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I've been using Rhino3D since the end days of version 3. I think I started in '05 or '06. It was always a lot of bang for buck, I thought. Maybe that was because I liked the interface and the way it did things.
Now they're working on Version 6 and getting ready to release it. That gives me three things I can do.
The first thing is the easy thing: keep using version 5. I'm relatively good with it; at least for the kinds of things I do the most.
2 and 3 really merge into one: do I buy version 6 or do I switch over to Fusion?
I have Fusion installed, and while I've played with it a bit, I don't really get it. Don't really get the workflow. To just do a little project like I'm working on now would take a few hours in Rhino and a week (?) in Fusion. Another consideration is the CAM aspect. I use Deskproto 5, which is also an old version. While they're at version 6.1, they created several parallel versions at different price points that do many things that my version won't do.
I get the impression from their user forums that Rhino ver. 6 is going to emphasize rendering. That's big for some things (especially stuff like intricate jewelry or consumer items), but not so from me.
So I was wondering if anyone here was using ver. 6? Really, any input would be appreciated.
It looks like Ver 6 upgrade for users of 5 will be around $500. To update both Rhino and Deskproto would easily be $1000. That argues for a k-buck spent on tools or other hardware and learning Fusion. Comments?
Now they're working on Version 6 and getting ready to release it. That gives me three things I can do.
The first thing is the easy thing: keep using version 5. I'm relatively good with it; at least for the kinds of things I do the most.
2 and 3 really merge into one: do I buy version 6 or do I switch over to Fusion?
I have Fusion installed, and while I've played with it a bit, I don't really get it. Don't really get the workflow. To just do a little project like I'm working on now would take a few hours in Rhino and a week (?) in Fusion. Another consideration is the CAM aspect. I use Deskproto 5, which is also an old version. While they're at version 6.1, they created several parallel versions at different price points that do many things that my version won't do.
I get the impression from their user forums that Rhino ver. 6 is going to emphasize rendering. That's big for some things (especially stuff like intricate jewelry or consumer items), but not so from me.
So I was wondering if anyone here was using ver. 6? Really, any input would be appreciated.
It looks like Ver 6 upgrade for users of 5 will be around $500. To update both Rhino and Deskproto would easily be $1000. That argues for a k-buck spent on tools or other hardware and learning Fusion. Comments?