Since F360 does not run in Linux, my choice was obvious.
Also, my every experience in attempting to install, and use, any version of Windows was horrible! Perhaps I was spoiled by the normal experience of a Linux install, and choosing some powerful software to run. Any communication at all means some other entity can be interested in what I produce, and how often, and whether or not I am still alive, and what is my location. I had to use old PDF drawings, and re-create my saved copies.Įven if "free" Fusion360 had zero limitations on features used, I cannot have software that will only run if it can phone home, and insists on "updates". I had a previous experience where I paid for a "lifetime access" to a PCB design CAD which changed their policy after about a year. Here is starter example from JOKO (one of the best content creators) ->Ĭlick to expand.I had slightly more complicated reasons for going for FreeCAD over Fusion360. I suppose one could use a phone, or a spare laptop, but my second screen was donated to me, and I find it very useful. I use two screens, one for the browser on YouTube, and the other for the FreeCAD software. Watching a sequence of mouse moves to music massively blunts the learning experience! You can, of course, pause, or run at slower speed if you are following an example on your own open window. In fairness, the learning curve happens easier when one is in lockdown isolationĪVOID the videos that do not offer audio narration and explanation. I switched the display line thickness for edges to 1 pixel, and I went for a flat plain colour instead of gradient shaded, but that was about it. FreeCAD is incredibly flexible in style and feel, so if you want to use mouse gestures or colours, whatever from other platforms, they are there, but start with the defaults. Do not try to get every tool on the desktop explored on day 1. The absolute key to getting into it is to use the excellent videos on YouTube. Here -> FreeCAD - Gorgeous! I am a little intimidated! The whole debate, and comparisons to Fusion360 was explored. I went the route to FreeCAD, with a whole lot of help and discussion from this forum.
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