Thinking about new CAD / CAM

[Tenson]

What's the difference between Fusion360 and Inventor? Other than price!

[Tenson]

Had a look and it does seem pretty good. Not sure I want all my work on the cloud. Still... how good a stepping stone do you think Fusion360 is if I decide to move to Inventor later? Rather than starting to learn Inventor and getting bogged down by all the advanced features it may make sense to start with Fusion360 then go to Inventor after a couple of years experiance.

[D.C.]

Try reading this thread:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/invent...4658643/page/3

Fusion 360 has been out and under active development for a few years now, autodesk seem committed to the 'free if you turn over less than $100k' model and are aiming to kill off sketchup. It is 100 times better than sketchup and has integrated cam.

A good review from a woodworkers perspective:
http://www.21stcenturywoodworking.co...of-fusion-360/

[Tenson]

That makes me feel better, because I do earn from my CNC work, but certainly not a large amount (yet!). $100k would cover me well.

I'll give it a shot I think!