Fusion360 is unuseable
@Anonymous @Probasco Maybe you guys start watching some or better all of the tutorials in the support and learning section. The menu is right on top of the browser here in the Forum so not hard to find.
Once you're done with those you have at least some foundation so you can ask halfway informed questions.
Not mastering sufficiently a software is not the same as "Fusion360 is unusable".
Like any real tool you'll need to give yourself enough time to learn it.
This forum is one of the most helpful you will find, state your problem clearly and the Autodesk Fusion 360 Team as well as the many very knowledgable forum members will advise and help you.
Best regards,
Ludo
@Probasco wrote:
I am not asking if I’m doing it right. I know I am. The software is messing up. ...
Really surprised to read that you found my post to be rude. This was not at all my intention.
The Fusion 360 forum uses, most of the time, a calm and polite manner of communication, geared at getting help.
Best regards,
Ludo
@Probasco your most recent reply is the first time you have actually provided some usable detail about what your problem actually is.
I personally use the trackpad rarely and gestures I have totally ceased using, regardless whether I use a mouse or the trackpad. On Mac OS even on a 2017 high spec MacBook Pro the gestures and right click menu are sluggish. I use the context sensitive tool box (S-Key0 almost exclusively now.
In genreal I would suggest getting a real mouse with 2 buttons and a clickable scroll wheel if you want to do real CAD and 3D modeling work. While the trackpad on the newer macBook Pro's is truly remarkable and really makes the computer (for me that is), for 3D modeling work, regardless whether that's CAD or mesh modeling there is really no replacement for a real muse.
So that also eliminates the Magic Mouse which I tried for over a year and abandoned that effort
I've not experienced the crashing issues at all. But it's been an issue before and one of the reasons that might happen is when you close the lid the computer leave Fusion 360 in a state where it assumes the Internet connection is still current. When you open the lid and your internet connection is not established quickly enough, that could be a reason for Fusion 360 crashing or not waking up. That is no excuse, no software should ever crash but in the real world ...
Have you submitted these crash reports ?
It is always a good idea to do so and if it happens repeatedly, create a thread dedicated to that issue and note the CER number you are provided with. You may be asked to provide he crash logs. This info is essential for getting this fixed.
If you don't get the right response I know which AD folks to tag 😉
I copy and paste lines quite often. They always appear exactly where I expect them to. Start a new thread for the subject with a screencast of the problem and you'll probably find out why it's not working the way you expect.
ETFrench
@Anonymous wrote:
OK... will do.
I REALLY want to use Fusion 360
Why ?
I am REALLY interested in why people want to use Fusion 360 in general, but particularly what the motivation is for people that already have 2 decades of experience in other 3D applications and are likely very fluent in them.
I defend Fusion 360 when criticism is unwarranted.
I am also probably one of its harshest critics. So much that I was recently asked in a private email from a Fusion 360 team member whether I had lost confidence in Fusion 360!
I can very closely relate to your experience. When I started working with Blender 15 years ago I had already worked with CAD for 15 years , 5 of those in Solid Works. It took me a long time to understand why I could not just select an edge and put a fillet or a chamfer on it. I thought it was stupid!
Privately I could not justify the expense of a SolidWorks license and there weren't low cost CAD alternatives available at the time. So Blender seemed the only viable alternative. I am glad I stuck with it.
I recently started looking into Autodesk Alias and had a similar experience of stumbling half blind through unfamiliar territory. My motivation there is that I would like to learn how to have full control over a NURBS surface down the ability to modify individual control points. That isn't available in Fusion 360.
So, what is your motivation ?