To clarify… This is not an Adobe app. The company is Autodesk, same company that did Autocad and Inventor, etc etc…. -Tom
> On Jan 30, 2016, at 11:33 PM, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > As I said, running this app as I type... Yes you can sign up for free use > under one of two cases > 1) Student or Educator, gets three free years and can sign up again after > that > 2) Business that does under $100K per year gets one free year then can sign > up again. > > So I yes you only owe them money if you use this to run a business that > makes over $100K. In which case $300 is not much. > > This is not really a "cloud app". It runs like the other Adobe apps. > This means the app itself, the program is just a normal program that runs > on your local computer. But the DATA or at lest copies of the data can > exist on Adobe's cloud storage. This is very good because it means you > can access it from any place in the world and so can your co-workers. > > This would be the app to use it say a group of people wanted to design a > "open source" machine part. Like maybe a CNC conversion kit for a popular > mill, or an open source 3D printer. Anyone could "improve" the design and > if the improvement turns out to not be so good then the version control > system could back out the change. You can't do this so easy if the data > lives inside one PC in one person's office. I think you can keep local > data too if you like. I's still playing with it. > > But do NOT think of this as a "cloud app". It is NOT browser based, not > web based. It's runs local as any other apps does. > > There does appear to be a learning curve. This is an industrial strength > product and I've had it for all of 20 minutes so far. > > > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 8:04 PM, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com > <mailto: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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