See the same thing when folks say first try a steam controller or trackball mouse from a ‘normal’ one – its not that either is inferior, arguably both are actually superior* to the more common versions, it just takes time to learn how and override the years/decades of incorrect for the new tool reactions. Its just different, and different always feels wrong to start with. Posted in News, Software Hacks Tagged autodesk, cad, Fusion 360 Post navigationįrom what I’ve seen and others reports on switching between them Solidworks is if anything better than Fusion but they are most certainly on a par for usability and speed. Naturally, we can see this change going over exceedingly well with Fusion 360 users and we’re looking forward to seeing how Autodesk will spin the inevitable backlash. This means that instead of solving simulations for free on one’s own hardware, the only option in a matter of weeks will be solely through Autodesk’s cloud-based offerings. Solving a linear simulation should initially cost 0 tokens, but the other types between 3 – 6 tokens, with the exact cost per token likely to vary per region. This includes the linear stress, modal frequencies, thermal, and thermal stress simulation types, with each type of simulation study costing a number of Cloud Tokens.

While previously executed local simulations on designs will remain accessible, any updates to these simulations, as well as any new simulations will have to use Autodesk’s cloud-based solver. Previously Autodesk had severely cut down the features available with a Personal Use license, but these latest changes (effective September 6) affect even paying customers, no matter which tier. The removal of features from Autodesk products would appear to be turning into something of a routine at this point, with the announced removal of local simulations the latest in this series.

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