Hi,
I came from a 2D illustration software called CorelDraw, I have used it as a CAD program and I think it is very intuitive, I cannot say the same of Fusion 360 while drawing in 2D (sketch mode).
I have tried Fusion 360, to draw some 2D geometries, I clicked in a cube to select the Top Plane, and I started a 2D sketch, I think it is a good way to learn it. It was very frustrating.
In CorelDraw:
- While you are drawing a line and the mouse cursor get the boundaries of a screen, it continues. In fusion 360 you need to press the middle button mouse and there is no tip to help a beginner user.
- After you have drawn an object, you can click inside it and drag it. In Fusion 360 you cannot and, again, there is no tip to help a beginner user.
- You can click in any object and open a window where you can see and change a lot of properties, like width, height, colours, etc. You can easily scale this object. I cannot see these features in Fusion 360.
- You can send an object to front or back of an other.
- You can perform boolean operations with these 2D objects to create new ones.
- You can block an object.
- You can group objects.
- There is a lot of options to move an object exactly to where you want. In fusion 360 I try to drag an object and nothing happens.
- There are guide lines and rulers to help.
- The toolbox is at hand to pick any tool. In fusion 360 you need always two or more clicks to access a tool.
- The tools used to draw lines and curves are very powerful and flexible, not in Fusion 360.
- There are many keyboard shortcuts.
- If you make a big drawing and have no plotter you can print it in many A4 sheets and glue it together after.
There are millions of users of CorelDraw and Adobe Illustrator that, like me, wants to learn a 3D software, but these software are not intuitive.
My suggestion is:
I would like there is a software so intuitive like CorelDraw or Adobe illustrator for 3D designers.