Vcarve or Fusion360? New to all this

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Indeed there are many threads on this topic.

Some criteria that appear regularly:

  • Platform? VCarve does not run natively on macOS (*)
  • CAD/design? Fusion 360 integrates CAD and CAM
  • Signs or boxes? Both can do 2.5D and 3D but Fusion 360 interface shines for 3D designs while VCarve built-in vector drawing is better for 2.5D
  • CNC only and 3D printer as well? Fusion 360 CAD/CAM integration helps

(*) and before someone points out that you can run VCarve in an emulator: that’s effectively running Windows, so different gestures, file system, security, etc. than macOS.

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