Ask HN: Is Blender the Best 3D Design Tool or Are There Better Alternatives?

Re:Ask HN: Is Blender the Best 3D Design Tool or Are There B... by troydavis on Monday May 20, 2024 @11:17PM (#40423698)

Fusion 360’s free non-commercial plan is a much softer learning curve than Blender. It doesn’t handle nearly all the situations that Blender can, but if you’re designing products for eventual manufacture, it’s worth trying.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Blender the Best 3D Design Tool or Are There B... by xspiral on Monday May 20, 2024 @11:57PM (#40423951)

Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely check out Fusion 360's free plan. It sounds like a good option for product design. Do you find it easier to transition to Blender later on, or do you stick with Fusion 360 for most of your projects?

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Re:Ask HN: Is Blender the Best 3D Design Tool or Are There B... by troydavis on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @10:01AM (#40428631)

I've stuck with Fusion 360. It's good enough and I'm not trying to learn it deeply, I'm just doing occasional one-off designs for myself.

Because it's owned by Autodesk, I expect that Autodesk will eventually discontinue or reduce the free plan until it's unusable. Hasn't happened yet, though, and as long as one is not married to Fusion, I don't think it would be any harder to switch later (and maybe something else will exist by then).

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Re:Ask HN: Is Blender the Best 3D Design Tool or Are There B... by xspiral on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @09:24PM (#40436367)

Yep, that makes sense. Fusion 360 does seem pretty solid for personal projects. Thanks for sharing your experience! Hopefully, by the time any changes happen, there will be even better tools out there.

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