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Alibre vs Fusion 360
When comparing Alibre vs Fusion 360, the Slant community recommends Alibre for most people. In the question“What is the best 3D CAD software?” Alibre is ranked 2nd while Fusion 360 is ranked 18th.
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Pros
Pro Competitive pricing
Pro Subscription not required
Pro Great tutorials and documentation
Pro Control over files
Pro File compatibility
Pro Rendering options in Expert
Pro Intuitive interface
Pro It has Mac support
Cons
Con Maintenance
Updates are kinda pricey.
Con Updates aren't free with perpetual license
Arguably reasonable, but still disappointing.
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.