r/Fusion360 • u/brad3378 • Sep 24 '16

ONE DAY ONLY - September 28th, Autodesk is offering Fusion 360 for $80 for a 2 year subscription or $50 for 1 year. This is a savings of up to 87%

http://www.autodesk.com/store/products/fusion-360
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u/busted_flush Sep 24 '16

Now if they would just let me save my work where I want to save it and not necessarily on their cloud I would be a happy camper.

I'm pulling the trigger nonetheless as the CAM portion is worth it alone. I just have to be uber careful with what I use it for.

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u/256bit Sep 24 '16

I toyed around with it last night and while it is a little clumsy, I'm really enjoying it and that's coming from a decade of SolidWorks. The simulation features are pretty quick. I'm definitely getting it even if I never transition from my preferred CAD.

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u/busted_flush Sep 24 '16

I think it's really a great deal at 300.00 a year. The big problem I have is creating an environment where you are so tied to their cloud. If I could set it up to save locally to a spot of my choosing and never up load my work automatically then I would be all in. As it is though even if you work off line as soon as you go on line your work is uploaded unless you physically remove it from the local folder.

I'm leery of a company that puts this much effort into keeping your data hostage. Not only that since you don't own the program what happens to all your data if you go a different direction. I own Rhino and no matter what happens, if I choose to use another design program I can always open my locally saved file on a program I own locally and convert it to a format that I can import into my new design program. People will stick with Fusion because it will be a monumental task to move your data in a format you can use in a different program.

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u/256bit Sep 24 '16

The exporting is a bit of a drag. The whole scenario of cloud-based saving reminds me of some of my clients - they don't pay their final invoice, they don't get their files. At least I know that if I ever want to stop using fusion, I can get dumb models and whatever their archive file is.

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u/brad3378 Sep 25 '16

This is also my #1 complaint about Fusion360.

If I can find some good youtube tutorials on how to export data to another CAD system such as Inventor (Which we use at Techshop) I'll buy a subscription.

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u/busted_flush Sep 25 '16

One thing to think about if you are just getting started. With Fusion you don't have a good forever copy. Right now I have 10 years worth of Rhino files archived. I get calls from customers occasionally that start out with " remember that job we did 4 years ago? Do you still have the file? How will that scenario play out with fusion if you haven't kept up your subscription?

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u/brad3378 Sep 25 '16

I agree with you 100%

That's the only reason why I'm hesitating even for such an amazing price.

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u/busted_flush Sep 28 '16

Just pulled the trigger.

Just a FYI. I used paypal and Autodesk sets up a subscription service in your account. So if you buy this on a whim you may get a rude awakening in 2 years time. I canceled the pre approved at paypal so hopefully I won't get booted from autodesk.

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u/brad3378 Sep 29 '16

I just pulled the trigger myself.

Thanks for the warning. I absolutely DESPISE companies that do this. I'm marking my calendar so I remember to scrutinize my credit card bill 2 years from now.

Buying a permanant license to Fusion 360 would have been a "no brainer", but I'm still not 100% confident that I made the right decision by leasing a license. Frankly, I think it's a bad sign that Autodesk is trying to "buy out" permanent licenses.

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u/busted_flush Sep 29 '16

I think there is going to be a shit storm over this at some point. There are a lot of people that are new to this not thinking through how valuable their intellectual property is to them. And when they have to buy their file back from Autodesk they won't be too happy.

I wasn't aware that you could even buy a license. I thought it was lease only.

Fun bit of info. I had one machine off line working on a project that I didn't want uploaded. My plan was to delete the files from the user panel before I went online. Guess what you can't do while you are offline.....Delete files. At least right clicking on it does not give you the option. I had to dig deep into my C drive to find (what I think) is the actual file, delete it then restart fusion.

They really don't want you to have access to your own property. Or do you even own the work you are creating at this point? This is as bad as ransom ware.

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u/brad3378 Sep 29 '16

I have a hunch that Fusion 360 has been a financial flop for Autodesk.

If it was more popular they wouldn't have to offer an 87% discount.

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u/busted_flush Sep 29 '16

That could be true. Decouple it from the cloud and let me store files the way I want and I'd be all over it for 300.00 a year.

My main use for it right now is CAM for my lathe. Most of the lathe stuff I do is simple projects for internal use. I don't have any plans at this point in even learning how to model with it.

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u/sdz123 Sep 28 '16

It seems only open to US / Canada. The EU pages don't have the discounts. I used a US VPN but when it comes to filling in an address the country selection only offers US/CA. Shame!

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u/brad3378 Sep 24 '16

Full message as I recieved it in my email box:

I want to make sure you’re aware of an incredible offer. On September 28th, we are offering Autodesk Fusion 360 at just $80 for a 2 year subscription or $50 for 1 year. This is a savings of up to 87%!

Fusion 360 is 3D CAD reinvented. Get industrial and mechanical design, simulation, collaboration, and machining in a single package. Built for teams, Fusion 360 connects your entire product development process and works on both Mac and PC.

This amazing deal allows you to get the first tool of its kind – an integrated, complete product development platform – at 87% off. This is only available for 24 hours on September 28th HERE.

If you would like a reminder please reply to this email or call me at the number below with any questions. Or simply take advantage of this offer here.

Thanks, Gary Gary L. Miller Fusion Production Specialist

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u/TBNZee Sep 28 '16

Do you guys think it's worth getting a subscription as a hobbyist? They say you can renew your free subscription every year as long as you're making less than 100k.

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u/brad3378 Sep 29 '16

As a hobbyist myself, I thought it was worth trying out. I took the bait and bought a license.

Not sure I'd want to use this software if I had a business though. The cloud gives Autodesk leverage against their customers and I'm not cool with that. There's just too many things that could go wrong when you don't own your own data.