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WinBoat is a new Linux app to run Windows apps with "seamless integration"
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I've tried both. WinBoat is on a whole different level of easy. You just download it, click next about 3 times and you have a working Windows VM providing Windows apps that run alongside your native linux apps.
It doesn't get any easier than this.
Wait it does that using a VM? So even apps otherwise not compatible linux will work?
Fusion is about the only thing keeping me on windows
Autocad Fusion 360 ? Forget about it. Winboat doesn't support GPU passthrough yet, so it will run sluggish as hell.
You either...
Check out this comparison of Free and vs OnShape:
https://youtu.be/SaTNTUzA5dM