Has anyone figured out (or read or heard officially) how toolpath generation is affected? Last time I generated a toolpath, I spotted a notice that suggested I wouldn’t be able to do this for free much longer. Does the $300/year include the toolpath generator?
At this point, I’m not -too- deep into the Fusion 360 learning curve, so maybe it’s time to explore competitors. I was impressed with OnShape, which has also trended towards pay-for-play (no surprise), but they nickel-and-dime you with add-ons, and I’m pretty sure in their world, toolpath-generation is an add-on.
Free and open-source CAD software, of course, exists, but it also comes at a “price.” We all have to ask ourselves: what is my “free time” worth, and am I willing to waste it because I don’t want to pay 1/3 of cup of coffee a day for a CAD tool? Yes, I don’t like to pay for something I’m not using, and that is something that always happens with side-projects, which is why I abandoned Adobe CS long ago.