Web or native Linux version plans?

[maksymN8J95]

We recently switched entirely to Linux and Fusion 360 is the only product in our workflow that is not properly supported or available. Are there any plans to have a proper web browser version alike OnShape or native Linux version? I think there was a webassembly project in the past but it seems not to be available anymore and the other web version uses a Windows remote desktop with a really bad performance. We've been paying the subscription for over two years now, but no Linux support as well as no usable web client will leave us with no other choice but to consider moving to a different CAD software. 

[sharkxelectronics]

Switch to Linux a few months ago and I've been really missing Fusion 360 I really hope they reconsider their position and adjust development for linux compatibility. Doesn't have to be a huge thing just something that we could run using wine and that doesn't brake on the next update from fusion.

[nicholaskallechy]

Everyones said what I wanted to say already so ill just chip in here and say GIVE US LINUX ALREADY AUTODESK

[ryaneashford]

I would unironically pay for a subscription if Fusion released a native Linux app. Any other 3d modelling software just doesn't work for me, and dual-booting purely for Fusion is terrible

[jbradwayZ96JM]

Autodesk needs to see more paying customers vote with their wallets. I have been a subscriber for several years. Fusion's free tier arguably just shouldn't be used. If you can work with those limitations you can probably jump to FreeCAD anyway. Free Fusion doesn't let you export step files, which would be a non-starter for me. Why would I waste my time designing something that I can't take with me? Try contacting Autodesk directly and inquiring about starting a subscription on condition of availability on Linux. There IS some number of customers, I'm sure, that would trigger a response.

[J-F1808]

Would be great to see a mainstream commercial CAD supporting Linux after all other platforms abandoned the OS years ago.
I, myself have been on Linux for years now and currently run fusion under a windows11 VM

[SorenJFox]

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@jbradwayZ96JM wrote:

Free Fusion doesn't let you export step files, which would be a non-starter for me.

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That's not true. I don't know if it has always been the case, but I exported a step file from free Fusion just now with no difficulty.

[jeffreyshulenburg]

Here to beg, on my knees, for a functional way to access Fusion on Linux. Its the only thing holding me to windows. I really dont want to go to onshape due to their ownership of files, but If I have to I will

[jbradwayZ96JM]

Don't let Fusion keep you on Windows. It's not worth it. Cryinkfly's script linked below will get Fusion working (with a few hiccups) on Fedora KDE. Check out the issues tab and comments from Lolig4 on various compatibility patches. I have been diving into FreeCAD and the more I get into it, the more I like it. Last weekend I spent about 20 minutes with AI and FreeCAD and built a 2D tolerance analysis tool that will replace a $14k piece of software for my typical use cases. 

cryinkfly/Autodesk-Fusion-360-on-Linux: This is a project, where I give you a way to use Autodesk Fu...

[tony_eilertsen]

Theres also this one that popped up, not gotten around to test it, but will in the coming days. 

[jeffreyshulenburg]

I've tried crinkfly on a few distros I've been testing on secondary machines and have yet to get it to function

[micahAVCC8]

I have never been able to get any of these workarounds to function on any Linux distro. Crinkfly, bottles, snap, .appimage, etc...

EDIT: I will try Fusion180.

[lusanagi]

I did use Crinkfly and worked for a while last year, then autodesk went and updated fusion and did something that blocked it from working again; I uninstalled it and installed again and not even the authentication was working, did some manual copy pasting (not ideal) and somehow got it through, bu on startup it takes around a minute and ALWAYS shows the information prompt and even still there are issues like things staying always on top or not being able to select edges right away because there's some kind of offset

Will try fusion180 as well and see, as th eonly option I'm entertaining right now is using a virtual machine and it's pretty slow because it uses software rendering (not passing through the GPU)

[jbradwayZ96JM]

Even when the Cryinkfly script works well (which it actually does now on my setup) and the speed is excellent and login works flawlessly, there is still that graphics issue where the display is one frame behind what is actually happening. This makes tasks like selecting a vertex very difficult because you have to move your mouse off the vertex to know that it WAS in the right spot previously. Geometry highlights and cursor tooltips are always a frame late. My solution, assuming I choose to continue my subscription, will be to buy a Mac Mini and remote into it from my main Linux workstation. Fusion supports MacOS. That's a total of about $2k in hardware/software to give me access to a tool which is rapidly losing its edge vs completely free options... Keep in mind that with Fusion you do not control your data. All your files can be wiped at any time and there is nothing you can do besides diligently backing up step files of your entire library locally. All your assembly constraints, equations, machining toolpaths, gone. All it takes is a minor DNS issue with the log-in process. 

[gregoire_mirebeau]

With SteamOS globally available, it's time for an official Linux version of Fusion360.

It's exactly like the MacOS version, with freedom included. 

[jeffreyshulenburg]

BTW, I did get around to trying the fusion 180 project since my last comment and its been up and running for a week. I havnt gotten plugins to work, but base fusion has been actually running on linux. Waiting for a big update before I call it good though. Big props to whoever runs that

[jbradwayZ96JM]

With Fusion 180 do you see that graphics lag where your cursor pre-selection is always a frame late? That is what kills me with Cryinkfly's WINE script...

[lusanagi]

I haven't been able to get Fusion 180 working myself: login screen freezes after clicking on it

I have an issue in github where we're trying to figure out why, but so far the only clue that's popped up is that it's an issue with AMD GPUs

[jeffreyshulenburg]

I also had that issue on installation. Make sure the drivers are up to date, and during installation, close out of the sign in when it pops up. Only sign in once its fully installed and launches for the first time. 

[jeffreyshulenburg]

I havnt seen that at all so far. It runs pretty much like it did on windows, except I can't get extensions to install and it froze once when I opened properties, but not other times. 

[sharkxelectronics]

Please keep us posted.