• TurboToad@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Is FreeCAD good for 3D printing stuff? I started learning fusion but I’m kinda digusted by being tied to autodesk

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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        I just started making some headway into using it and I’ve found it way less intuitive than Fusion. It also seems to be more finnicky about constraints and such. Like I wasn’t able to extrude something because I had lines intersecting each other. Just have to be more methodical and use more sketches I guess. Im still on my first project with it though and haven’t gotten to the point of printing anything yet though so take that with a grain of salt.

      • python@lemmy.world
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        I’d say so! I made some 3D-printed pipes to connect my snake’s terrarium extension as my first real project and they turned out pretty good. But I have no comparisons to other CAD software haha

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      It’s so ugly and unintuitive in the beginning, but when it clicks and you finally get it, it is pretty awesome (and surprisingly lightweight)