Why hackers moved from Fusion to FreeCAD

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Fusion 0 hackers criticize it
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FreeCAD 2 hackers recommend it

What hackers said about the move

“I switched from Fusion to Freecad just before the 1.0 update.”
Ccecil, 2025-12-21original comment ↗

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Fusion vs FreeCAD

FusionFreeCAD
Hackers who recommend02
Hackers who criticize01
Moved away from it10
Moved to it02

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of Fusion

No further criticism of Fusion captured yet.

Praise for FreeCAD

“overall my experience has been pretty positive.”
dracotomes, 2026-02-20original comment ↗

Other moves from Fusion

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