Autodesk inventor vs autodesk fusion 360

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Back in 2012, Autodesk introduced Autodesk Inventor Fusion as a technology preview, a free extension to its Inventor software that ran on Macs and PCs. Inventor Fusion offered solid and surface modeling tools, and supported parametric and freeform modeling. Two years later, Autodesk discontinued Inventor Fusion when it released Autodesk Fusion 360, a full-featured 3D CAD/CAM/CAE tool for collaborative product development, combining organic modeling with precise solid modeling. Since then, the company has continued to improve Fusion 360 with frequent updates, to the point that it rivals and sometimes exceeds the capabilities of its own Inventor software. The Fusion 360 user interface seems quite spartan compared to other products. Tabs across the top of the window let you select among open projects, whereas the Application bar provides tools for accessing design files.