Popular Post Steve Diesel Posted June 5, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 Tried SketchUp to work out some ideas for a couple of projects I had in mind. It was great, but I have absolutely fallen in love with Fusion 360. Bit of a learning curve for sure, but I'm having a blast with it. Currently doing the rough cuts on a hobby shelf I designed for my desk (for painting miniatures and terrain making for rpg's and wargaming). 36" x 48" x 9". Part bookshelf for my primary gaming books, 3=tiered paint rack and other shelving/nooks for materials as well as a 24x18 pegboard to hang my hobby tools. Most of it will be joined using stop dados and grooves, but still undecided about how to join a couple of sections. Just as a side note, embarrassing but funny... I was rough dimensioning the white oak boards with hand rip and crosscut saws. As I was working on the next to last rip cuts (3ft rips, mind you), it occurred to me, I had a circular saw 30 feet away in the shed the whole time lol! (no table saw, and working outdoors cuz no power in the shed) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
difalkner Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 I've been using Fusion 360 for about 6 years - great software! Nice drawing and rendering on your bookshelf, btw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 Good to know there are some other people here using F360 that can answer some questions. I've been using it a while, but still find the learning curve quite steep. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diesel Posted June 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 On 6/5/2023 at 9:59 AM, Mark J said: Good to know there are some other people here using F360 that can answer some questions. I've been using it a while, but still find the learning curve quite steep. Still in the 'learning phase' myself, but slowly getting there. Been at it for about 3 weeks now. Would probably be a lot more advanced in it at this point if my job allowed me more time to focus on it. But I've got enough of the basics to get by for the meantime 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 Any good 3D cad software has a considerable learning curve. I have avoided F360 since leaving Windows and Sketchup behind, instead using FreeCAD, on Linux. But it runs on Windows, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diesel Posted June 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 On 6/5/2023 at 6:57 PM, wtnhighlander said: Any good 3D cad software has a considerable learning curve. I have avoided F360 since leaving Windows and Sketchup behind, instead using FreeCAD, on Linux. But it runs on Windows, too. I'm actually designing a modified version of my desktop shelf to accommodate my desktop computer, which is running Ubuntu Studio. However I currently don't have the space to set it up and my laptop is Windows is Windows for a couple of programs I use that aren't available or have a viable Linux option yet. I do love my Linux through, and I've played with FreeCad, but not enough to really get a handle on it. I'll hopefully be giving it a spin soon though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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