{"id":3435,"date":"2018-02-17T17:37:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T23:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thmsblog.com\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2021-10-19T13:01:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T18:01:07","slug":"dimensional-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/?p=3435","title":{"rendered":"Dimensional Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>I am presently using two very good 3-dimensional CAD programs. They are Autodesk Fusion 360<\/strong> and Robert McNeil & Associates Rhino3D<\/strong>. I am at a decision point on which one will be my standard go-to drawing program.<\/p>\n

I have had the longest association with Rhino. I started with version 3 and version 6 has just been released. Major version number upgrades must be purchased. That\u2019s why I am at a decision point.<\/p>\n

Fusion 360 is free for users like myself. That is a major advantage. The Rhino3D upgrade is $375.00.<\/p>\n

It seems like a no-brainer to stay with the free one. But for me price is not always the sole determining criteria.<\/p>\n

My problem is that both programs are very good. The largest difference is the cost-to-own. If I had to pay for Fusion 360, I must admit that cost would be a very large determining factor. I certainly don\u2019t want to be paying for two programs that are almost equal in results for how I use them.<\/p>\n

My decision is to continue using both. I will pay for the upgrade in Rhino. It\u2019s about $1.05 per day for a year. I can live with that. Major upgrades do not occur yearly, so the cost spreads out thinner.<\/p>\n

I have no idea if Fusion will remain free. It does seem to be a very friendly marketing strategy.<\/p>\n

One hesitation I have with Fusion 360 is it is cloud-based and dependent on a connection to the Internet. It seems to me it access could be shut down very quickly. But every computer activity today depends heavily on an Internet connection.  I feel any change in the free use policy won\u2019t be immediate.<\/p>\n

I have just changed my business accounting to a web-based service. It\u2019s how we work today.<\/p>\n

What keeps my fingers happy with Rhino is my long experience using it. It has changed a lot, but I have changed with it. It\u2019s like working with an old friend.<\/p>\n

My initial attraction to Rhino was its lower cost than other 3D CAD at the time and the fact I could run a plug-in, RhinoCAM, to create tool-paths for my CNC machining.  Both programs together were not low cost, but together do the job I needed.<\/p>\n

Right now, I don\u2019t know if my older version (2012) of RhinoCAM will operate with the Version 6 upgrade of Rhino. Disappointing if it doesn\u2019t but not a reason to leave Rhino.<\/p>\n

The Fusion 360 has a built in CAM so the tools still do the same job. I could export Rhino drawings to Fusion.<\/p>\n

There is my conundrum. I choose not to make it a choice between CAD programs and instead continue to have the option for using both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am presently using two very good 3-dimensional CAD programs. They are Autodesk Fusion 360 and Robert McNeil & Associates Rhino3D. I am at a decision point on which one will be my standard go-to drawing program. I have had the longest association with Rhino. I started with version 3 and version 6 has just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77778,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103],"tags":[91,105,92,152,90],"class_list":["post-3435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cadcamcnc","tag-3d","tag-cad","tag-drawing","tag-fusion-360","tag-rhino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/77778"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3435"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3793,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435\/revisions\/3793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thehobbyistmachineshop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}