And it also will work with CNC lathes, Plasma tables, 3D printers, etc. It will work with 3, 4 and 5 axis CNC machines. And rendering of images can either be local or in the cloud if you want a higher quality render.įusion has very robust CAM capabilities - 2D, 2.5D, 3D with adaptive clearing as well. But updates, materials, etc all come via the cloud. It does have an 'offline mode' if for example you don't have internet access.

You download the app to your computer but everything syncs to the cloud for collaboration, sharing, backup and all file storage.

Plus it's cloud based so you can create a design and share a viewable version of the design with a client or associate for viewing within a browser. Fusion runs on a Mac, on Windows and they offer apps for your tablet or smartphone for viewing projects you have created. A product of AutoDesk, if you are a maker, you can get a free subscription for a year at a time and simply renew by confirming you are still a maker. Highly recommended if you want to try Fusion, or if you are moving from SketchUP to Fusion.īTW, Fusion is a free application that includes CAD, CAM, Rendering, Sculpting and Plan Layout among other features.

I like the book mark feature so you can set places if you want to go back to a section in the course. I completed the entire course set, though I did fast forward through a few areas that I did not think I'd use that much, but have access to go back. The instructor is a maker and knows a fair amount about Fusion. It's a great resource if you want to dive into Fusion at a pretty quick pace and come up to speed on how to get the most out of the design program as a woodworker.Ĭourse is on sale for $9.99 for 71 videos and 8.5 hours of instruction You can easily jump around, fast forward or rewind as well as set bookmarks. I just wrapped up the Fusion 360 Course on Udemy.

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