cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18633629

This doesn’t sound like an issue for those who use Fusion frequently, however you may want to find ways to get local files, just to be safe.

  • @GlemekEnglish
    1•4 months ago

    You can export to local storage in fusion?

      • @GlemekEnglish
        1•4 months ago

        Mine lists .f3d (the fusion format) .iges .sat .smt .step and .usdz

        Edit: .usd to .usdz

        • @[email protected]
          2•4 months ago

          I’d have to take a closer look at iges. As far as I can tell the rest of the formats are only 3d models and don’t contain constraints or sketches.

          • @GlemekEnglish
            2•4 months ago

            Yeah, I wouldn’t really expect them to, you can export sketches as .dwg files I know, but I don’t think that carries constraint and parameter data forward. From a little reading there is some development on a .f3d file importer for freecad.

            Is there a cad tool that actually does contain that data in an interoperable way that a separate cad tool can import? Foss or otherwise?

            I’m stuck with fusion for work, and like using it overall, but I do appreciate the concern over being tied into a software as a service work environment.