Bill George
06-18-2017, 1:35 PM
I need a 3D modeling / design program a few times a year for my 3D printer projects. The one I have been using is AutoCAD / Autodesk Fusion 360. SketchUp is not for me and FreeCAD I guess is fine but the learning curve.
Fusion 360 gets the job done, but since its Web based for those of us who have medium speed DSL and nothing else its a pain to use. Then the constant once per month upgrades and the fact you really find It hard to save on a local hard drive. Frankly I would rather have a PC based program with Documentation 400 plus pages like ViaCAD Pro. Autodesk has chosen Not to have any documentation at all, preferring those with questions to find a related online video take 5 or 10 minutes or so to watch. Or log on to the Forum, search that and Ask a question of the Users.
A big time waster.
Unlike Fusion 360 from Autodesk, ViaCAD has hired people to write some pretty good documentation that is also searchable allowing you to find your answer in perhaps a minute or so. I am in the middle of the 14 Day Trial and so far after only 1 day I find it easy to learn because of the available documentation.
Anyone else using ViaCAD Pro V10?
Fusion 360 gets the job done, but since its Web based for those of us who have medium speed DSL and nothing else its a pain to use. Then the constant once per month upgrades and the fact you really find It hard to save on a local hard drive. Frankly I would rather have a PC based program with Documentation 400 plus pages like ViaCAD Pro. Autodesk has chosen Not to have any documentation at all, preferring those with questions to find a related online video take 5 or 10 minutes or so to watch. Or log on to the Forum, search that and Ask a question of the Users.
A big time waster.
Unlike Fusion 360 from Autodesk, ViaCAD has hired people to write some pretty good documentation that is also searchable allowing you to find your answer in perhaps a minute or so. I am in the middle of the 14 Day Trial and so far after only 1 day I find it easy to learn because of the available documentation.
Anyone else using ViaCAD Pro V10?