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New "FREE" CAD program

The 3D CAD apps are a bit unique in that they rely on powerful kernals in order to function. Its not just standalone code. Kernals can either be held inhouse under lock & key or essentially licenced. But there are also open source versions as summarized. How they functionally compare to the so called big league ones is above my pay grade.
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In a year it won't be an unknown capability.

It seems that the point of this is really good programs for FREE for hobbyists and small operators. How many big corporations are going to use Fusion anyway. Would you risk having proprietary designs and info out in the cloud. More likely it is locked down on an internal server and that doesn't fit with Fusion..
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More corporations than you might think. The cloud noise is only an issue for some. And it is likely/possible that a big enough customer gets to use their own cloud. Distributed teams need a cloud of some sort to operate.
 
Only mid tier orgs use Fusion. High end orgs use quasi-perpetual license (paid updates etc) non cloud version of Solidworks, MasterCAM etc that allow local only installs.
 
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Anything in the cloud, or a corporate online network, is at risk for being hacked and stolen no matter how safe the "owners" claim it is. The only truly safe place to store something, assuming somebody wants it bad enough, is to air gap it from the web.
 
Loosenut said:
Anything in the cloud, or a corporate online network, is at risk for being hacked and stolen no matter how safe the "owners" claim it is. The only truly safe place to store something, assuming somebody wants it bad enough, is to air gap it from the web.
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Quite right. I'm unclear, though, on whether you're referring to the distribution/object/executables/etc. or the kernel sources.
 
And your teams will get nothing done.
No one has ever reported a hack on Autodesk servers to my knowledge. And if it had happened you can be sure it would have made the news. Autodesk, Microsoft, Adobe et al are extremely moticvated to keep those servers secure.

There is a difference between fear and being cautious. Being overly cautious results in getting nothing done. I use OneDrive and Fusion's cloud to work seamlessly between my office and workshop computers as well as sharing/cooperating with friends who use some of my designs or ask me to design things.
 
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