Got this email from Autodesk that Fusion is increasing their annual price by a huge amount. I subbed for 1 year a couple years ago for I think $380. Then I was able to get an educational sub after that. Fusion is still the cheapest CAD software out there, not including the free stuff like FreeCAD, but still, this price increase is massive.

It should be noted that it’s still free to use for personal use minus the extra features.

  • @nezbyte
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    171 year ago

    SolidWorks for Makers seems like a decent competitor. $48/year USD for now.

    • @canthidiumOP
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      71 year ago

      I thought they got rid of that tier. Might have to try it out if it’s still available.

      • @[email protected]
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        91 year ago

        Seems to still be offered, the license allows up to $2000 profit as well instead of $1000 revenue with fusion.

        • @canthidiumOP
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          51 year ago

          Nice, someone commented veteran pricing that’s $20 a year, which I qualify for, so definitely going to try it out. Thanks!

        • wjrii
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          1 year ago

          That’s a more reasonable threshold, and allows some wiggle room if you have an idea that blows up and makes you a few bucks (what is profit? Can you count your PC and printer as capital expenditures? etc etc).

          Autodesk is gonna Autodesk, but they should, at a minimum, match that term.