One might have some difficulties with these restrictions, as you will be limited to turning, 2, 2.5, and 3 axis milling, along with no rapid feedrates, mill-turn, probing, or tool change capability.

Since I brought it up, let’s talk about CNC machining and/or manufacturing.

3D printers are relatively cheap, compared to CNC machining centers, so I would consider this more of a personal hobby use item thankfully, they do too. Please do notice that you can still use this for 3D printing. Keep in mind that you won’t lose any of your current library, as your archived library is unlimited. You can still view the assemblies, but if some of the parts in the assembly are not an “active” file, then it will come thru as Read-Only. It becomes a bit of a juggling match with assemblies, as you will only be able to have 10 files that can be “active” at a time, with the rest of your library “archived”. You will still be able to design and model parts and assemblies, but, starting January 19 th,2021, you will have limited access to only “active” files (they are still working this portion out).

Here is a link to their blog post regarding these changes.Īs you can see in the table, starting October 1 st, 2020, there are some items that are just not available in the free version with the idea that these are for more advanced use on a larger scale. If you are using this as described, then this will be less likely to affect you. One of the reasons for these changes is to stop commercial mis-use: a company that is using this product to make an income that would surpass a typical “hobbyist” (there are guidelines to be followed). They are drawing a more clear line between the Free and Subscription versions of Fusion 360, though. They are still offering it for free, for personal use, and are stating that it is not going away. Here is a bit about the latest from Autodesk regarding the free version of Fusion 360.

Autodesk fusion 360 personal use