DOES AUTODESK FUSION 360 SUPPORT LINUX OS

[Anonymous]

HELLO 

I WOULD LIKE TO DOES AUTODESK FUSION 360 SUPPORT LINUX OS

AND 

WHICH WOULD BE THE BEST PROCSSER FOR FUSION IF I AM HANDELING LARGE CAM AND COMPLEX 3D ASSEMLY

LET ME KNOW

[jeff_strater]

Hi @Anonymous,

Unfortunately, no, Fusion does not support Linux at this time.  Only Windows and Mac are supported.

Jeff

[Anonymous]

Dear Jeff,

"at this time" - does this mean there might or will be a linux version in future? I would highly appreciate this as cross-platform operation is becoming an issue for us, which is why we tend to use software like FreeCad currently..

Best,

Ansgar

[brianrepp]

Hi Ansgar - a Linux version of Fusion 360 is not currently on the roadmap or in the plans.  However, a browser based version is.  Might be worth checking out project Leopard if you haven't already.

[marmilicious]

Really looking forward to hearing more about Project Leopard.  If Linux users can use it too that will be super awesome.

[Anonymous]

Hi Brian,

I am looking to setup Fusion 360 into some Chromebooks that will be use by k12 students.

Where can I get it as a web base software? 

Or when it will be available?

Regards

Gustavo Ferreyra

Fab Lab Manager CSUDH

[HughesTooling]

You can request a preview on the preview forum here.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/preview-functionality/how-to-sign-up-for-current-previews/td-p/693255...

Mark

[Anonymous]

If you can port it to mac then it can be ported to Linux, What is it about Linux that makes you not want to support Linux users

[kb9ydn]

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@Anonymous wrote:

If you can port it to mac then it can be ported to Linux, What is it about Linux that makes you not want to support Linux users

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I believe the problem is one of return on investment, specifically lack thereof.  CAD applications are VERY complex and are therefore very expensive to develop (unless it's done by volunteers, which is not Autodesk).  Unless Autodesk can see that they are likely to get a significant return on the huge investment it would take to develop a Linux version, there is no motivation for them to do so.  I know Linux users don't like to admit it (I've been a Linux user since 1995, so I have some idea) but they are a very small minority compared to MS Windows and OSX users.  

And really, it makes perfect sense to do a browser based version for everyone else that isn't Windows or OSX.  This (at least in theory) would allow any operating system that can support a web browser to use Fusion.  That's about as universal as it gets.

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[TrippyLighting]

I started using a linux distribution to move to a more mature and powerful Os to escape the 64k memory segmentation limit of MS DOS and before MS Windows 3.11 was on the market.

I used it for computer graphics, programming etc.  for 15 years before I decided to move to the mac platform  9 years ago.

What linux version do you want to support ?

If only one version is supported, because it has the right kernel, drivers, graphics drivers etc. what would make it so different from using any user single source OS ?

What IDE would need to be supported ? KDE GNOMe or others ?

I agree with @kb9ydn. The real issue is not a technical one and not whether it can be ported. It would likely be a support nightmare.

[Anonymous]

looking forward to this browser based stuff

[dstevenslv]

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@Anonymous wrote:

If you can port it to mac then it can be ported to Linux, What is it about Linux that makes you not want to support Linux users

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There's no money in it.  Linux CAD/CAM users are far and few between.  I'm old enough to have cut my teeth on System V and Minix prior to Linus building the first kernel.  I see the future being more platform agnostic allowing devices like Chromebooks as well as dedicated OS devices like Mac OS and Windows to use those same services.

Dave

[Anonymous]

 So when i pay the monthly fee and I use windows ,that is real money. But if I pay a monthly fee and I am using linux that;s not real money ?

[Anonymous]

And as for browser based app. we know that the internet never goes right ? usually when you are right in the middle of something important . How do plan guard against exploits ?

[etfrench]

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@Anonymous wrote:

And as for browser based app. we know that the internet never goes right ? usually when you are right in the middle of something important . How do plan guard against exploits ?

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That one's easy.  Get a Windows machine

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

And as for browser based app. we know that the internet never goes right ? usually when you are right in the middle of something important . How do plan guard against exploits ?

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I would imagine it would be just a very advanced tinkercad. so it saves automatically as you work, so if you lose internet, it will just save the last thing you did. I don't see this as being a replacement for fusion360 install, just something nice to have when you are on the go and not on your main pc.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

 So when i pay the monthly fee and I use windows ,that is real money. But if I pay a monthly fee and I am using linux that;s not real money ?

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Its more like, it isn't worth paying a team to port it to Linux and keep it updated because the user base is so small on Linux , it wouldn't justify that cost.

[dstevenslv]

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@Anonymous wrote:

 So when i pay the monthly fee and I use windows ,that is real money. But if I pay a monthly fee and I am using linux that;s not real money ?

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If you are serious about doing high level CAD/CAM work you get a Windows machine or emulate one.  The industry isn't going to Linux.  It's not even going to Mac OS which is really the *nix desktop Linux wishes it was.

[Anonymous]

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@dstevenslv wrote:

It's not even going to Mac OS which is really the *nix desktop Linux wishes it was.

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That’s your opinion. I wish the MacOS desktop acted more like Linux.

The Mac desktop is only “better” because it has commercial support. 

[Anonymous]

Incorrect. OSX is better (at some stuff) because it has a direction and clear goals, and one team. Linux is the wild west, developed by uncoordinated people. It is only natural that it's not as polished. I run Linux, OSX and Windows depending on what I need. Linux is a really good server platform or developer workstation, OSX is the perfect audio/video or design desktop/laptop machine, and windows is the best 3D and gaming platform. I tend to use the best tool for the job.