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Add to SafariWhen comparing Fusion 360 vs AutoCAD, the Slant community recommends AutoCAD for most people. In the question“What is the best 3D CAD software?” AutoCAD is ranked 9th while Fusion 360 is ranked 18th. The most important reason people chose AutoCAD is:
AutoCAD helps make engineering drafts quickly. It's designed to help with things like plumbing diagrams and electrical wiring diagrams.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro It has Mac support
Pro Great for engineers
AutoCAD helps make engineering drafts quickly. It's designed to help with things like plumbing diagrams and electrical wiring diagrams.
Pro Free trial available
AutoCAD is available for free for 30 days.
Cons
Con Cloud
Just upload your secret models to the autodesk server...
Con Windows only
Does not work on a Linux platform and the web browser version is retired :(
Con Paid services with no convenient way to top up the account
Con Proprietary file formates / Vendor lock-in
Autocad uses its own non-standard file formats instead of using open standards.
Con Poor performance
Selecting of 1000 points can easily crash/hang it.
Con Interface is difficult to customize
Con Can be glitchy
The software can sometimes be laggy, glitchy and unstable to the point of crashing.
Con Mac version is weaker than the Windows version
