I am a user of Fusion 360 for all of my design needs. At this point my shop us strictly manual machining and fabrication. At some point I would like to have CNC capability that can handle Metal. I dont do much with wood and dont currently have 3D print capability.
I am joining to hopefully gain some knowledge and advice on which way to go in the world of Metal CNC capability.
In the interim I would like to connect with some Fusion 360 users that have a current full license subscription as I woukd liie to discuss some recently new feature sets in the full Fusiin license program.
I am looking forward to interacting with the members here.
I really like my Avid and it works great for wood. I know some people have had good success at cutting aluminum. If your main goal is cutting metal, then a smaller machine, like a Benchtop Pro, may work well for you. But I would also really consider other brands, specifically Tormach, which is really geared towards cutting metal (PCNC and 770/1100M, not the 24R, which is a wood router).
I use Fusion and have a license. Just get a trial and try out the features you want and start with a hobby license. I can also answer a few questions about it. Ask them here.
Hi Corbin thank you for the response. I have a current pro use license for Fusion. I have had the full version for a few years and I like it alot.
The November update released a few new design features that for some reason are not showing up in my install.
I am curious to hear if other folks have experienced the same issues.
I am missing the visibility toggle on/off feature for edit in place for exteenal components. This particular update was mentioned in the What’s new release notes for November 5th 2025 update.
I also believe there a few other feature additions that were not discussed in the update notes that I have seen demonstrated.
Just curious to hear from other full license users.
Hi Rick – I haven’t looked at those specific features in the latest Fusion update. Fusion does have a support forum; that might be a good place to ask people more familiar with it.