However they will continue to provide a product that will do most of what hobbyists need, for free.ģd printer tried to argue the point and came off second best - doubt if i will replace it. All documents remain saved as archive documents, always accessible.Īs SOD says above, Autodesk is not a charity. I was concerned about the reference to 10 documents, but the link above explains that this refers to 10 active documents when you reach the limit of 10, simply archive an active document - make it inactive - and you are able to work on another document. I spoke to F360 support who pointed me to this blog Fusion 360 Blog which explains exactly what is happening. The 'free ride' is most definitely not over. I use F360 as a personal, not for profit user. No danger of FreeCAD's license changing because it's open source, but always possibility the developers might wander off or be eaten by sharks! I wish it did joints and assemblies too, but I can live without them. Predictable that a free trial might end with jaws snapping shut.įortunately, FreeCAD covers most of my single-part projects. are a commercial operation based in the USA whose purpose is to make a profit, not to keep retired British gentlefolk in clover. Just another reminder that nothing lasts forever.

The product may still be usable for hobby use. Not clear how badly the changes will effect me. Oh dear, I think F360 is great, but it looks as if the free ride is over.

I think it is reasonable to assume that professional users have not been playing fair with the personal license.

The loss of multi axis milling is a disappointment though, I am preparing a 4th axis for my little mill

You can still make STL files for 3D printing and CAM for 3 axis milling. I hope Siemens don't respond with changes to Solid Edge for personal use but at least I have SE 2020 Community installed currently and there's no Cloud involved.ĭon't give up yet, it's still better than anything else at the price My fears about this seem to be realised I'm afraid. It seems that there are a few changes in the terms that allow Personal Users to access Fusion 360 from 1st October

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