One by one they all started to offer them, then eliminated the perpetual options, then cranked the fees up. The frustrating answer is that everybody who uses software regularly for fun and for work should have bought perpetual licenses to everything as it was 10 years ago, then ignored the subscription offers. Users who committed more effort to that software are very bitter. I suspect you have a very limited need (unlike others) or have the bill paid for you (unlike others). My more measured response to your question is, do you actually pay for your Fusion 360 license? What do you use it for? I'm not asking to call you out or expect defense, just rhetorically making the point that users become invested in the tools they use the more they use them. Fed up with it, too.Īpparently you missed the hot fury of long-time Fusion users over the licensing change. So I'm in the same boat, but with different software. Uh, gee, Keith, can you clarify how you really feel? ) RE: Best Free CAD software tygerdawg (Mechanical) 17 Dec 22 21:00 Really big meshes slow Alibre down a lot (at least on my 5-yr old laptop) so using FreeCad to reduce the original mesh resolution is a useful, even necessary step.Įdit: I should add, I used the free trial version of Alibre before buying - and made sure to wait until I had a couple of projects to make before starting the 30 day trial period. The only limitation on the software is a watermark on any plots you generate, designating that the file was created with a non-professional version. stl files again to push them through the slicer and 3d print them. AutoCAD, the heavy hitter of the CAD industry, offers a free, fully functional version for download to students and faculty. stl files (from thingiverse), decimated the mesh (reduced the resolution) and converted to solid models via FreeCad, and then modified the swoopy curvy models to what I wanted before exporting them as. The software works fine for making single parts, which is all I've done so far, but it has the capability to do multi-part assemblies and 2d drawings from models also.Īs Pud says, I haven't done much with swoopy curvy bits.though I have downloaded some swoopy/curvy. I'm used to Solidworks and/or Inventor, Alibre is a little clunkier but really it's just the usual learning a new interface until it's muscle memory. ![]() ![]() There are a couple of things that trip me up, mostly on the interface (what buttons to use to move/rotate the model). Yes, I've done several models which I then sent through to my 3d printer.
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