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by phkahler 1120 days ago
Which things have you tried?
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smcleod 1120 days ago
Fusion 360, AutoCAD, FreeCAD, Shapr3d, Blender (w/ a bunch of addons to add some CAD like functionality), Meshlab, Plasticity.
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pehtis 1120 days ago
I would highly recommend moi3D.com. Its ‘only’ a NURBS modeler but I’ve successfully used from initial concept design all the way to DFM. Its user interface is extremely well thought out and its written by Michael Gibson who is also the original developer of Rhino3D.
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smcleod 1120 days ago
$450AUD for a single user personal / non-commercial license for v4?!? That's.... insane!
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sgtnoodle 1120 days ago
My go-tos are OpenSCAD and the online version of SketchUp.
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jacquesm 1120 days ago
Sketchup online is so frustrating and tedious. Even the most basic stuff like chamfering an edge requires all kinds of workarounds.
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injidup 1120 days ago
Onshape Browser based CAD is free for open source models.
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smcleod 1120 days ago
I have tried Onshape but I'm a big fan of browser based apps and I don't always have an internet connection when I want to create.
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