We expected Autodesk to do this, and now know they're willing to. When you invest in a user interface, you're investing in a workflow, and you're investing even in how to think about the different CAD functionality because you end up building your model knowing the operations of the CAD program.

Bleh.įor the 'low profile' user, who is designing and printing a few simple things, this feature set doesn't effect them much, I think. that's a spool and a half of filament, every month, even if stop designing for a few months. This is the kind of cost of systems like Adobe CS, so it's not out of range, and it compares favorably to a copy of SolidWorks. I think the real question is whether the 'high profile' people you're talking about, who will spend $600 for a printer which becomes $1000 with upgrades, and buy a few rolls of filament per month at $25/roll, will find $500 per year palatable. Non-reddit communities are listed in our getting started guide

We welcome community contributions to this wiki! Related Communities Hit the report button or message the mods NEED HELP? WE HAVE A WIKI!

First layer posts and spaghetti posts are now to only be posted on First layer Fridays and Spaghetti Saturdays respectively.

Use the Stickied Purchase Advice Thread.

News, information, links, help and fun related to 3D printing, 3D printers, additive manufacturing, etc.

Fusion 360 student edition