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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by canthidium@lemmy.world to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

Got this email from Autodesk that Fusion is increasing their annual price by a huge amount. I subbed for 1 year a couple years ago for I think $380. Then I was able to get an educational sub after that. Fusion is still the cheapest CAD software out there, not including the free stuff like FreeCAD, but still, this price increase is massive.

It should be noted that it's still free to use for personal use minus the extra features.

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[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

You can still use blender though if you know how to model in it already. Just don't leave holes and you will be fine. I use that for a lot of 3d prints I make just because I am already comfortable with it.

[-] Aux@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Blender workflow is very different to a CAD workflow. It's ok for small things, but if you need to design some complex functional parts with tight tolerances, you will waste a lot of time in Blender.

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