The only downside to OnShape is that it’s cloud-based, so you have to be comfortable with that. Some people aren’t, and that’s OK.
Edit: Specifically, it’s cloud-based and the free version requires that your parts and objects have an open license of some sort.
I get Fusion 360 free on an educational license, it is very capable and no issues so far. That said, I am running series motors and run the standard X,Y home coords 0,0 . Love the z axis zeroing from Guffy. Works as advertised. I was having trouble saving a proper .dxf to from fusion to Estlecam which I am sure was a lack of knowledge on my part. With F360 I load directly to Repetier. Esltcam worked fine as well for .dxf files that were not F360. I am an electronics/avionics/mechanic type and my weakness is coding Marlin, which I will learn next 
Ooooh - 1200 a year! Yikes! I see there’s a free version. Are there any other cons than that all the models are shared openly? Do the free users get access to the mobile platforms?
EDIT: MAMMA MIA. A little more complicated than Tinkercad and Inkscape! 
I have only used the free version. I know there is licensing trouble if you are using it for a business. There is an annual income cap.
Fusion isn’t browser based, but when I tried it a few years ago, it wouldn’t work unless it was connected to the internet.
Having the software run in a browser makes it work in many more machines. I am sure there are differences between the mac and windows versions of fusion under the hood. Older os versions will go out of support, etc. Having a browser based application means it runs the same code on every machine, which I think of as a benefit for the casual user. The browser also has more limited access to my machine, so I don’t have to worry about it snooping around.
You have to connect to the internet ‘every so often’ so that it can verify your account is still up to date. After that, you can use it without internet access. It does pop up telling you that it can’t connect so you only have access to ‘local files’.
I bounce between my Mac and my PC in the house. I have to remember to shutdown the app on one PC before going to the other or else it complains about me exceeding the license. Then it asks if I want to close the remote location saving any changes into a restore file.
Ahhh… Autodesk’s license manager. The bane of every creative department’s IT team…
You mean your engineers don’t just run their own license manager on their individual workstations?
Yea, that was fun to straighten out.
Matlab’s is fun to deal with. The crappy one was the software that required a USB key in order to work. Engineer was in the field and had it run over with a truck. We had to overnight him the back up and then pay the extortion fee to get a replacement from the company.
At least it could be used in the field. The vxworks license was on an internal server. So we had to use the vpn, tethered to our cell phone. It would check the license each time it compiled. So annoying. Two of us (including me) had node locked licenses, so we sometimes got stuck compiling other people’s code.
Matlab was like that too. We had to move node locked licenses as people went out to the field.
I recently started learning onshape, thanks to recommendations here and it’s been great.
One hidden benefit is that not only are many models public, it also keeps a history, so when one person published their onshape model with an old-style MPCNC mount, I could look through a tree of the copies that other people had made and find one with a new-style mount. That saved me a huge amount of work!
Ok.
Here’s what I have in my cart:
Mostly Printed CNC Parts Bundle Stepper Wiring Kit: Series Add a control board?: Rambo (5 drivers) Add an LCD?: ✓ Add an SD card for the LCD?: ✓ Add a set of printed parts?: 23.5mm OD (standard US 3/4" EMT) Free Tool Mount: Dewalt 660 Mount
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Stepper Wiring Kit*
Series wiring is the easiest and works on all boards, Direct allows for the use of dual end stops but requires 5 drivers and some firmware editing so it will not work with the Mini Rambo and is considered “advanced.”
Add a control board?
This is the brains of the machine. More drivers means more options. 32 bit currently is mostly just future proofing. My recommendation is buy a Rambo unless you are really comfortable making firmware edits, then get a Archim1. The mini is a great budget option and good for most operations.
Add an LCD? $14.99
Adding an LCD means you can save your gcode to an SD card and run it from there. Another option would be V1Pi, or just from a computer over USB.
Add an SD card for the LCD? $5.25
LCD’s do not come with an SD, but need one, they work best with this older style card.
Add a set of printed parts?
Please measure and buy your rails first. Every country is a bit different and this is by far the largest mistake people make. Measure twice buy once!
Free Tool Mount
Total Extras: $165.23
Am I missing ANYTHING?
Thank you
I can not tell what you ordered from that. Can you post a screenshot instead.
Sorry Ryan
Let’s see if I can do better
How is this?
looks good.
Thank you.
It’s done then.
Rather excited.
Just remembered I may have all the conduit I need here already.
Got my shipping notice today so I started thinking about my table.
Saw another post here where someone was concerned about precisely leveling their table.
Like them, I have an uneven floor.
I know square is critical but how about level?
I can put levelers on the legs but, if the table gets bumped, do I need level each time?
The other person has a lowrider if that makes a difference.
Thank you
It just needs to be flat.
Thanks, Barry.
I was going to use MDF for my tabletop.
I would think that would be pretty flat