In reality, the set of Fusion 360 users could be arranged on a very wide spectrum, from basic to advanced levels. There are also very basic users performing the simplest design tasks in the tool. There are definitely power users who frequently use some - but not all - of Fusion 360’s advanced features. On the other hand, users are a very non-homogeneous group. Think of Fusion 360 as a massive pile of features. It performs work in multiple domains and disciplines, and it is extremely unlikely there is anyone who uses literally all of the product’s numerous features. Let’s look at this objectively and see what’s really going on.Īutodesk Fusion 360 is an extremely powerful product, with probably thousands of features. There’s plenty of chatter on the internets about this, suggesting that Autodesk is putting a squeeze on users, and in many respects they are doing so.
The features being dropped from the free tier are:
The subscription-based Fusion 360 tool is extremely popular due to its unique combination of broad 3D functionality and relatively low price, as compared to other professional 3D software packages.
Please Kevin let us know what to do exactly to use / continue using Fusion 360 freely for personal purposes.Autodesk abruptly announced some significant changes in the functionality of the free version of Fusion 360, their flagship 3D design tool. I could not do anything else than to pay in order to continue working on my designs. This story happened to me on 24th of January, 2015. I'm a software developer and a 3dprint fanatic but I don't earn any income from my designs.Īt that time I was very disappointed that the free option just gone.
Where is the option to continue freely as a hobbist? So if I wanted to access all my previous designs I had to "explore options": When I started the application this dialog appeared:
Unfortunately after a year Fusion 360 asked me to install an update and after this release it did not let me in. At that time Fusion 360's pricing statement page ( ) looked like this: I was so happy when I read Autodesk will provide this great tool to hobbists for free. I 'm using Fusion 360 since it became available on Mac. I can confirm that it will be free for hobby use.