Fusion360 to FreeCAD - Introduction

7 dislikes from Autodesk representatives. Thanks for the quick how-to video Brodie.

Fusion 360 exile here. Thanks for the useful intro.

Another Fusion 360 refugee here - sub'd and waiting for LOTS of content on FreeCad ! Thanks !!!

For anyone new to CAD design, don't be fooled: The Hole tool is very useful. The hole tool allows you to define a hole with a radius, counterbore/countersink, and optional tapered point at the bottom. The software will then create a revolved cut with the defined profile shape. This can be later edited as a single feature with a single defined center point, which will reduce the number of sketches and features that you might mess up. Additionally, if you are designing something to be machined from a solid material, properly modeling the taper from the end of the drill bit is important. It allows you to correctly analyze the model, and the machinist doesn't have to call you up and ask how deep the hole should be because flat bottom holes can't be drilled. This is less critical for 3D printing applications, but the ability to create more complex hole geometry in less steps is still helpful.

I started learning and using Fusion 360 couple of months ago after getting a bit frustrated with FreeCad, and I was considering paying for subscription when I got better with Fusion 360. But the stunt AutoCad pulled opened my eyes to the fact that I will always be at the mercy of Autocad and they can change the terms any time they like and there's nothing I can do about it. So I am back to learning FreeCad where no one can dictate what I can or can't do, and I will be donating to the project whatever I can when I can.

This is exactly the video I was searching for! The new license changes prompted me to look for alternatives to Fusion 360, plus I realized it won’t run natively on the Linux workstation I’m building next year. I’m still pretty new to CAD in general so I figured better to switch now than later, but all my experience so far is with Fusion so I was looking for a tutorial just like this to get a jump start on switching. Thanks for taking the time to make this!

Love your narrative style. I'm using FreeCAD for 3D printing and look forward to more guides.

This series is helping me so much with designs for projects on my channel. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos!!!

This introduction was just what I needed to get started! Thank you for creating this video!

As a Rhino 3D User, this free CAD video tutorial is very useful for me. Thanks. Subbed.

I’ve reached the max of my editable documents ( only 30) on Fusion 360 and now can’t save new designs , time to move to Freecad , many thanks for a great Tutorial.

The trim tool was a revelation - thank you sir!

Thanks for this video! I appreciate your concise comparisons and demonstrations of basic operations and also pointing out "gotcha"s. The hint about the pocket tool, for example, being unable to cut a body in two is very helpful.

Thanks, Brodie! This video helped me with a couple of FreeCAD features I was struggling with. Very much appreciate the video!

Fusion are really going to regret their recent move to restrict hobby use. In 5 years time with an army of freeCAD users starting their own businesses, not many are going to want to start shelling out $$$ and embark on a learning curve to switch to Fusion.

You got me on my way—straight away! Thank You 😁👍

This will be valuable to a lot of people including myself. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

Thanks Brodie!! You are Just the guy we need to get us going in Freecad

Nice Introduction Video, Brodie. I like your methodical tutorial approach. Nicely done.

Thanks for not making an hour long video, great and short, straight to the point.