Fusion 360 VS Rhino, which is better

Fusion 360 and Rhino are both powerful software that come with different features and functionalities that are used in many industries. So So what are the differences between them? And which one is better for you based on the tools and features they offer?

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[runjosh]

After learning both for months each I've settled with Rhino. I prefer the workflow and the performance. Grasshopper is a great thing for patterns that requires Fusion to upgrade to a product design extension to get some sort of functionality based on grasshopper. I would definitely use Fusion 360 for assemblies but I love Rhino for surfacing and architecture. Also it's nice knowing I can pay once for Rhino and know it will keep working. I use the free version of Fusion because $60 a month would break me after a while just for one software which I don't make money off yet. So if Autodesk decide to limit F360 again for free users that would break me off the AD train lol. Nice having the software load up a lot faster, files not forced into the cloud.

[mcramblet]

I've used both Rhino and Fusion 360 for years, in my job and profession (Packaging Design/Thermoforming). I started using Rhino just after version 5 was released, so in late 2012 or early 2013. I started using Fusion 360 after it was released in 2013, although I didn't use it much until a couple of years later. I fully made the switch from Rhino to Fusion 360 in 2016 and I haven't looked back. Fusion 360, for me, is vastly superior. Parametric modeling is such a huge time saver, I can't imagine going back to the free-form method of Rhino. In Fusion, I can make a container and when changes are needed, no big deal. I can go back in the timeline, make adjustments and have everything update. HUGE! In Rhino, the same change could mean hours of work to go back and "re-make" that sort of change. I will NEVER go back to free-form modeling. The CAD kernel driving Fusion 360 is vastly superior to that of Rhino. Rhino is plagued with issues, fillets is a big one. They hardly ever work on complex geometry and you need to resort to a bunch of manual work with surfacing to get any complex fillets to work. Fusion 360 handles fillets like a dream. I'm not saying there isn't a place for Rhino, there clearly is. But for anyone who works in any sort of production, where changes are required and efficiency is needed, there is no contest. On the other hand, if what you really need is just a free-form surface modeling tool, certainly Rhino will be better at that then Fusion 360. Comparing Rhino Sub-D modeling to Fusion 360 T-Spline modeling, I think they are very similar and both function the same way, free-form only. I still prefer the sculpting environment (T-Splines) of Fusion 360, but then again, I used that in Rhino when it was a plug-in, years ago.

[nicholasfigel]

I used Rhino in 1996, and after many years away from Cad I use Fusion these days. I still love Rhino and am considering bouncing my models between em for furniture design. Bravo to both!

[GuillaumeMonsergent]

I’m a product designer and recently added fusion to my creation process along rhino, IMO rhino is easier for surface modeling of complexe shapes but for more technical part fusion is way better especially since it use flexible functions while rhino force you to back up a copy of you model at each steps.

[Salt_CoffeeZ]

Rhino 7 with new Sud-D + grasshopper is a monster.

[SoaringSimulator]

Rhino is a perpetual license. You pay and is yours.

[sparkyferret]

Rhino has animations tools to move the objects in it's snapshots function. You should also mention that grasshopper is free and comes with the software.

[rodusaev]

The best is to know and use them both. I do it and enjoy the process.

[eltamarindo]

3 years later, fusion 360 is now $685/year or $85/month and there are now more limited feature available in the free version.

[srayify]

I think it’s a very misleading trick that when introducing fusion you just post some fancy model, and putting some super basic example while introducing rhino….
Rhino can do so much more than that. Why don’t you put some works of Zaha Hadid, UN Studio or Aedas? They use Rhino as major tools!

[dr.kawasaki]

Thank you man! You actually demonstrated the functions between the 2 softwares, thanks 🙏🙏👍

[simpernchong]

Rhino can create complex algorithmic based as well as generative designs via the extremely powerful Grasshopper visual programing environment. Famous designers and architecture firms such as Zaha Hadid use it.

[leto]

I must say, commands enviroment is most beautiful thing could happen to computer software. And Rhino got it.
Fusion, better CAM software with no doubt, but for modelling, rhino is my love.

[Jedimaster]

My interest is in designing scale model cars, as a hobby. Then I'd 3D print or make the parts on my lathe or manual milling machine, whichever more suitable. Normally, I'd start from a mesh model (from video games) and try to reverse engineer it to a NURBS or solid version. I am using Autodesk Inventor mostly for mechanical parts and it is great. But for car body surfacing is very poor. I tried Rhino, but I am struggling with designing the surfaces - it's hard for me to mentally visualize the surface patch layout. Given this context, should I try Fusion 360 or insist on learning Rhino? Ideally, I would like to import the body surface into Inventor and then create the solid out of it. Thanks.

[wildbore-yr]

for me RHINO hands down blows fusion out of the water, on design side, but fusion has cam, also one thing i hate about fusion is the cloud base too save files

[alfonsomercado]

Is rhino an easier software than fusion? Currently use fusion through my student account.

[protoborg]

Too bad this is a bit out of date. Rhino DOES have a free trial version now. They also have a student version for $195.

[aivariukas]

i work in footwear industry and we use rhino for modeling. personally i dont like it. a lot of complex tools and if you are new to thee program it will be a headache. but these two programs are totally different. i like grasshoper tho!! anyway, im willing to learn other cad softwares like fusion or solidworks, not that it will be helpful at my current job, but im willing to go other places with more opportunities. rhino is small ranged.

[Олег-рхл]

Подскажите плиз: CIMCO..., Fusion360 или Rhino удобней, отличия?

[jimj]

Is Blender fine for designing products (as a hobby and only design, not produce).