I only use Fusion 360 for my own personal 3D printing projects. The new restrictions will make it too much hassle to use. It's a shame, I'd be willing to pay a small fee to keep just the solid design space, STL or better still 3mf export and unlimited files but as a hobbyist, I simply can't justify the full price for tools I'll never use so I'll find an alternative.

=== Originally posted on Facebook === My thoughts on the changes from Autodesk: As a software engineer/architect (former, on long term disability), I fully understand the cost of developing advanced software packages. And I understand what they are trying to do. And why. That doesn't mean that some restrictions (Exporting to the STEP file format for example) are a bit too much. This is very common format for hobbyists to share files with each other. The restriction of active files seems odd if you can just deactivate/reactivate as needed, but I guess it will slow down the workflow for "professional-hobbyists" (my term - those who should be paying), so that one might make sense after all. Personally I tinker on many small things at once. I also break my projects into separate files, so probably just need to update my workflow to fit the new model. To those who are saying that everyone should just pay up and buy the full license, consider that not everyone has the funds (as a hobbyist) to afford that expense. The cost step from free to full on commercial is far too steep. AutoDesk should consider a separate cost tiers for the hobbyist who wants more features, but isn't making money off of it: - Free + What they offer in the new plan + All imports (why restrict moving to Fusion?) - Hobbyist + Increased project/file limits + Cloud computing with credits - Prosumer + Extensions + Some Simulations + Collaboration - Professional / Commercial + All Features This would allow everyone to pick a level based upon their needs as opposed to an on/off switch with a massive hit the the bank account. Not everyone can afford the commercial license, but they are also not all against contributing to what they are getting. === End Original === I'm hoping Lars sees this and can kick some ideas up the chain at Autodesk. Hobbyists are not opposed to paying for Fusion. They are opposed to paying for full commercial licenses.

Great to have you back! As a hobbyist user I get a lot out of your videos. But I think it is a PR mistake to skip over the changes to the Personal Use license functionality. I know this situation not your fault, but some PR management is required on this and you have the audience and personality to handle it. Your followers need to know AD understands why we are upset and that we are confused as to why other solutions to this issue cannot be found.

Thanks for another great overview Lars! Please take a moment to talk some sense into the people at Autodesk pushing out the changes to the free version of Fusion360. The list of features they're pulling from the hobbyist version guts it and leaves no option other than paying $279/yr (at 40% off!) to get basic things like STEP export, a staple of the open source 3D printing community. A subscription offering for a more reasonable fee, similar to Adobe's Photographers subscription, would ease the sting and enable people using the great Fusion360 features for personal projects to pay a bit to help support the development and gain access to important features without having to jump all the way to the super-fancy pro version with a price to match.

Hi Lars! Nice to see you back. Would be nice to get your comments on the upcoming changes to the hobbiest license. Removing STEP Export is almost a deal breaker for me. With these kind of restrictions I'm definitely going to take a look at other CAD programs.

Just started fusion 360 in June. Thinking to change to something elsee as hobbyst. Classic audodesk move. Good luck geting new paying customers from hobby users.

With the current recent license restrictions, fusion 360 reached a dead end for me. Anyway, thanks Lars, it was a good ride while it lasted. At the time I dropped Eagle for Kicad and am now dropping Fusion 360 for Free CAD.

"If it's free, you aren't the customer. You are the product being sold." I think we just got sold.

Let's upvote this comment straight to the top until Lars addresses our licensing questions.

New licensing policy I will now consider moving to another platform

I love fusion, love your videos, but i cannot believe that as a Maker I will have to throw everything I learned out the window, because of a licensing policy. I will have to revert to another software. The makerspace I evolve in does not have any money to spend on software licences. I am very disappointed that Autodesk is leaving the maker community. over the last 3 years the community has contributed in making this software to what it is now, by reporting bug and feature requirements and now that it has reached a comfortable level, this is what happens.

Fusion is no longer friendly towards Makers. Thanks for the skills Lars but it looks like the software has taken on a very aggressive $ubscription model. I will still be subscribed. I hope you get more into things like Freecad or SketchUp

Maybe a tutorial on migrating from F360 to a more personal use-friendly alternative should be your next video? All the goodwill created in the maker community destroyed in one click of the Send button. Genius move on the part of Autodesk management. You might want to polish your resume and listen to job offers that come your way. No need to evangelize through KZfaq to the maker community. We're moving on.....

How about a video of wth they nerfed in the personal license and what it means to the average user.

I'm going to miss these videos. They changed the terms so I'm outie!

+1 For being disappointed in Autodesk removing functionality for hobby users. It is understood that they aren't obligated to supply us with anything, but it is still a real disappointment. I was just getting into it, now it looks like many of the cool things I was looking forward to doing are being cut off. Bummer. Since I don't do any of this to make money I just can't justify the cost of the subscription.

Unfortunately Autodesk today confirmed that it wants to increasingly distance itself from the public it has conquered in recent years with the promise of being free forever for small businesses or hobbyists. I even understand that more advanced options are not available in the free version, but removing the option to export to STEP files seems to me stingy.

Which is your thoughts about the new restrictions for hobbyists ? I know F360 is free but............ :-( !!!!

About to part ways after many, many years my friend. I have supported and defended Autodesk for well over a decade now. Why do this? I get that there is money involved, so make it $75 bucks or something reasonable for the maker community. Sliding scale works. I mentor kids and use Fusion360 to give them some skills to use as they grow into adult contributors, and that has now been decimated by basic greed. Really disgusted.

its really too bad. I just started watching your clips but Fusion 360 is obviously changing their payment plans for personal /hobbyist users..so i have to look for another alternative.

Lars what do you think of the new changes to the personal use license of fusion 360, it really sucks what they are doing.

lars your a great person,too bad autodesk threw it all away with this insane idea,fusion will soon be nothing but a parate software

What's new is that Autodesk is fucking us small business entrepreneurs with new personal use licence totally. Nothing even matters. When I watched your first video I had never used Fusion 360 or any 3D software. Now I used it 80 hours last week! But it does not matter as Autodesk wants to dumb down their own upperhand. Not being able to even export our own creations? WE MADE THOSE, not AUTODESK. We need to have way to save our own work in which ever format suits us.

Lars, Any possibility of a video on how to adapt/modify our existing projects to cope with the newly imposed limitations imposed (with very little advance notice!) by the new free version?

Hi Lars, Fusion 360 is gone for hobbyst?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A couple years ago they said they were going to keep the products the same, then they started taking features away. And soon, not being able to export .step files is worrisome. What's next? My last project I worked on has probably 50 drawings all linked into the master one, how is that supposed to work with only being able to have 10 active projects? I'm exporting all my files and looking for alternatives before Oct 1st while this shakes out. I'd rather have a less featured product I can count on than one that may be taken away.

I like these videos and will continue using Fusion 360 for now, but will start gradually learning FreeCAD in anticipation of more future licensing changes that would prohibit me from using it as a hobbyist for making occasional models to 3D print on my Ender 3.

The squeeze is on again. Free users being warned of more locked features. Typical geek nerd weirdo bait and switch tactics while they keep our data....punks.

Lars you may as well concentrate your efforts on advanced users because the new restrictions on hobby use will kill your audience base. Like Crack dealers they offer you something for free and then get you so deep in you have to start paying for more just to get a little buzz. Very disappointed in the changes, especially as the pandemic limits what we can do these days. Greed has killed many a business, and sent many crack dealers to jail where they belong. I completed a survey about my use as a hobbyist and then they tried to get me to help the development team as a volunteer. I'm retired and I have over 30 years of CAD experience, never made a dime off of Fusion but now all I've created for me is a dead end. Greedy.... Autodesk you are shooting yourself in the foot, please shoot both and kill your future customer base while you make a few more temporary millions. Too many MBA's running an engineering company... Sad decision. Blender is getting pretty close to everything I really need anymore.

I agree with some of the comments. I've ways loved your vids, but you should pull them all. The people who found them useful are all being chased away.

When software makers hobble their products by doing deliberately annoying things with no end user benefit like removing rapids from CAM, the company and their products are no longer worthy of support in my opinion. Best wishes Lars.

Hi lars why don't you do a video on the changes in the upcoming 2 weeks for us makers? Shame on Autodesk :(

Lars, Started learning CAD to keep me focused during social distancing. I have watched all of your videos and they have taught me so much! Glad you are back!

Thanks Lars, this was helpful, especially in explaining the difference and uses of surfaces and solids. Good examples as well. The music in the background though made it hard for me to concentrate on the information, however. I'm one of those students that needs quiet while trying to comprehend what's being said. This was tough... Great content as always though, keep up the awesome videos, and welcome back!

6:04 I'm glad that the text feature is getting more love. I think the emboss tool is amazing but the text feature to be SERIOUSLY lacking. You can tell that they really didn't pay much attention to it because any time you insert text, it literally inserts it upside down as a default. We even see that in this very video lol. Hopefully they give us proper text editing to match our new emboss tool

A shame they these awesome videos are no longer useful for the majority of the user base (hobbyists)

I really love the videos. I just started learning fusion and am very happy. But I kinda wish I had started learning something different now. Still can I guess.

great to see you again Lars. Wonderful job. Still a newbie but love to see yours and Brads teaching techniques. Please stick around

Thanks Lars, excellent video, never used the Surface tools before....... opens up many more possibilities.....

It took me a year to learn this to start building cad and now this lic. Just destroy all my hard work learning. Pls keep step so we can work with the 10 documents limits. I use fusion 360 to make my cosplay props and now this just make it imposible to work with. They need to make a lic for hobbies and small makers.

These features would have come in handy a few weeks ago when I spent a long time design a complicated pulp for a product. Great stuff Lars. Thank God you're back.

Enjoyed the new features and how you put them together. I'm just starting to learn fusion and this was very helpful. When I see things I don't understand I can always go back and rewatch that part learning more in the process.

WOW! Autodesk just fucked us all. Even if they fix their changes I am done with 360, I can't risk that they will ruin my entire workflow in the future at any point. DISGUSTING!

All youtube content creators should remove their fusion360 videos off of youtube as a protest to the new licenses for makers.... And as youtube users, unsubscribe on every youtuber that still keep that content online.

I'm always amazed at your ability to do things with such apparent ease.

Thank you Lars. Enjoyed your explanation of the new tools.

Hi Lars, Thanks for doing these refreshers! I too have been away from Fusion 360 for quite a while. It's so nice to have you do these videos for us... Just what I was looking for!

You don’t know how much this helped me😍😍😍 this solves al my headache for the A Pilar body I’m trying to make for a tweeter on a car😊 thx a lot Lars for all you’re videos, I’ve come so far thanks to you 🙏

Thanks Lars. Great video, the ruled surface is fantastic for something I am doing and I must admit I had not really understood exactly what it could do until I watched this.

I doubt he can comment on the license change as he is employed by them.

Glad you're back, Lars! I still owe you a beer!

Lars you are so good at explaining in a way that even I can understand :)

This was very, very helpful and good feature to know. Thank you Lars.

I'm glade you're back! Really like the way you teach fusion. Making it captivating... Now you'll have to developpe all this news things you talk about with good exemples. Just waiting for the good stuff :) Thanks a lot Update : my student licence has just expired and now I can't export my STL files to my printer! --> renewed it to personnal hobbyist and now it's ok. Thanks Lars

For me? That was perfect! I learned quite a lot! Thanks!

Love the T-shirt! Stevie is one of my guitar heros.

Live and learn together. Really good.

Very very useful. Thanks!

Thanks for the tutorials. Time for me to get some practicing.

Thank you, once again you taught me new things. I have never even looked what those other modes are..

I tried it for the first time and it's quite useful. However, the feature needs a bit of refining to make it easier to work with. Forms are much the same as faces, splines, and vertexes inside of a 3D mesh modeller (3DMax/Maya/etc) which give you a spline, face, and a vertex with their own set of modifiers, such as the ability to convert the points/vertexes into bezier and then use the handles to adjust the curvature/angle of each spline intersection... and the ability to just click and drag vertexes, splines, and faces into position, without having to use a Move/Copy widget. Throw those features in and I may just consider getting back into mesh modelling, using F360.

Great, I've just started using Fusion 360 for work I've been a Inventor user since 2009 and also Autocad from release 11 long ago....still love the challenge of Autodesk new product.......

Really like all your videos Lars - Thanks to share that with us...

Love Stevie Ray Vaughan and the ruled surface.

Stevie Ray Vaughan! Nice! Oh, and also, thanks for teaching us Fusion 360.

welcome back. you do great videos. always informative and easy to follow. please keep it up

No time to watch this video now - maybe later - I'm tied up exporting 100s of designs to STEP files in hopes I can learn another package that will be able to import them and continue on with what was going to be a great retirement hobby.....

Supper Job!!! I learn something new every time.

Very cool. Thanks!

Lars, you are the best... I really missed you and so glad you are back... I feel like I am back, because you are back. Thanks

Thanks great explanation of how to create using different tools.

Great! Thank you, please keep up the good work.

Love the Videos. Glad you are back. :)

@Lars.Christensen a little bit in there for everyones use be it 3d printing, moldmaker or just plain drawing and all nicely explained. thank you

Awesome presentation

It is about time!! I am so happy that you are back:))

LARS YOU GOT GRAY HAIR SORRY TO SAY IT KEEP WELL & YOUR FAMILY

So glad you're back on the F360 instruction team. I stopped using the program when you left and the interface went through its big makeover. I literately lost all my confidence to use any of the tools / commands. Have to start all over again, but you make it easy to learn. Thanks to your early instruction skills, I was actually capable of designing a few things from scratch. Not great, but a few basic components. Then the update / upgrade came and I just felt lost. Reading other comments regarding new licensing plans, I am not surprised many are complaining. A multi-tens of millions dollar platform and the overwhelming comment is thinking it should have remained free. That's completely unworkable. Makers - this isn't Facebook or Twitter. It's a real CAD program with millions of lines of code. What do you want? Advertising popping up as you work on your CAD design ? While the pricing appears to be steep and to be honest, for the average hobbyist or amateur makers, its not going to be fun anymore. I think they could revisit this depending on the demand and cost to support the small business developer is a different category than makers. But - let us be real too. There are thousands of makers out there that are making good money making CAD design models, prototypes, etc and selling them. The cost of the monthly subscription isn't going to break the bank. If it was, then you might as well start yelling that your computer's electricity should be free. That your 3D Printer filament should be free, blah blah blah. Don't blame Autodesk. This software is based on the some serious performance capabilities that engineers have to rely upon. And all of us get access to this potential. And if you really need to get serious, F360 is simply going to be your stepping stone to AutoDesk's top of the line platform. I have to smile a little bit when many say they are jumping ship to Sketch Up that's free. That's fine - but it too has limitations and restrictions. So who is fooling who? I'm just a CAD enthusiast and part-time user that likes to have good access to a high performance platform that can export my designs to a small CNC machine (HAAS TM-1 / 2) provider or to my own 3 D Printer (PLA / ABS) to prototype it or CNC Tube bender (race car chassis) that I can make a few replacement parts. If I have to spend $387 CAD per year for it, that seems like a small price compared to the alternative. Seriously, how much money do you spend on buying beer or wine every year. Getting free CAD lessons from Lars is a bargain for a monthly subscription if you ask me. Use the free personal version to start and get comfortable using it and when I'm ready to really design a replacement part or make a prototype, I'll splurge on a $34 CAD (promo atm) per month subscription, which is cheaper than a dozen premium bottles of beer. The only thing I ask of Autodesk :-----> keep Lars with Fusion 360 team. I bet Lars is the main reason many small business and maker community users have become attached to Fusion 360. I would suggest that some product features be made available as standalone features for those that want a 'stripped' down version at a lower cost. i.e make sheet metal or tubing or the PCB electronics as add - on features instead of combining all of them into a standard baseline subscription price. And then maybe offer basic or advanced CNC services on top of the 3 Axis vs 5 axis or advanced CNC programming, etc. I also think once a user creates a design, the product files should be downloadable and kept by the author. It is after all, their proprietary work. Autodesk should not just automatically delete them. In some countries, this action by AutoDesk may be illegal. Just my two cents.

I’d love to learn a bit more about creating drawings. One challenge I’m having is getting the QUANTITIES for components to display accurately in my parts tables. For example if I have a chair leg it wants to show that I have only 1 when I actually have 4. I’m sure it has something to do with the order or way I am creating those components.

Hi Lars, I’m glad you’re back!

Pretty cool! Excellent tricks and tips!!

Amazing as always!! Thanks Lars.

Perfect! Thanks

Thanks

Lars, glad your back!! Would you please turn off the annoying background noises. It creates a constant audio "competition" with your instruction... very stressful after a long day.

Good info and nice video, I just find that background music a bit offputting (I'm watching the video 1.5x - 2.0x speed tho')

Very interesting but i'm afraid this one was a bit over the top for me. Even so, here I go, I'm about to have a go at this one. Update 1: Well, that is off to a very bad start. I opened Fusion360 and noticed it started to do an update. I let it finish then re-started Fusion360 as instructed. Main screen loaded, then got an error suggesting I re-boot. After re-boot I cannot open the program at all, just get 'Error launching streamed application' and looks like I have to re-install. Update 2: All sorted, update for some reason went somewhere else but all sorted now. Found the emboss very easy to use, that should come in handy. Made the tape measure, excellent tutorial, followed step by step and it all works. The hardest part was making the 'Decal' label. Cutting a circle out of an image and saving it with transparent background, that was hard. Anyway, fantastic tutorial, learned loads and got some good practice in. Thank you very much Lars.

Glad you’re back!

Lars, I always enjoy your videos. Only one issue this time, though. The 8 bit dying video game on repeat music was distracting.

Hi Lars, Thanks. I think the yellow warning apears when you select a bidden body when stitching it together. Assume when you select all and deselect the cylinder it will be not yellow. I didn't try.

No! you have a Awsome Awsome day. that was great. thanks

Thanks Lars, appreciated the insight into perhaps starting with surfaces if the endgame is a more asthetic consumer item with complex curvature on the outside surfaces. I find the body modelling great for straight mechanical designs but have come unstuck trying to get the final product looking good with fillets etc. Could you suggest some ideas on a workflow for combining the required "mechanical" aspects of a design with a good looking surface/shape from the "Form" workspace.

Very useful. Thanks for sharing.

Super comme toujours merci baucoup

While not as powerful have you tried design spark mechanical? I used to use it then moved to fusion, but am thinking about moving back to it. It is still free to the best of my knowledge.

Learned some very cool stuff

Love your videos!!

Lars reminds me of Christoph Waltz in the film ''Inglourious Basterds'', it would be funny to hear him say ''Bingo'' , Joke apart, Lars i love your videos, Thank You

Lækkert med ny viden 👌👍

Let’s see here... you return to F360 and the end of the free plan; total coincidence? One would hope!