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You can export to local storage in fusion?
Only in fusion format though. I can't load that into another CAD program.
Mine lists .f3d (the fusion format) .iges .sat .smt .step and .usdz
Edit: .usd to .usdz
I'd have to take a closer look at iges. As far as I can tell the rest of the formats are only 3d models and don't contain constraints or sketches.
Yeah, I wouldn't really expect them to, you can export sketches as .dwg files I know, but I don't think that carries constraint and parameter data forward. From a little reading there is some development on a .f3d file importer for freecad.
Is there a cad tool that actually does contain that data in an interoperable way that a separate cad tool can import? Foss or otherwise?
I'm stuck with fusion for work, and like using it overall, but I do appreciate the concern over being tied into a software as a service work environment.
Compatibility between CAD tools is always an issue. This is not exclusive to fusion360.