topic Paid version vs. Free version in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Paid version vs. Free version

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 01:23:34 GMT

I have the free subscription of Fusion 360. Does the paid version have more capabilities? In another words, is the paid version an upgrade?

Re: Paid version vs. Free version

lynn_zhang — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 02:30:17 GMT

Hi @Anonymous Welcome to Autodesk Community!

Paid version is the same as free version, as long as the product name is the same. The difference is between Fusion 360 Standard and Fusion 360 Ultimate. Also you receive more cloud credits in paid version but the functionality and capabilities are the same. See: Autodesk Fusion 360 Changes to Benefits.

Re: Paid version vs. Free version

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 11:04:55 GMT

Thanks, lynn.zhang, Being an anxious, though a new student of Fusion 360, the learning curve is steep but exciting. Your input is very helpful.

Re: Paid version vs. Free version

lynn_zhang — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 07:31:35 GMT

@Anonymous You're welcome! Have fun with Fusion 360 and feel free to post in the forum if you have any other questions.

Re: Paid version vs. Free version

jondude1 — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:12:45 GMT

Hi, is this still true?

Because I just renewed from an education license to a personal use license... But now most of My Most Current files no longer open...

As if they had been made with exclusive paid only features, inaccessible via the free version... I've clean reinstalled 3x, and can't even share the file to be downloaded to get it diagnosed in this forum... Because "downloading" is a paid only feature too...

Re: Paid version vs. Free version

acupani2002 — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:52:52 GMT

Not true. The free version is not identical to the paid version.

I have the free version and tried to perform a simulation.

the free version told my I could not perform the simulation. I would need to upgrade to the paid version.

Re: Paid version vs. Free version

g-andresen — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:29:43 GMT

Hi,

Did you see when this statement was made ?

günther

Re: Paid version vs. Free version

acupani2002 — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 18:16:56 GMT

Yes. Made in 2017.

Remember the statement can still be read today.

A person reading it today can be misguided and believe the statement is true but it isn’t true.

I am correcting the statement so people are not misguided.

Does this address your question?

Re: Paid version vs. Free version

k6ls — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 05:17:04 GMT

F360 has continually crippled their 'free' versions.
This is the same thing that Solidworks did with Draftsight.

You are now limited to the number of files you can work with and the most

common/useful file export types are limited to paid users. 😕

AD isn't the same company it was when I started ~18 years ago.

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wersy — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:19:42 GMT

More correct is to say, the limitation of the number of files that can be edited at the same time.
Of course, it is often annoying to write-protect files that are not needed.
But it does not restrict your work in any way.

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rolfkoedam — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:02:00 GMT

I notice that you only can do one toolpath with the free version.

I had the student version before the free and there I can do more toolpaths in one program

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jhackney1972 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:43:12 GMT

You statement that you can only do one toolpath in the Fusion 360 version is not correct. The Animated GIF below will show this.

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etfrench — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 23:37:30 GMT

Simply add a folder and you can put multiple toolpaths with the same tool in it.

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jhackney1972 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 23:59:04 GMT

I am puzzled? I have access to a Fusion 360 Personal License and I can created as many toolpaths as I need using multiple tools. In my previous post I show multiple toolpaths, each one using a different tool.

What restriction are you referring to when you say "Simply add a folder and you can put multiple toolpaths with the same tool in it."?

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etfrench — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:54:03 GMT

Putting the toolpaths in a folder allows you to post the folder and all of the toolpaths will run. While you can select multiple toolpaths to create a single post, that may not be obvious when you open the file later. I also name each toolpath with a prefix of the order to run, the style, and a suffix of the tool type and diameter. This also gets copied to the NCProgram. It would be nice if the post dialog would populate the names.