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In several ways I prefer it to F360, but it's not as polished, or as full function. FreeCAD can be downloaded from here.ĭownside of FreeCAD is it's in development, only version 0.93, and a little flaky. A couple of years ago I wrote a get you started thread, which takes beginners step by step through the initial 'OMG this is so complicated I don't know where to begin' stage. However, you cannot make the FreeCAD developers liable for possible damage or business loss that could occur from using FreeCAD.įreeCAD is good for single-part design.
You can also modify and adapt FreeCAD for your own purposes without any restriction. Any version of FreeCAD can be deployed and installed anywhere, any number of times.
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Also unlike F360's complicated Terms of Service the FreeCAD licence is simple and friendly : for professional users the licence says:įreeCAD can be used freely for any kind of purpose, being private, commercial or institutional. Unlike F360 it doesn't have to phone home regularly over the internet, or stop working if you block it. It's open-source, zero-cost, and stores everything locally. I'd ask permission, Autodesk might allow a freebie because using F360 in magazine articles is free advertising.įreeCAD is an alternative I use a lot. Whether Autodesk care or not is anyone's guess. Paying the author for anything produced by F360 is a commercial transaction, and so is selling the Magazines. However, I don't think using it to write articles for ME or MEW is 'non-commercial'. I can recommend Fusion360, even in the chopped down free-version. I presume I can’t do that with the free version? I am looking to use it to write articles for ME and MEW. Well, I did try - but it seems the Fusion Faction have won another convert! Yes pattern making I've been doing with Graham from Alyn foundry are just for private projects like the CHUK-V and Brayton Flywheel. Mine was the same when I updates, all the files still there So your still making sawdust and not Swarf then Rod Why was I doing this? So I could design and 3D print a 4" to 3" dust extractor hose adaptor
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Incidentally, I have just had to do a 3 year renewal which meant starting from scratch with the installation software but as soon as I entered my details it knew who I was and all my old drawings were still there (most, of course, archived). There used to be a limit on turnover for commercial use of the free offering but since they cut down Fusion for personal use that seems to have gone away. If, however, the author was using Fusion to design a pattern that was then 3d printed and used to cast a component that was the sold then that might be a different issue. I don't I imagine that Autocad would do anything other than approve of authors showing how good Fusion is in a publication. Like John I still like Alibre for the actual design, I had it before I got the CNC so not worth learning another system or paying for two but I can do a bit of CAD with F360 when needed and it does a nice rendering too.įree CAD + CAM software for individuals who are doing hobby, non-commercial design, and manufacturing projects." May be different as the mags pay for articles, Would really depends on how much it is used for the article, an odd screen shot may be OK but whole articles based on F360 may not go down so well particularly given recent deal/promotion with Alibtre. After all, I'm not making a living out of it, which would be my interpretation of the "non-commercial " restriction of the personal copy. I have had articles published in MEW which in part have made use of Fusion, likewise some of my YouTube content does so too. I personally don't like the "cloud" saving of files associated with Fusion so only save them to my home computer (by exporting, not saving). I would suggest that the personal edition of Fusion 360 will fulfil all your needs. For the CAM functions, I export from Atom3D and open the file in Fusion 360 (free personal edition). So much so that I am a keen user and licence holder of it for CAD.
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When Alibre Atom3D was on special offer through MEW, I downloaded the extended trial version and made a concerted effort to use it. This was due to my reluctance to get stuck in and apply myself fully to it. Having initially tried Fusion 360 when it first came out, I rejected it mainly because I couldn't get my head around it. Solid Edge - Community Edition | Model Engineer (.uk)įusion 360 is another free option, there are a few bits that you don't get with the free one but it's not stopped me using it for their CAM
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I'd recommend that you use this link to download the SE-CE software.
It's free to download and a powerful, commercial grade system - I've posted about it previously here. Why not try Solid Edge Community Edition David? That's what I moved to after using TC for many years.
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