Licensing for makerspace

[BradmanOH]

I recently joined a makerspace (nonprofit) in Cincinnati OH,  Hive 13.

They were discussing on standardizing on design software and I brought up Fusion 360. I've been using it at home and found it to be very capable.

Could you provide any guidance on how we could do this for the makerspace?

Thanks,

BradmanOH

[keqingsong]

Hey Bradman, thank you for reaching out. Are you looking for information on pricing and licensing related to makerspaces or are you looking for lab installation help? 

[Anonymous]

Great to see the makerspace, and that you guys are looking to up your game!  I remember coming across a similar question here

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/design-and-documentation/teen-maker-space-and-licensing/td-p/5449223

that for non-student users, can sign up with a free startup license, which catches hobbyists and enthusiasts, as described on this page

http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview

With the right kind of educational support (sign up at hobbymate.net for email updates for comprehensive free educational software...actually the page is not updating for some reason, but my email is jjurbanus5@yahoo.com to get on mailing list) a makerspace like that can be a perfect place to start empowering people with Fusion 360 coupled with digital fabrication equipment. 

I also noticed that for Mac computers, in the thread below Fusion 360 was successfully remotely installed on multiple computers with a computer image that was deployed.  

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/design-and-documentation/fusion-360-os-x-10-9-3-lab-wayne-state-univer...

Keep in touch how things progress!

Jesse

[BradmanOH]

I did some digging and it looks like we would get startup accounts. Would we get an account for the group (like Hive13), or would everyone just get their own?

We have a few 3D printers along with a few CNC machines so I think Fusion 360 could be very useful.

Thanks for your help.

BradmanOH

[srinath.jonnalagadda]

Hello @BradmanOH

Simplest thing would be for each user in the maker space to create his/her own Fusion 360 account and connect the accounts through an A360 Team Hub for the Makerspace. This way all members of the Makerspace will be able to participate in each others projects without bothering with invitations etc. Since A360 Team Hub connection to Fusion 360 is in Beta, please send me an eMail and I will get you setup:

srinath.jonnalagadda@autodesk.com

Cheers,

-srinath