Hobbyists can download Fusion 360 for personal use here by signing-in or creating an Autodesk account.
1 Like
See, I went down the JOAT (Jack Of All Trades) route when I bought my Snapmakers... but I still really just use the 3D printing capability. Such a slacker...
Supposedly, the LowRider can be set up to cnc a full sheet of plywood or -maybe- 12 foot lumber. That's my real interest in pursuing cnc.
Added:
What I REALLY want is a 3dP for concrete!
2 Likes
There’s a free version for hobbyists that is 90% feature complete.
1 Like
I built my own little CNC machine, it was a fun project. Set some point I may change it to a moving X gantry, but for now it does a great job.
4 Likes
Every time I think I'm doing something cool, guys like you, @rcjordan, @snell, etc., make me feel like a 3rd grader. Grrrr... 
2 Likes
Somehow totally missed that, thanks for pointing that out.
2 Likes
No worries, here is a really excellent tutorial series to get you started.
Btw, once you get good at 3D modeling, I expect to see you adding a 3D Space mouse to your workstation!
2 Likes
Thanks for the vid link.
Regarding the Space Mouse (superhero, and friend of Space Ghost?) - as soon as it arrives (you're sending me one, right?) I'll set it right up!
1 Like
I see we use the same trackball --which I find to wiggle a little bit when working with close tolerances. What advantage does the SpaceMouse buy me?
1 Like
I'm really hung up between getting the Sovol or just going full tilt with the Bambu X1 carbon. Someone make up my mind for me!
1 Like
Go for speed.
2 Likes
It frees up your primary pointing device from navigation duties. This guy uses one for SketchUp, but the use case is the same.
I find I do need to clean the PTFE supports once a month or the ball stops rolling smoothly and this affects accuracy.
1 Like
If you can afford it, it’s a no brainer!
IIRC, the Bambu won't use cardboard spools. If so, that'd be a big negative for me as I'm using Overture and beginning to experiment with cheap ($15) pla.
I saw that but also saw that there's some banding you can print for the spools to make them work.
My main appeal to the X1 isn't even speed...it's the enclosure/air filtration.
2 Likes
In the end, it'll be about speed. Even at 250mm/s these things are tooth-grindingly sloooowww.
1 Like
There’s 3D printed spool surround to fix that.
https://www.printables.com/model/251028-cardboard-spool-ring-for-bambu-lab-ams-parametric
1 Like
I've done similar ones for my dry box with roller cradles. Turns out, I can run without if I set the 608 bearings right.
Agree...even after only a week and just a few "real" prints that I've done for keeps, you quickly find this is a looooong waiting game. 
Luckily I will likely never print so much that I'll have a big queue. (Or so he says now...)
1 Like
