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I'm using Fusion 360. It seems to have the best community support. I work at a big company that likes to claim ownership of anything I create while I'm on cont

I'm using Fusion 360. It seems to have the best community support. I work at a big company that likes to claim ownership of anything I create while I'm on contract. Fusion is free until you earn more than $1k from your making, but I don't expect to earn anything from it while I'm employed. This video is a little slow, but it does give you an overview of the UI: https://youtu.be/8VFOVxdi4Qs https://youtu.be/8VFOVxdi4Qs And this one teaches you enough to start making things: https://youtu.be/xJihYVwkCqw https://youtu.be/xJihYVwkCqw I used 3ds Max in high school and have been a lifelong user of the Adobe suite, so I just needed enough to know where the buttons are and what the core workflow looks like. I've got a few projects going. I just moved into a new apartment, and I'd like to sculpt some hangers - one to mount a speaker on the TV, and a pair to hang my old Rock Band guitars on the wall. I think I'm gonna do the engineering in Fusion and then sculpt the aesthetics in Tilt Brush. Speaking of Rock Band, I've discovered a graveyard of neglected plastic instruments in the game room at work, as well as an open source Arduino/Raspberry Pi firmware that will allow them to work with any game, donglefree. I'm designing a new USB faceplate and brackets to make the new boards fit the existing standoffs, so I can refurbish them. https://santroller.tangentmc.net https://santroller.tangentmc.net Finally, my new kitchen island has a frustratingly short drawer. I cut the back off it and bought longer rails. I'm designing spacers and jigs to help me keep it square and level as I reinstall the extended version.

WillAdams 2y ago
Have you considered how Autodesk arrived at that level of community support and how the license for Fusion 360 has changed over the years? (and is subject to change in the future). My comment from a Reddit discussion on Fusion 360 license changes: >Translation: >We have extracted all the beta-testing which we wanted for free out of naïve users >and are now taking our game over to the other field where we can charge admission. https://old.reddit.com/r/hobbycnc/comments/itw4d7/autodesk_is_nerfing_cam_for_hobbiest_use/g5h6rm7/ https://old.reddit.com/r/hobbycnc/comments/itw4d7/autodesk_i...
- bsimpson 2y ago
  Honestly, I'm more interested in getting these projects made than in "what if"ing the future. I have a hard time imagining my needs exceeding what I expect to remain in the hobbyist sphere, and I have the ability to transfer my skillset to another tool when the time comes. I'd rather spend a month trying things out with the free thing with lots of reference material than go off on my own path spending hundreds on some indie software that I might only use a few times.
- dekhn 2y ago
  None of those events have had any impact on me as a hobby user of Fusion 360. Sure, it's subject to change. The software is a business for them. I know a lot of people got worked up over this. I do not see any alternative that is as cost-effective and functional.

WillAdams 2y ago

Have you considered how Autodesk arrived at that level of community support and how the license for Fusion 360 has changed over the years? (and is subject to change in the future). My comment from a Reddit discussion on Fusion 360 license changes: >Translation: >We have extracted all the beta-testing which we wanted for free out of naïve users >and are now taking our game over to the other field where we can charge admission. https://old.reddit.com/r/hobbycnc/comments/itw4d7/autodesk_is_nerfing_cam_for_hobbiest_use/g5h6rm7/ https://old.reddit.com/r/hobbycnc/comments/itw4d7/autodesk_i...

bsimpson 2y ago
Honestly, I'm more interested in getting these projects made than in "what if"ing the future. I have a hard time imagining my needs exceeding what I expect to remain in the hobbyist sphere, and I have the ability to transfer my skillset to another tool when the time comes. I'd rather spend a month trying things out with the free thing with lots of reference material than go off on my own path spending hundreds on some indie software that I might only use a few times.
dekhn 2y ago
None of those events have had any impact on me as a hobby user of Fusion 360. Sure, it's subject to change. The software is a business for them. I know a lot of people got worked up over this. I do not see any alternative that is as cost-effective and functional.