Why no Linux support?

[kelvinqdos]

Bitterly disappointed that there appears to a total disregard of Linux based operating systems. I find it somewhat misleading the claim that Fusion 360 is cross-platform when all you're doing is using the cloud to effectively store files yet you lead people to believe that they can use your software anywhere.....

Linux has a massive user base and many the people using Linux are more tech minded than the general Microsoft user and possibly a significantly higher proportion to Apple users too. Many organisations do not use Windows PCs or Apple machines for good reason and you'll find Linux a significant common factor in many a machine shop and production line. Linux users tend to be industrious and keen to make things, just take a look around you and you'll find pretty much anything from your mobile phones, the internet you are communicating via and a huge proportion of the hardware that surrounds you is either embedded with Linux or was made using Linux platforms.

If Autodesk is genuinely serious about their software they really ought to be supporting Linux.

[Anonymous]

The only reason why I use win 10 is for fusion 360.... everthing else in 3d printing/cnc world use linux and for a good reason: linux don't reboot in a print. Linux is relatable. Linux is stable. Linux can be very light so you can optimize other function. And linux is free.

[Anonymous]

Fusion 360 is the only piece of software I am still stuck using Windows for.

Windows has become basically unusable in a professional sense, OSX is definitely not for everyone and F360 in a Browser... just no.

If the option for a linux install was there, even if it is only supported for 1 large distro, I think you'd see a mass migration of many Users/Designers/Engineers From the Windows version to Linux.

[Anonymous]

I haven't tried it yet but Autodesk Eagle PCB appears to be available for Linux. Eagle PCB was available for Linux prior to being acquired by Autodesk so I have no reason to doubt it. I was stuck with Windows due to Keil uVision only being available as a windows package so I never used Eagle on Linux. I hope that changes someday.

[Anonymous]

I actually used to use Eagle on Linux about 7 years ago. I don't use Eagle
now, probably even less likely to use it now that Autodesk own it, but I
hope they haven't removed Eagle Linux support for the others that use it.
Unfortunately, Fusion360 is the only reason I still have a Windows install
on my main PC.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand why they have a mac version and no Linux. Now it is a subscription service only makes more sense for linux os. 

[michael_woodrum]

I think that with Windows becoming a service and the issues with constant updates and broken drivers, education will be abandoning Windows in the near future. It will be hard because of the amount of software that strictly runs under Windows. Mac is not, in any way, a possible alternative. The cost and lack of Enterprise capabilities is the largest factor. 

Linux will be the easiest to migrate to and will be one of the last true pc operating systems. Create Linux packages and you'll get use. Tech departments will happily get away from the windows behemoth and constant drain on tax dollars. 

I would be extremely happy with browser based solutions. I can't wait to have the same functionality on any system anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Yes please, Linux support! I'm working on trying to convince Fusion360 to run in wine or I may have to result to using a VM. I have a windows install that I'm trying to get away from. Most of my games work, now I need my Fusion360!

[Anonymous]

I need Fusion 360 under Linux !

I barely can edit and create anything on my old laptop which runs Windows.

I have a powerful, fast, modern laptop running Ubuntu and I want Fusion there !

I tried to run Fusion under VmWare and VitrualBox - both run Fusion badly, with graphic degradation (all black, can't edit, youtube has a lot of such examples).

Please, consider providing support to Linux.

It's not complicated if you have MacOS support already.

[ethevebrandonn]

I'm on the same boat too.

My 3d workstation machine is stuck to windows because of Fusion....

If i can find a good alternative to Fusion that work on linux i will not hesitate.

[lancaster_lanterns]

Yes, please!!! Linux support for Fusion 360!!

I have over half of the computers in my enterprise running Linux. Stable, solid, a breeze for IT to maintain......

Next summer the rest are being upgraded to Linux..........except ONE that's stuck with running fusion360.......I would so love to be able to run that on linux as well............and yes, I have no problem paying for good software

[Anonymous]

I'm going into engineering next year. It would be nice if I can keep my Main computer on Linux. I prefer Windows 10 in one place, a VM. Anywhere else and you ruine the friendship. 

[Anonymous]

I am using the education version of Fusion 360 for college. I use Linux on my main gaming computer. I currently run it at home for school projects, but on a VM with Windows 7. Fusion 360 barely runs with the graphics on VirtualBox. I would really like to use Fusion 360 natively on my Linux computer. Not to mention all the nagging how my processor is too new to properly run Windows 7, so it turns off Windows Update and my security settings. Then Windows complains that Windows Update and my security settings are turned off. I'm constantly reminded how bad Windows runs at school.

[Anonymous]

First post in Autodesk Forums- I'm just going to jump in on this train. I have been an Arch Linux user for years, and I like being able to understand what my computer is doing through and through. I also like the insane level of customization in Linux, and that I've NEVER had any issues with malware.

I went to tech school for Inventor and AutoCAD, Just got a nice paying job offer in photometrics, which would primarily use Revit (with Elumtools). I love Autodesk's CAD software, but I feel a serious grudge with Autodesk every time I have to leave the OS I feel safe and familiar with to boot into sketchy Windows just to do some CAD stuff. I will jump ship from using Autodesk software in a heartbeat, if something both reasonably comparable and Tux friendly comes along.

Linux is like an erector set OS to tinkerers- it makes sense for CAD people, visionaries, and engineers to be drawn to it.

[Anonymous]

I use OnShape in my Linux environments. It's free for noncommercial users
and has pretty much the same function as Fusion. I don't mean to be
disloyal to Fusion but I have the same issue with no linux support.One
shortcoming of OnShape is the lack of a good CADCAM processor, but and
advantage is it's cloud based and it make collaboration a breeze. Being
browser based it also runs on a multitude of devices. I still use Fusion as
I need the CAM support which is above and beyond the best in class.

[markus-k]

Here to support the need for a native Linux version of Fusion 360. Fusion 360 is one of the few reasons I still use my Mac from time to time, everything else moved to my Linux desktop.

Running a CAD/CAM tool in your browser is a bad joke, please don't waste your resources on that. It's nice to preview your design in a browser, but actually working on it? No. And since there is a native Mac version, porting it to Linux can't be that huge. It'll be worth it with the increasingly growing Linux userbase.

[Anonymous]

as long as fusion 360 will not be available for linux i will use alternatives that are since i have no choice as i cannot afford an OS for 200$.

[Anonymous]

Fusion 360 is a fantastic program!  I must; however, throw in with the Linux lot.  Dudes and Dudettes, aren't we all simply looking for a stable platform?  Yeah, Windows has been around for awhile, but even Microsoft knows that it isn't the best system out there.  It's truly a User's decision on what works best for them.  Every DLL can be ported to Linux.  While AutoDesk Anything is supported by the 2 main OS's, you'd think that adding a 3rd one would only help their precious stockholders investment.  While it's true that I can't afford to play in the Wall Street arena, think about the companies that can.  Dassault, would you rather ignore an open-source platform, or expand your domain into it?  No, we don't expect everything to be free, but we would like to use your software as any other User would (on our own terms).   Think of how much talent lies within the Linux community, and how that could advance the technology that you are constantly improving upon.  So many flavors of Red Hat (a proprietary OS) have forked but still rely upon the original kernel.  Since IBM bought Red Hat, don't you think that there is an opportunity there?  Windows is a consumer product, as is MAC.  Linux goes beyond that.  It's open.  

[Anonymous]

I'm learning CAD and don't have access to Windows/Mac. The thought of going back to those OSes horrifies me, to be frank. Engineers of all ilks are proficient with Linux and most of us would use it exclusively in a heartbeat of it were possible. I think the market is there.

Tthe Cloud Powered statements on the Fusion 360 site left me feeling a little duped. I spent ages looking for a browser-based F360 only to realise that it isn't "cloud" in the sense that we have all come to expect from Web 2.0.

I have my fingers crossed for some Linux love from Autodesk but will have to content myself with other options in the interest of getting things done.

[daniel_lyall]

@Anonymous  did you remember to post this on the other CAD/CAM programs wish list.

[Anonymous]

Apparently, it runs now almost flawless under Wine. Haven't tried it myself yet but there is a thread on Reddit:

You need

- Newest Wine from WineHQ repo (4.x..) and Winetricks

-installed corefonts

-You may also need the Vulcan Driver for your GPU

-Kernel above 4.2 probably makes sense, too, since there are many improvements for ATI/Nvidia cards in the newer Kernels.

Will definitely try it. Although I  have a dedicated Windows 10 Machine almost exclusively for Fusion 360, if it really runs on Wine I happily never start it again. Will report here if I have success. What distro are you on?