topic Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr? in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr?

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:26:00 GMT

So I am trying out Fusion 360, and am nearing the end of the trial period. I came across this post/blog:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/design-differently/how-and-why-we-re-building-fusion/ba-p/5496355

This is the part that peaked my interest -

"For users of the basic product, Fusion costs $300/year. For the Ultimate version, it's $1200/year—the same price everywhere in the world. But we went one step further, for hobbyists, enthusiasts, makers and startups—in fact, anyone using Fusion whose business makes less than $100,000 per year—Fusion is free."

If this is the case, how do I go about chaning my trial to this free version because I am both an hobbyist with a busness license that definately doesnt earn $100k a year through my small home business.

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

jeff.walters — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 18:17:44 GMT

Here you go

http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/try-buy

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 20:59:01 GMT

Thanks for some reason I missed the register for free version, I kept seeing the monthly and annual subscription options.

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

charegb — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 21:34:40 GMT

Glad you found the free license options. I'm going to post this link for anyone else who finds this thread in the future - http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-activate-start-up-or-educational-licensing-for-Fusion-360.html

Thanks,

Bankim

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 23:51:23 GMT

Is there any possibility we could see offers like this for Maya?

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

brianrepp — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:01:40 GMT

@Anonymous - I'm not sure, but might be worth asking on the Maya forum here: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-general/bd-p/area-b201

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

TrippyLighting — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:15:20 GMT

I am not holding my breath, but if they do have such an offer, PLEASE post back here 😉

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 04:43:25 GMT

They do offer free software for students, but not hobbyists.

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 02:41:01 GMT

I have a small business and would like to learn autocad 360 but I do not see the free license for hobbyists and small businesses anywhere.

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

daniel_lyall — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 10:18:21 GMT

It's only fusion360

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

brandon5569 — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:12:07 GMT

I'm a student UC Denver and I have been using the student version for some time now. I would like to start doing some freelance CAD work. Can I use under $100K licenses for that? I want to clarify I'm going to be using fusion 360 for my small business. If this is okay, can I continue on the student trail and if not how can I switch to that licenses from the student license?

Thanks,

Brandon

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:31:46 GMT

I'm sure the experts at Autodesk can answer all your questions.

Re: Really free for hobbyist/enthusiast or business that make less than $100k/yr

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:06:19 GMT

Thanks for the link. I was looking for Autodesk programs and found this. Didn't know that I could download this for free for a year. I can try it and see if I like it. Thanks again.