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Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-10-02T17:27:43Z

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MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be presented with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user from updating or reinstalling the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released a public statement regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref>

"The detected device hardware is not officially supported for the installed version of macOS. This can be due to use of alternative, unofficial methods to bypass Apple's hardware upgrade restrictions when attempting to install newer versions of macOS on legacy, unsupported generations of Mac devices."

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software on such hardware in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*the user's installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*If the user uninstalls Fusion after March 2025, they will not be able to reinstall the software on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==Workaround==
According to u/Alextrical<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=OpenCore Legacy Patcher instalation fix |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |archive-date=2025-08-01 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> and u/kookey<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=HELP "--.dmg is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash." |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> on Reddit, the user is able to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement to download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer, skipping the installation pre-check on OpenCore legacy based MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path to the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

==References==
<references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
[[Category:Autodesk]]
[[Category:Autodesk Fusion]]
[[Category:OpenCore]]
[[Category:MacOS]]

Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-09-06T13:16:11Z

UselessCookie:

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=No references}}

MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released a public statement regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref>

- "The detected device hardware is not officially supported for the installed version of macOS. This can be due to use of alternative, unofficial methods to bypass Apple's hardware upgrade restrictions when attempting to install newer versions of macOS on legacy, unsupported generations of Mac devices."

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software on such hardware in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==Workaround==
According to u/Alextrical<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=OpenCore Legacy Patcher instalation fix |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |archive-date=2025-08-01 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> and u/kookey<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=HELP "--.dmg is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash." |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> on Reddit, the user is able to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement to download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer, skipping the installation pre-check on OpenCore legacy based MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path to the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

==References==
<references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
[[Category:Autodesk]]
[[Category:Autodesk Fusion]]
[[Category:OpenCore]]
[[Category:MacOS]]

Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-09-06T12:59:12Z

UselessCookie: Changed the layout of the article

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=No references}}

MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released a public statement regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref>

- "The detected device hardware is not officially supported for the installed version of macOS. This can be due to use of alternative, unofficial methods to bypass Apple's hardware upgrade restrictions when attempting to install newer versions of macOS on legacy, unsupported generations of Mac devices."

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software on such hardware in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==Workaround==
According to u/Alextrical<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=OpenCore Legacy Patcher instalation fix |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |archive-date=2025-08-01 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> and u/kookey<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=HELP "--.dmg is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash." |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> on Reddit, the user can download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement, skipping the installation pre-check on OpenCore legacy MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path of the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

==References==
<references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
[[Category:Autodesk]]
[[Category:Autodesk Fusion]]
[[Category:OpenCore]]
[[Category:MacOS]]

Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-09-02T17:13:40Z

UselessCookie:

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=No references}}

Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released a public statement regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref>

- "The detected device hardware is not officially supported for the installed version of macOS. This can be due to use of alternative, unofficial methods to bypass Apple's hardware upgrade restrictions when attempting to install newer versions of macOS on legacy, unsupported generations of Mac devices."

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software on such hardware in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Workaround==
According to u/Alextrical<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=OpenCore Legacy Patcher instalation fix |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |archive-date=2025-08-01 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> and u/kookey<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=HELP "--.dmg is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash." |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> on Reddit, the user can download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement, skipping the installation pre-check on OpenCore legacy MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path of the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

==References==
<references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
[[Category:Autodesk]]
[[Category:Autodesk Fusion]]
[[Category:OpenCore]]
[[Category:MacOS]]

Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-09-02T17:10:03Z

UselessCookie: Improved formatting

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=No references}}

Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released a public statement regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref>

- "The detected device hardware is not officially supported for the installed version of macOS. This can be due to use of alternative, unofficial methods to bypass Apple's hardware upgrade restrictions when attempting to install newer versions of macOS on legacy, unsupported generations of Mac devices."

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software on such hardware in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Workaround==
According to u/Alextrical<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=OpenCore Legacy Patcher instalation fix |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |archive-date=2025-08-01 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> and u/kookey<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=HELP "--.dmg is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash." |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> on Reddit, the user can download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement, which disables the installation pre-check on open core legacy MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path of the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

==References==
<references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
[[Category:Autodesk]]
[[Category:Autodesk Fusion]]
[[Category:OpenCore]]
[[Category:MacOS]]

Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-09-01T18:57:02Z

UselessCookie: UselessCookie moved page Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running open core legacy to Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy: Misspelled title: "Fusion" is currently used by Autodesk. "Fusion360" used to be the old product/service/subscription name

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=No references}}

Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released a public statement regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref>

- "The detected device hardware is not officially supported for the installed version of macOS. This can be due to use of alternative, unofficial methods to bypass Apple's hardware upgrade restrictions when attempting to install newer versions of macOS on legacy, unsupported generations of Mac devices."

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software on such hardware in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Workaround==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
According to u/Alextrical<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=OpenCore Legacy Patcher instalation fix |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |archive-date=2025-08-01 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> and u/kookey<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=HELP "--.dmg is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash." |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> on Reddit, the user can download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement, which disables the installation pre-check on open core legacy MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path of the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

==References==
<references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
[[Category:Autodesk]]
[[Category:Autodesk Fusion]]
[[Category:OpenCore]]
[[Category:MacOS]]

Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-09-01T18:53:16Z

UselessCookie: Added more references

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=No references}}

Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released a public statement regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref>

- "The detected device hardware is not officially supported for the installed version of macOS. This can be due to use of alternative, unofficial methods to bypass Apple's hardware upgrade restrictions when attempting to install newer versions of macOS on legacy, unsupported generations of Mac devices."

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software on such hardware in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Workaround==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
According to u/Alextrical<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=OpenCore Legacy Patcher instalation fix |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ |archive-date=2025-08-01 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> and u/kookey<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-01 |title=HELP "--.dmg is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash." |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=Reddit}}</ref> on Reddit, the user can download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement, which disables the installation pre-check on open core legacy MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path of the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

==References==
<references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
[[Category:Autodesk]]
[[Category:Autodesk Fusion]]
[[Category:OpenCore]]
[[Category:MacOS]]

Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-09-01T18:39:33Z

UselessCookie: Edited references and cleaned up the article

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=No references}}

Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released a public statement regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref>

- "The detected device hardware is not officially supported for the installed version of macOS. This can be due to use of alternative, unofficial methods to bypass Apple's hardware upgrade restrictions when attempting to install newer versions of macOS on legacy, unsupported generations of Mac devices."

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software on such hardware in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Workaround==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ u/Alextrical] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 u/kookey] the user can download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement, which disables the installation pre-check on open core legacy MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path of the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

== References ==
<references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
[[Category:Autodesk]]
[[Category:Autodesk Fusion]]
[[Category:OpenCore]]
[[Category:MacOS]]

Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-09-01T18:15:40Z

UselessCookie:

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=No references}}

Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released a public statement regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref>

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software on such hardware in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Workaround==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ u/Alextrical] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 u/kookey] the user can download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement, which disables the installation pre-check on open core legacy MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path of the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

== References ==
<references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
[[Category:Autodesk]]
[[Category:Autodesk Fusion]]
[[Category:OpenCore]]
[[Category:MacOS]]

Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-08-31T18:17:58Z

UselessCookie:

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=No references}}

Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released this statement<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref> regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.
<references />
The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software starting now.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Workaround==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ u/Alextrical] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 u/kookey] the user can download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement, which disables the installation pre-check on open core legacy MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path of the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
[[Category:Autodesk]]
[[Category:Autodesk Fusion]]
[[Category:OpenCore]]
[[Category:MacOS]]

Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy

2025-08-31T17:55:47Z

UselessCookie: Changed position of references list

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=No references}}

Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released this statement regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.
<references />
The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software starting now.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Workaround==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ u/Alextrical] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 u/kookey] the user can download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement, which disables the installation pre-check on open core legacy MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path of the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

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2025-08-31T17:54:28Z

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Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released this statement<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-05 |title=Autodesk Fusion Unsupported Mac Hardware Configurations |url=https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708210020/https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html |archive-date=2025-07-08 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Autodesk}}</ref> regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025.

The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

The customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software starting now.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.

==Workaround==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20250801103752/https://www.reddit.com/r/Fusion360/comments/1k2yh8s/opencore_legacy_patcher_instalation_fix/ u/Alextrical] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20240224143924/https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/pfy4ur/help_dmg_is_damaged_and_cant_be_opened_you_should/?rdt=43139 u/kookey] the user can download and patch an officially downloaded Autodesk Fusion .dmg installer to bypass the "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" requirement, which disables the installation pre-check on open core legacy MacOS systems.

Mount the Installer, copy the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" to the computer and edit the "precheck_config.json" file located in "/Contents/Resources/resources" when right clicking the installer app and selecting "Show package contents".

Add an entry for "CheckMacOSHardwareConfig" and set the "mandatory" property to "No". Type "sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine" into a terminal, then drag&drop the "Install Autodesk Fusion.app" into the terminal, or type the path of the installer app manually and run the command. Now launch the installer and retry the install, it should ignore the hardware check and skip right to the install process.
[[File:Modified precheck config.json.png|thumb|Screenshot of modified precheck_config.json]]

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2025-08-31T13:26:51Z

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Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based macOS systems running open core legacy

2025-06-22T12:15:22Z

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Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html this statement] regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025. The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

Due to arbitrary reasons, the customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.
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Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based macOS systems running open core legacy

2025-06-20T19:56:27Z

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Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html this statement] regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025. The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

Due to arbitrary reasons, the customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.
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Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based macOS systems running open core legacy

2025-06-20T19:55:56Z

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Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html this statement] regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025. The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

Due to arbitrary reasons, the customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
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Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based macOS systems running open core legacy

2025-06-20T12:58:23Z

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html this statement] regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025. The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

Due to arbitrary reasons, the customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
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2025-06-20T12:55:39Z

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. The application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to update or reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html this statement] regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025. The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

Due to arbitrary reasons, the customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change. 

==References==
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Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based macOS systems running open core legacy

2025-06-20T12:53:48Z

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}
Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. Trying to update the application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html this statement] regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025. The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

Due to arbitrary reasons, the customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change. 

==References==
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Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based macOS systems running open core legacy

2025-06-20T12:47:41Z

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy}}

Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion360 users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion360 application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. Trying to update the application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.
[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html this statement] regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025. The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

Due to arbitrary reasons, the customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change. 

==References==
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Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based macOS systems running open core legacy

2025-06-20T12:44:38Z

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Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion360 users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. The corresponding [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html support article] states that support for the Fusion360 application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. Trying to update the application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.
[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to a supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical processor architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
[[File:Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue.png|alt=Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue|thumb|Statement by Autodesk regarding the issue]]
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html this statement] regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025. The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

Due to arbitrary reasons, the customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software in the future.

*Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
*Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
*After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
*Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change. 

==References==
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File:Autodesk Fusion360 support webpage regarding update issue.png

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Screenshot of support webpage regarding the issue

Autodesk Fusion360 EOL on Intel based macOS systems running open core legacy

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Recently, MacOS Autodesk Fusion360 users will be greeted with a warning upon launching the application on an Intel based MacOS device running OpenCore legacy and macOS 15 Sequoia or earlier. It states that support for the Fusion360 application on these systems had been dropped in March 2025. Trying to update the application results in a "Installation pre-check" failure, preventing the user to reinstall the software and with further functionality likely breaking in the future.
[[File:Screenshot of Autodesk Fusion360 on MacOS.png|alt=A banner in the software warning the user of unsupported hardware|thumb|Fusion360 cannot be updated due to supposed hardware incompatibility.]]

==Background==
OpenCore legacy allows owners of intel based MacOS devices to run unsupported versions of MacOS on outdated hardware. OpenCore implements a custom boot loader and kernel extensions to bypass these restrictions. Functionally however, an unsupported Intel MacOS device running OpenCore is similar if not identical in terms of everyday use and application compatibility to a still supported Intel MacOS device, as the hardware is clearly still capable to run these applications.

Even though Apple will continue support for some Intel based Mac devices with MacOS 26 Tahoe, Autodesk introduced checks to determine if the devices operating system had been modified and whether the hardware is officially supported.

While support for Intel based Macs will be dropped altogether once Apple fully moves on to ARM eventually, it is no excuse for Autodesk to divide Intel based Mac users in this way prematurely, despite running an identical architecture.

==EOL announcement by Autodesk==
On February 5th 2025, Autodesk released [https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Fusion-Unsupported-Mac-Hardware-Configurations.html this statement] regarding ending support for "unsupported" hardware by the end of March 2025. The user may own a compatible device according to the list of supported devices and still fail the pre-install checks due to the use of a modified operating system.

Due to arbitrary reasons, the customer is being denied access to a paid subscription service, losing the ability to update, reinstall and possibly use the software in the future.

* Product support for these unofficial Mac hardware configurations is not available.
* Your installed Autodesk Fusion client will not be able to update after March 2025.
* After March 2025, if you uninstall Fusion you will not be able to reinstall on unsupported hardware.
* Legacy builds of Fusion may fail eventually to connect to Autodesk servers as APIs, endpoints, and security requirements change. 

==References==
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A screenshot of the Autodesk Fusion360 application warning messages being displayed on a MacBook Pro 2015 running Sequoia 15.3.2 and OpenCore