This all feels a bit like what onshape did, just with better marketing Because IMHO this is only the beginning of the downward trend. Just not for know I'm a big fan of Fusion 360, but right now I'm not feeling, that I can recommend it to users that easily anymore. However, it's also not been available to hobby or startup users either.

This all feels a bit like what onshape did, just with better design has never been free for anyone as far as I know. You know I'm a big fan of Fusion 360, but right now I'm not feeling, that I can recommend it to users that easily anymore. We now have to pay the full price of a service without getting support for it. I create the design in two sizes, so it's 10$. Simple example: This would cost me less than 1$ to print, but I've to pay 5$ for the simulation. But even having simple things like shape optimization (which I used to generate modifiers for my slicer to get stronger parts) are now history for private use, because the costs just doesn't make sense anymore. GD might not be the best example because it's the extreme.

Fusion 360 cost for hobbyist