Mastodawn

Kiki Jun 12, 2024

Hey #3dPrinting nerd bubble, what #CAD software do you use for making your own 3d models?

I'm starting to get really annoyed by the limits of OpenSCAD, and the only other 3d modelling software I've ever really used is Blender... which is kinda slow on my computer, and feels like the wrong tool for modelling mechanical parts anyway.

Any recommendations for something nice that is not too slow to run on a macbook from 2017 (*staring angrily at inkscape, which is not even 3d*)?

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Jeph

@flauschzelle I am enjoying tinkerCAD and fusion360. It feels like Autodesk want these to be the entry-level free software but I'm never confident they aren't going to be rug pulled away from hobby makers.

I usually start with tinkerCAD unless I KNOW it's going to be a project with chamfers and filets.

That said, I am usually in a 2D Vector image editor before jumping to 3D but that's usually bc I start with a huge extrude as step 1.