Hi all,
So since getting my table firing, I have been trying to immerse myself in Inkscape and Fusion 360. I bought a new gaming laptop so that I can take my design on the go and complete my isolation from the world (not my family of course) as I stay preoccupied on my learning path. 
I have been playing with both programs and I feel like Fusion is a bit more intuitive to layman folk like me who is not already fully familiarized with CAD terminology and concepts, at least the initial learning curve anyway… I have gone through the majority of the Langmuir CAD and all of the CAM vids and feel pretty solid about working a part up in Fusion 360 and pushing through CAM. On the flip side, I feel like Inkscape has features that you just can’t get out of Fusion when it comes to creating custom graphics (correct me if I am wrong), so I have been in that environment a lot lately trying to make heads/tails out of it. I have found and bookmarked the manual page for Inkscape, and I have also subscribed/saved a few channels/vids as it relates to Inkscape for plasma, Bad Dog Metalworks being one (Great channel btw if one of you guys!).
I have gotten a lot out of my studies already and am worlds apart from where I started just in a short period of time. But in actuality, I am really just scratching the surface for both programs. I still don’t fully understand the difference between objects, paths and lines, open/closed, and how they relate to each other. Oh so much stuff, but I am digesting little bits on the daily. I am currently working on a few bottle opener designs just to have some simple low consequence project to work on and learn with. I am finding this to be tougher than I thought tbh. When I feel like everything is done in Inkscape, I save as a svg and dxf then import the dxf to Fusion, and some details and cutouts are being dropped/not recognized from Inkscape to Fusion. This is not what I am here for though, as I feel like I need to go through the whole manual before I start spitting out questions with potentially easily researchable answers…
What I am here for though is I am curious if somebody has a good basic reference or analogy on when I should use Inkscape vs Fusion 360. Maybe Fusion 360 has the graphic design features that Inkscape has an I am just mistaken? Maybe Inkscape still has benefits despite Fusion having more features that what I initially realize? I guess what I am trying to ask is if somebody can tell me the strong points of Fusion and Inkscape so that better select my tool of choice based on the project that I am trying to accomplish? In my mind, if I am doing some sort of brackets or something that is of clear cut design, I might want to use Fusion. On the flip side, if the project if more creative aesthetic piece, I may want to take to Inkscape. Maybe there are no clear boundaries and it’s all in how well you know how to operate each program? I know that with both programs there are 20 ways to skin a cat, some being more optimal/efficient than others, I just would rather clear this concept up early in my learning as to not create bad habits early if that make sense…
I am getting ready to run out for a few hours, so will be offline for a bit, but genuinely curious about this if somebody has time to give me their take on it or clear any misconceptions that I may have blurted out above.
I have a Discord account, but not Teams though. If you don’t have Discord it would only take me a couple of minutes to create a Teams account and PM you my info. 
(Quietly downshifting, roll slowing) I really think that Inkscape is neat and have really enjoyed learning about it and would still like to learn it for a number of reasons, but yeah that tells me a lot. 
