[S0und]

Fusion360 has a free tier and it's enough for most people.

[grumbel]

The Fusion360 free-tier has been getting ever more restrictive over time. At the moment it is at:

> users who generate less than $1,000 USD in annual revenue and use for home-based, non-commercial projects only.

Which already makes it unsuitable for any Open Source work. While one might still accept those restrictions for quick one-off projects, those projects are also the ones that FreeCAD can handle fine.

[Mumps]

and only 10 editable projects :/

[baby_souffle]

Editable files! A project might have tens of files in it and you’ll find yourself having to toggle which ones are in the active set. It’s maddening!

[throw646577]

I had no idea it was at this fine-grained a level.

[baby_souffle]

You’re permitted 10 files - total - that can be editable at any one time.

For simple things you can have all your components in a single file and make do but I rather dislike working this way for a ton of reasons.

I’m thinking about solid works when my fusion license expires. At least I’ll own my files and be able to manage them on my own ssd.

[throw646577]

Solidworks for Makers is currently $25/yr I think (discount code).

I'm a pretty happy FreeCAD guy, actually -- my issues are not FreeCAD but learning design -- but I will be trying it too.

[Mumps]

oh man! I didn't realize - that's so much worse!

I'll reconsider the $24/yr Solidworks deal now...

[zihotki]

Freecad is fully free and after 1.0 release it's enough for most people.

[Scene_Cast2]

I switched off of Fusion360 on to OnShape when Autodesk started mucking around with the free tier.

[chasd00]

I do a lot in amateur rocketry and took the fusion360 route. One thing that’s nice about it is its popularity. Whenever I have questions most of the other people in my hobby are ready with answers or guidance.