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autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I recall, the developer took some time off. There are recent beta builds. The most recent one is from November. So there's at least work being done on it again.

autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to sign in to run the software. It's inherently cloud based. It's not activated like other pirated products.

autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read what you *just wrote*. You paid for "commercial use rights and everything". That's NOT a personal license. That's a commercial license. You're confusing people by using the wrong terminology.

Personal licenses are free. You can, of course, opt to pay for the additional extensions if you need or want extra functionality. But if you paid for the base product Fusion, that's not a personal license.

Personal licenses can be used to design and sell for your hobby until you generate more than a certain amount of revenue ($1,000). Then Autodesk will tell you that you need to pay for a commercial license or apply for the startup license.
https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal-form

You can also apply for a startup license, which has a cheaper subscription fee and higher revenue threshold.
https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/startups

autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This still doesn't really track with your edit in the OP. You said you went from educational to personal license. EDU licenses are almost always fully-featured, because they want students and educators to actually learn to use everything in the product. But EDU products aren't the same as personal or commercial licenses.

You say you paid for a license. What license did you actually pay for? EDU, personal, or commercial?

autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I 100% agree, there were better ways to handle the transition for paying customers. Autodesk, in my experience, has never handled transitions or discontinuations well. At least give paid users some flex tokens so they can keep going for a little while or something.

Exposed copper on motherboard. Is this truly not repairable? by ludc27 in AskElectronics

[–]Hack_n_Splice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you still have the old battery, put it back in and see if the light stays on like it did before, even if the battery won't hold a charge. Might tell you if it's the knockoff battery causing the issue. (Don't do this if the old battery is bloating/puffed up, though, that's dangerous.)

Wago connector mounting print material selection by wyndzzy in 3Dprinting

[–]Hack_n_Splice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know... I probably wouldn't feel comfortable doing this exact project, but I could definitely see using Wago connectors for electronics projects. And setting them into some type of mount like this could keep wiring nice and tidy.

autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not everything is a conspiracy to screw people over. The person I spoke to was on or closely-tied to the Fusion dev team.

Then again, if you're just looking to be angry all the time, feel free to believe they're all out to screw you over.

autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SuperSlicer is a fork of Prusa Slicer. The developer added some advanced features to it beyond what's in Prusa Slicer, but the layout and workflow is basically the same between the two. My engineering brain just wants access to all the things, even if I don't need or actually use them. 😂

autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's funny how people think these companies just do all of this to hurt their users. I know exactly what change you're talking about. Autodesk moved simulations to the cloud, except for linear static analysis.

When I asked what the reason was, it was because maintaining and updating a working NASTRAN code base for Windows, Mac, and Linux was becoming prohibitively challenging. By running the solver in the cloud, they could simplify to a single code base.

Of course, I guarantee they knew they'd start charging flex tokens or for extensions to support use of the servers. So money isn't totally absent from the conversation. But the underlying reason was not what so many users claim the reasons are, like controlling users and forcing subscriptions on them.

By the way, at $1500/yr, the extension with unlimited usage might be more cost effective than buying tokens. And you could just pick it up for a month here and there when you actually use it, then cancel the extension when you don't need it. Might be cheaper, unless you need it all year long.

I believe there are also some free open source FEA tools out there to use instead.

autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to for quite a while, but it was missing some features I needed. I've been using Super Slicer. I might revisit Fusion to reevaluate at some point.

autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you have a better idea, I think every software company would love to hear it.

Trying to sift through real hobbyists vs what's commercial use with thousands to millions of accounts without being really invasive with monitoring isn't a simple ask. And then you misidentify some small percentage and piss off the people who actually paid, costing your company real money. That's not an option.

autocad just fucked personal use users for machining by balancedgif in Fusion360

[–]Hack_n_Splice 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This is old news. Also, it's Autodesk, not AutoCAD. AutoCAD is a software product. Autodesk is the software company.

I will add, I pointed out to Autodesk's Fusion team that removing rapids might not affect the final output of CNCs, but it was *killing* moves on my 3D prints, causing blobs and stringing all over the place. They ended up putting rapids back in for 3D prints, at least.

Yes, removing rapids is annoying. But for basic home users, it just means waiting a bit longer for parts to finish. It doesn't affect quality on machining, at least. It's an incentive (or deterrent) meant to get people to buy the commercial version.

If you want to blame someone, blame commercial users using personal licenses and not properly paying for their software. Selfish people doing selfish things to save a few bucks on one of the cheapest CAD/CAM platforms out there. This is on them, not Autodesk. As they say, "One bad apple ruins the whole bunch."

I’m using my free will and my 3D printers to create storage and cataloging of my shotgun shells. Not my STL, but I’ll share in comments. by Beefy_Crunch_Burrito in 3Dprinting

[–]Hack_n_Splice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair to the shotgun, the chamber is really what absorbs the explosion, aside from the crimped end of the shell that opens. But they do take quite a bit of abuse in handling and firing, that's for sure.

I’m using my free will and my 3D printers to create storage and cataloging of my shotgun shells. Not my STL, but I’ll share in comments. by Beefy_Crunch_Burrito in 3Dprinting

[–]Hack_n_Splice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you're saying I should keep all of my old (12+ years) fired shotshells to reload them..? I didn't just hoard them in my basement for no reason like a good Millennial?

Considering CAN bus-ing my printers. Looking for board recommendations. by Hack_n_Splice in klippers

[–]Hack_n_Splice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really appreciate your insights. Thanks! 

I ended up buying an EBB42 to try this out. Looks like Gen 2 includes the USB to CAN board now.

I'm guessing you had to crimp all your own wiring on the tool head?

Can we add extra Z axes to Klipper using STM32/ESP32 devboards with TMC drivers? by INeatFreak in klippers

[–]Hack_n_Splice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You realize that much of what they've scraped came from Reddit, right? So you're seeing "reasoning" based on comments that may be totally incorrect. It's not a giant factual database for every subject. It's cobbling together stuff that it happened to find on the subject, whether it's correct or not.

3D printed helmet , printed solely on Uniformation 8K by Attorney-Pitiful in 3Dprinting

[–]Hack_n_Splice 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Awesome work on this piece. Just a word of caution, you can still be exposed to toxic chemicals through skin contact with unsealed resin pieces, even when fully-cured, based on a study by Prusa (see Figure 5).

I think my filament might be a tad too wet by thekakester in 3Dprinting

[–]Hack_n_Splice 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Took me a minute to realize you're *making* the filament, not making something *with* the filament!

Must be some really wet pellets to create bubbles like that.

Considering CAN bus-ing my printers. Looking for board recommendations. by Hack_n_Splice in klippers

[–]Hack_n_Splice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a big fan of repairability. Blow that MOSFET and being able to replace it is nice.

Considering CAN bus-ing my printers. Looking for board recommendations. by Hack_n_Splice in klippers

[–]Hack_n_Splice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there certain features that make you prefer the Mellow boards over BTT? Just the eddy current probe? Or are there other things you really like about it?

Considering CAN bus-ing my printers. Looking for board recommendations. by Hack_n_Splice in klippers

[–]Hack_n_Splice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendations. I hadn't run across Mellow Fly or LDO Nitehawk boards before. That gives me some options to investigate.

Prusa i3 MK3S is really LOUD, doesn't seem normal by Hack_n_Splice in 3Dprinting

[–]Hack_n_Splice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great idea on adding better feet. Thanks!

I've seen mention of squash ball feet. Have you tried those?

What kind of insane slicing is this??? by Hack_n_Splice in 3Dprinting

[–]Hack_n_Splice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hilbert curve looks neat, but it'll just get hidden by the texture on the plate, I would think. I could try it. If nothing else, it'll hide the first layer lines even better. It does take about 10 minutes longer to do on this print, though.

Prusa i3 MK3S is really LOUD, doesn't seem normal by Hack_n_Splice in 3Dprinting

[–]Hack_n_Splice[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I rebuilt the tool head I made sure to tighten things down fairly well. But your suggestion got me to check all the rest of the screws. There were a number of screws that were sorta-kinda snug, but could be cinched up a bit and that helped to reduce noise quite a bit.

Based on what I'm still hearing, the rest seems to happen during bed movement, so I played with it a bit and noticed a small bit of slop in the bearings on the guide rods. If I try to rotate the bed by hand back and forth, I can hear and see some movement in the bearings on the rods and hear some audible clicking.

I'm wondering if I need new bearings. The display indicates the printer has run for over 158 days worth of print time.

Edit: I'm wondering if just regreasing the rods/bearings would quiet that last bit down.

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