Here is the quote from the Fusion 360 link I sent: "Access the same design software used by industry leaders worldwide. A free 3-year license is available for students, teachers, and academic institutions. A free 1-year startup license is also available for hobbyists, enthusiasts, makers, and emerging businesses that make less than US$100,000 in revenue per year. At the end of 1 year, you can reselect the startup entitlement or transition to a commercial entitlement. See Terms of Service: Autodesk Web Services Entitlements <http://www.autodesk.com/company/legal-notices-trademarks/terms-of-service-autodesk360-web-services/autodesk-web-services-entitlements>.”
-Tom . > On Jan 30, 2016, at 11:04 PM, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > It seems that Fusion 360 is in the Mac "App Store" for free. It may be > cloud based but it is also a "real" app that runs on a Mac. (They might > have a Windows version too but I have not looked.) > > OK I said "free". No, sorry, a correction, The app is free but it does not > work without a "membership". You can buy different levels of "membership" > starting at $39 per month or $300 per year. Only the first 30 days is > free. I'm looking at the App as I type this. > > That said, it looks really good: > > - A big company that is NOT going away is behind this (Adobe) > - It does ,Surface, Mesh, Parametric and Solid modeling and will do > organic shape like a guitar neck or car body as well as simple things > - It holds the data and allows people to collaborate from different > locations on a design. It will handle version control and multiple users > working on the same designs > - Users can extend it using Java > - Can output to a 3 axis mill, 3D Printer or even printed drawings > > > But $39 per month will add up over time..... This is the model Adobe has > gone with for their other apps like Photoshop and the like, you buy a > subscription. It is a good deal if you make money with Adobe software. > Looks like I can use this for 30 days. > > Here is a link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fusion-360 > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fusion-360/id868968810?mt=12> > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 11:03 AM, <tom-...@bgp.nu> wrote: > >> I too am a Mac user. Up until recently I have been using Geomagic Design >> (formerly Alibre Design) for CAD and mostly Sheetcam for CAM. Both of >> these apps are Windows based. I run Windows7 as an application on MacOS - >> as god intended ;-) with Parallels. Geomagic and Sheetcam are pretty much >> the only thing I run under Windows. >> >> A few months ago when I read that Fusion had released their turning CAM >> and made Fusion 360 free for enthusiasts and small businesses I gave it >> another try (had played with early beta but found it lacking). I have now >> begun to use Fusion 360 almost exclusively. I have most recently been >> making parts for a cnc lathe so I haven’t played with the milling CAM yet, >> but do intend to. After months of using it I believe I am not going to >> renew my maintenance of Geomagic Design. I have to say that I was very >> reluctant to use a cloud-based application but I am quite pleased with >> Fusion 360 and have never had issues relating to it’s cloud-based model >> (you can do most things when offline as well). I am constantly amazed at >> the features in the software as well as the integrated HSMWorks-based CAM >> software that is available for free in this package. It is also >> constantly being improved and updated, they do a feature and bug release at >> least once a month. sometime twice a month. >> >> I also infrequently use OnShape (also cloud based) and am very impressed >> with their collaboration features and rapid updates as well. OnShape is >> CAD only and doesn’t have free integrated CAM so I have been using it less >> and less but occasionally use it with colleagues to work on some things. >> You can purchase commercial CAM packages for it. >> >> I would highly recommend you check out Fusion 360. >> -Tom >> >>> On Jan 30, 2016, at 12:03 PM, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> What are people here using to create G-code? I am looking for options. >>> >>> I'm new to CNC and trying to develop a work flow. I'm making small parts >>> (most fit in a 3" cube) for robot manipulators. These can be designed >>> for easy manual machining but now I want to add curves and arcs and later >>> add refinements that have more organic shapes. Qualities are as much as >> a >>> half dozen each. >>> >>> I use ViaCAD. It is very much identical to "TurboCAD" to make 3D >> drawings >>> and these can be saved in several different file formats. >>> >>> I found PyCAM. It will read STL files and make G-code. Are there other >>> options? Can you really build good G-code from STL? It seems STL has >> no >>> notion of arcs and hols and pockets. It is all triangles. Does this >>> matter? >>> >>> I'm doing the design work on a Apple iMac and of course the machine >>> controller is Linux. Any workflow that uses either of those two OSes is >>> fine, as I've had long experience with both. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Chris Albertson >>> Redondo Beach, California >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance >> APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month >> Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now >> Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. 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