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Good informative video. I use Blender and have tried Autodesk Fusion 360. They are both amazing pieces of software. They are both so powerful and flexible, and yet quite accessible to a beginner, as long as they are prepared to put a bit of effort in at the beginning, to get over the initial 'steep learning bump/curve' that every beginner faces when learning new software. A little bit of patience really helps here, but the rewards of sticking with it are huge. Blender is astonishing. It's a phenomenon. It's whole history and existence are exceptional. If anyone is thinking about getting into 3d content creation, modelling/design, rendering, animation and many other things, it's a complete no brainer as a place to start. Any skills learnt here are very transferable to other 'commercial' (read very expensive) design software. All the principles are the same. As the author/narrator of this video so rightly notes, Blender gets an absolutely huge shot in the arm from its amazing development community. Just look at Blender Market, a dedicated marketplace for a staggering range of addons (=plugins) which extend its functionality and improve it's UI. Some addons are just so clever and powerful, greatly speeding up workflow, and adding functionality not present in 'vanilla' blender. The Blender community is huge, generous, and there are a great many very skilled artists and practitioners sharing their knowledge freely on RU-vid. All of this, I think, is a reflection of its history and philosophy of its founder, Ton Roosendal, who continues to lead the project. Archviz, sci-fi, industrial, fantasy, toon .... whatever you're into. Blender can do it, beautifully. What are you waiting for? Note: Blender can run on a very modest pc, you don't need a super expensive or powerful computer to get going with it. It's actually very efficient software. There's so much learning you can do, without spending a fortune on a new pc, or ridiculously expensive nvidia gpu. However, I will say, that at some point, and I think this must happen to pretty much all blender users, we realise that we do need something with a bit of power, especially gpu power for doing cycles (path-traced) rendering. This can't be helped, and is essential for efficient 'look development', or lookdev, as people like to call it. It's also mandatory for creating animated sequences of path-traced renders. I think the most important thing initially, is to have a nice desktop setup, with a decent monitor and a good mouse. Monitor needs to be 1920 × 1080p as a minimum, but ideally 1440p or 4k in a 27 inch size. Fusion 360 is also amazing, considering that you can use it for free. It's powerful, professional grade software. If you have even the slightest interest in engineering and design, then I think you'll be impressed. I think it's amazing, and quite accessible too, for a beginner. It can do many things, like product design, with softer, more organic shapes, and of course, all the traditional 3d CAD stuff that you can imagine. It has a very pleasing look, in the way it renders 3d objects whilst modelling, and I found its UI relatively easy to get to grips with, as a beginner. But again, as with any powerful software, patience is very helpful. I would highly recommend it. It's free to download and use (for non-commercial use), so you've got nothing to lose if you'd like to give it a try.

Designspark Mechanical. Nuff said.