Computer for Fusion 360

[joeavaerage]

Hi,

a powerful PC can make the experience far more enjoyable.

Yes, enjoyable but the Gcode is still the same. The parts made aren't any better because of it. My question is does the extra investment in a PC
compare with the same investment made in your machine?

Craig

[ger21]

They are two separate things, so it's irrelevant...

[dharmic]

For knocking together a hinge or simple frame, a cheap / old computer is fine, but for some things e.g. modelling an assembly of hundreds of parts, trying to get a decent render to present ideas to a client, trying to simulate or run the generate or simplify tools, an underpowered machine is going to feel janky and horrible at best and will crash out regularly on you corrupting your data at worst. Either of those things turns a pleasurable hobby or small business into a nightmare.

Still, Moore's law seems to be dead and a new machine isn't that much faster than my 9 year old iMac. A laptop with an Atom and 2GB of RAM is going to be a pretty miserable experience, but a machine with at least an i5 and 4-8GB RAM in it should be good, Fusion doesn't seem to be that fussy.

[joeavaerage]

Hi,

They are two separate things, so it's irrelevant...

They may be unconnected it just they have to be paid for out of the same pocket.....

Craig

[cyclestart]

Decent quality renders put my CPU into the red zone like ger21 mentioned some posts back. Seems like a good reason to use cloud credits ?

A laptop with an Atom and 2GB of RAM is going to be a pretty miserable experience....

Ha ! That's what I'm tapping this out on, minus the laptop part. Not even good for YouTube these days.