![]() I’m thinking of the Solid Edge Origin offering of the mid-1990s of both Alibre and IronCAD trying our ‘freemium CAD’ options and of more recent offerings from Autodesk Fusion 360 and Onshape.įor the most part, this has always been a poorly concealed way to attract customers who are likely to pay-up in future. Over the years, I’ve seen many vendors offer up their products at the steepest of discounts. In the world of software, this has never been more true. The Japanese have a saying: “Tada yori takai mono wa nai.” This translates roughly as, ‘There’s nothing more expensive than something free’. Al Dean takes a look at why we’re seeing a lot of ‘freemium CAD’ offerings retracted or reconfigured ![]() ![]() When design and engineering tools are made available for free, the deal usually comes with some serious caveats.
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