Originally Posted by
TwoWheelMikee
I agree with both previous replies... Fusion 360 is a great solution to the CAD/CAM question.
I recently made the switch from Sketchup (7+ year user) to Fusion due to the lack of CAM support. After several frustrating evenings and lots of swear words, I have begun to pick up Fusion. The modeling environment is way different! But I am starting to like it. I am now turning to it first. Plus it seems to be more compatible with other modeling formats. There is something to be said about being able to tweak your model while building your tool path recipes.
Couple of caveats though: Fusion is very mill centric, not orginally designed for the router crowd. Cutting components from sheet goods is not something Fusion does naturally. There are several work arounds but I still haven't nailed down my work flow. (I'd be curious to hear other's inputs on that)
The engraving/vcarve function needs a lot of work before it can be compared to Vectric software. So for sign making and what not, go with Vetric.
With tons of support, hours and hours of tutorials, and the ease of the parametric modeling enviroment, Fusion 360 is quickly becoming the sole software I use... after they fix the terrible engraving function and develop a native nesting feature.
Ps, not to mention the tons of other functions/workspaces Fusion brings to the table.
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