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my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 18:30:26 GMT

Hey

i was using fusion form my company, because they didnt need it and only use inventor.

but now this subscription end , as fusion show....

so can i change this profil in a free hobby profil? all i do is 100% for my hobby.

or must he do a new profil? how do i transfer then my files?

Or can i dont use fusion anymore, if the time is over, but my files i can download and see?

i have no idea, so hope for help

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

jhackney1972 — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:14:56 GMT

There are a few ways to do this, some are easier, some are a little more cryptic. If you switch your Autodesk ID, you will not have access to your saved cloud based files so you must choose one method.

Cache your Project to your local Drive - This is one of the fastest methods and the one I demonstrated on my Screencast. It places the files on your local drive in a complete but somewhat cryptic form. To find these files after caching, you will need this article. I will caution you, you must be able to see hidden files on your Windows computer.
I also showed in the Screencast how to download the files individually from the Fusion 360 Web Database.
I did not show another method where you open each file in Fusion 360, select the File menu, then Export to a folder of your choice on your hard drive. This is also rather time consuming.

Also please note: The Hobby Fusion 360 license does not exit anymore. It is been replaced by the Startup Fusion 360 license you have to apply for.

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 22:27:31 GMT

Thank you for this help.

and which will be then the fastest way to get it in the new profil?

must i click then everytime, open - open form computer?

and it that date there then the date of today, or as you see on my screen, when i last change it?

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 22:27:59 GMT

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 22:29:38 GMT

oh, and on my only file folder i can get also, if the few days run out?

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

jhackney1972 — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 23:39:47 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

oh, and on my only file folder i can get also, if the few days run out?

I do not understand this question but I want to answer the one on how to get your files back onto the cloud on a new Autodesk ID profile. There are two ways I see to do this. One you have already mentioned, open the files locally and save them to the cloud. The other is use the Upload command. This will be far the fastest. I will remind you that if you use the Cache file command, the files will have extended characters added to the file name. You may want to rename them "before" you add them back to the cloud. An example of a cached file is shown below with the added extra characters highlighted.

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 21:16:05 GMT

thank you, as i understand then correct, i must now upload all one by one, there is no fast way, like we had with the download option?

And which date will the file get, the new upload date or will it have the old date?

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

jhackney1972 — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 21:36:57 GMT

You can use the Upload command to upload the files quickly as I mentioned to your before. You may want to edit the file names, also as I mentioned before if you are going to upload cached files. The files will probably carry a new date since the cloud thinks you are uploading them for the first time. I suggest you do a test run on a few files now to get the feel for it.

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 20:46:41 GMT

thank you.

i m now not more sure if i need a need account, the subscription ended today, and i got today the messege, that i now got a BASIC account, no idea, which function are in that....

but working with my files, change things, make new sketches and new files are still possible....

so i really think thats ok, or what do you think, must i make a new account?

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

jhackney1972 — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:48:46 GMT

Normally companies use Fusion 360 under a subscription license but you have never said what type of license you were using. Were you the only user at your company? If you were and your created an Autodesk ID for that use and the company will allow your to keep it, I would not change it. If not, then you will be required to change it. Normally when someone creates a Personal Autodesk ID, they never change it. You use it for all Autodesk application that you use in YOUR name and licensing.

If you have received a notice from Autodesk that you are receiving a Basic license that is one of four types shown below. The first in the list is also called a Paid Subscription license.

A Basic license is the second one in the list often called a Personal License and is free to all that follow the "non-commercial" use restrictions. If you want to read more about the capabilities of Fusion 360 under this license please select this link.

Last, if you can keep your Autodesk ID, I would which will preserve your access to your files, although it will be limited due to the Personal License type. If you want to create a new Autodesk ID, that is OK but you will loose all access to your files but you anticipated that anyway and you will be entitled to use Fusion 360 free with a personal license.

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 22:02:46 GMT

we had the design suite, which is only using inventor, but i took the fusion for me, and did privat things with, so no idea which fusion type we had

Re: my fusion subscription ends in few days- can i transfer all to a new profil?

jhackney1972 — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 22:20:04 GMT

You were using Fusion 360 under a subscription license since it was a part of the Design Suite. You will probably notice a substantial difference between the Fusion 360 license you were using and the Personal License, especially after the first of the year when Active Document limits kick in. Be sure you read the article I sent in my last post.

By the way, you have an interesting way of spelling certain words like "profile". Where are you located and what is your native language?