intuitive, you have to go watch a video to figure out how to do anything, and if you’ve been away from it for more than month, you have to start all over again. I’m just waiting for the free version of Carbide Create to match Fusion 360’s capabilities in every way.ĮDIT: I’ve tried Fusion 360 a couple times, and if this were a business for me, I’d probably pay for it. I feel ok “losing” the benefit of the few weeks it took me to learn Fusion (to a very modest level that still allows me to do everything I need), but others may not feel the same. The real dilemna I think, is where one should invest the tens of hours of learning that are required to use any modern CAD/CAM suite. The only catch is to be mentally prepared to jump ship at any moment. ![]() In the meantime, and even with the latest wave of restrictions (most of which are either not a real problem for hobbyists or easily circumvented), it’s there to use for free (for hobbyist use). They will gradually make it ever more painful to use for free users, but one can choose to ditch Fusion for another CAD/CAM package whenever they cross “the line” (of usefulness of the free version, which is different for everyone). ![]() ![]() I gave exactly $0 to Autodesk so far, and I have been using their hobbyist license of Fusion360 for a long time. For what it’s worth, as a counterpoint /in the spirit of covering all options: ![]()
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