So, I spent the whole day researching ways to ditch Autodesk Fusion360 and moving to native Linux alternatives. FOSS was not a requirement.
The CAD part is sufficiently covered by FreeCAD since version 1.1, but it lacks 3- and 4-axis CAM functionality (it can mostly do 2.5-axis). So far Deskproto is the only software that covered all my requirements:
- native Linux support (Appimage)
- perpetual license
- not cloud based
- relatively affordable (145€ - 995€, depending on functionality)
- 4-axis support
The drawback of this software is that apparently the generated toolpaths are not accurate enough for engineering parts (e.g. injection molds), it’s more geared towards woodworking and model making.
The company is located in Utrecht, Netherlands and the software can be paid via bank transfer, no American payment provider required.
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