MAJOR change in the free Sketchup

[jsburger]

Read the Notices and Legal Agreements carefully. Read them all.

Just Google Fusion 360 and follow the instructions that appear when you click on Free Trial. A page comes up with a tag that reads "You may qualify for free use"; a small circle around the letter i). Hover on that and follow instructions.

What is being offered is indeed free (to qualifying subscribers) but only for a year or until AutoDesk chooses to terminate the agreement.

What happens at the end of one year "Startup" as a hobbyist is not defined.

After a year, you re-confirm that you're still not a business making over $100K using Fusion 360.

That is a hopeful ending to the story but I was not able to find that written anywhere. Maybe I missed it.

For Now, I will stick with free Sketchup until it is free no more.

Besides, I don't believe I have what it takes to climb the learning curve again.

Yes it is there, but like anything else there is no guarantee. Sketchup is a perfect example.