topic Re: F360 alternative? in Fusion Support Forum

F360 alternative?

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:35:26 GMT

As much as I like f360, I have no wifi and i cannot use it anymore. Continually having to use my phone as a modem to connect it to the internet is an extreme inconvenience and Im really getting tired of it.

Are there any alternatives I can get that can stay offline indefinately/permanently?

Re: F360 alternative?

HughesTooling — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:47:30 GMT

From autodesk, Inventor. Not sure I should promote none autodesk products on an autodesk forum.

Mark

Re: F360 alternative?

g-andresen — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:04:05 GMT

Hi,

i know some users who temporarily use a prepaid internetstick for this purpose.

günther

Re: F360 alternative?

TrippyLighting — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:03:08 GMT

I would not hesitate to suggest alternative solutions, but I'd need to know what it is you are doing with Fusion 360.

Fusion 360 covers a lot of ground for the price point. Some people use CAM and are not so much int modeling.
Others like modeling and rendering.

To each I'd probably make different suggestions. There are not many alternatives, if any, at that price point.

Re: F360 alternative?

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:22:01 GMT

@TrippyLighting wrote:
I would not hesitate to suggest alternative solutions, but I'd need to know what it is you are doing with Fusion 360.
Fusion 360 covers a lot of ground for the price point. Some people use CAM and are not so much int modeling.
Others like modeling and rendering.

To each I'd probably make different suggestions. There are not many alternatives, if any, at that price point.

I just want something to design 3d models. I 3d print as a hobby and just want something that I can design parts in,

like gears or even the occasional vase, to give an example.

Re: F360 alternative?

TrippyLighting — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 11:15:49 GMT

Blender is free, open source software. It works completely differently, however. .

If you want to design "technical" things with precise fit (within the realm of 3D printing) look at rcpongo's youtube channel. He designs complicated 3D puzzles in Blender and his tutorials are very explanatory.

If you have a little budget, then there are other tools. Design Spark is more of mechanical CAD tool with very limited export options.