Autodesk Fusion 360 vs Rhino 3D | TrustRadius

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Score 8.3 out of 10

Based on 43 reviews and ratings

Score 9 out of 10

Based on 12 reviews and ratings

Pros

The first PRO of Fusion 360 that always comes to mind is how versatile it is. Fusion 360 is the first CAD/CAM software that also includes other key features that CAD programs of this size don't have.
Fusion 360 has a generous licensing structure that gives those just starting out a place to start with a professional level CAD program. As a result, this has helped build up a huge community and user base around Fusion 360.
Fusion 360 is updated on a monthly basis. This has proven to be a huge advantage over Solidworks (something else I use) which is only updated once a year. The nice thing about monthly updates, other than regular bug fixes, is that the team can adapt quickly and no one is taken by storm with a big overhaul of the UI or features at the beginning of the year.

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Former Employee in Engineering

Design Company, 10,001+ employees

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Large Scale Massing Studies
Custom Fixture Modeling
Space Visualization
Make2D images

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Professional in Professional Services

Architecture & Planning Company, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Fusion 360 is a very simple program, so once you begin to draw more complex 3D models, the software gets sluggish and loses its fluidity.
It would be really nice if Fusion 360 could output a model as a SolidWorks file so I can begin to draw something out in Fusion 360 and then pick it up in SolidWorks when I need to do some more advanced functions.
Because Fusion 360 is a simpler program, there are a few functions such as 3D sketches that are not intuitive like all the rest of the functions are.

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Tyler Grudowski

Product Development Engineer

NoMo DiagnosticsMedical Devices, 1-10 employees

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Rhino has very limited sheet layout tools.
Grasshopper could be better integrated into the main interface.
Lack of backwards file compatibility can be frustrating.

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Architecture & Planning Company, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Autodesk Fusion 360 10.0

Based on 1 answer

It does everything I need for great value.

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Director in Sales

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Company, 11-50 employees

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Usability

Autodesk Fusion 360 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Overall it is just a great piece of software for doing most 3D work. It has everything I need plus more at a great price.

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Reliability and Availability

Autodesk Fusion 360 9.0

Based on 2 answers

Sometimes I like using it on Saturday nights. Unfortunately, they usually do their updates at this time and it isn't available to use.

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Performance

Autodesk Fusion 360 8.0

Based on 2 answers

It can freeze sometimes while doing heavy tasks.

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Support Rating

Autodesk Fusion 360 8.2

Based on 4 answers

Support is conducted via internet Q&A boards; newcomers to 3D modeling may find that articulating their questions in the language of CAD software is the tricky part — once they find the right technical term for what they're trying to accomplish, answers come quickly. Autodesk also provides a large library of educational tutorial videos that make the initial process of learning Fusion 360's interface much easier.

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Founder

NerdhausEntertainment, 1-10 employees

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Rhino 3D 6.9

Based on 7 answers

I think a lot of the time it is hard to find solutions to problems that come up online for both Rhino and plugins in for Rhino. McNeel doesn't seem to be very good at replying on forums with correct solutions or replying to more personal customer service issues that might come up.

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Architecture & Planning Company, 11-50 employees

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Implementation Rating

Autodesk Fusion 360 10.0

Based on 2 answers

No. It is basic and straightforward.

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Alternatives Considered

Both [Autodesk] Fusion 360 and SOLIDWORKS are far beyond any open source project or 2-D oriented software. Compared to SOLIDWORKS, [Autodesk] Fusion 360 comes packaged with more functionality without needing to purchase additional add-ons for each function.

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Professional in Engineering

Design Company, 11-50 employees

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Rhino3D was built to excel at modeling complex, freeform surfaces with excellent continuity of shape. Rhino3D's large community, robust plug-ins and generative modeling with Grasshopper make it unique. Rhino3D is very affordable providing excellent value for the financial investment. Creo and SOLIDWORKS also work with surfacing and this is sufficient for most product design but Rhino3D is preferred for this task when the shapes are overly complex.

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Bob Householder

Director of Engineering

Zemax, LLCDesign, 1-10 employees

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Scalability

Autodesk Fusion 360 9.0

Based on 1 answer

It offers so much already, and the reason being is that it showed promise early on.

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Return on Investment

It gives me totally positive impacts. Its zero cost eliminates the need to search for other software to use.
Fusion 360's Autodesk cloud solution enables me to use 3d files generated via other Autodesk design software that are widely used by my customers.

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Business Owner

MiniFabrikamConsumer Services, 1-10 employees

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When compared to other paid and most used 3D software on the market, it is undoubtedly one of the cheapest.

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Engineer in Engineering

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Autodesk Fusion 360 Editions & Modules

Edition

Fusion 360 Free	Free
Fusion 360	$60.00²

per month

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rhino 3D Editions & Modules

Edition

Rhino 3D for Windows & Mac	$915¹

per license

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