Migrating to FreeCAD from Fusion360: Difference between revisions

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This page is intended for users who are interested in migrating to FreeCAD from the Fusion 360 world.

The first thing that you want to do is to get your files out of proprietary formats and storage. Start by exporting your models from the cloud to your local machine.
- A popular method is using this Fusion360 total exporter script.
We recommend exporting to STEP format.

What formats do you support in FreeCAD?
- The native file format in FreeCAD is BREP, boundary representation, provided by the internal OpenCASCADE (OCCT) geometry kernel.
- FreeCAD supports all formats that OCCT supports, so STEP and IGES at least.
What formats should I use to migrate to FreeCAD?
- STEP is the best format because it is a solid Shape format, as opposed to a Mesh (STL, OBJ, DAE). Example, Importing Step with Colors.
- Importing an STL is possible, but this mesh format will be difficult to modify further. We recommend converting imported meshes to solid Shapes using Part ShapeFromMesh. Remodelling the object in FreeCAD, while using the mesh as reference, is the best advice.

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 #* STEP is the best format because it is a solid [[Shape|Shape]] format, as opposed to a [[Mesh|Mesh]] (STL, OBJ, DAE). Example, [https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=50308 Importing Step with Colors].
 #* Importing an STL is possible, but this mesh format will be difficult to modify further. We recommend converting imported meshes to solid Shapes using {{Button|[[File:Part_ShapeFromMesh.svg|16px]] [[Part_ShapeFromMesh|Part ShapeFromMesh]]}}. Remodelling the object in FreeCAD, while using the mesh as reference, is the best advice.
+== Tips ==
+* @MPetrika ([https://twitter.com/MPetrikas/status/1362051484704264198 twitter]) recommends installing HakanSeven12's [[ModernUI Workbench]]
 == Learning Resources == <!--T:7-->