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Can't even take a short break from 3D designing stuff. Glad I'm switching over to FreeCAD. All I wanted was to grab some dimensions from an old model.

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[-] n3cr0@lemmy.world 73 points 8 months ago

Almost the same situation here. However, my first designs in freeCAD had lots of errors and I experienced lots of crashes and bugs. Didn't really get into it.

My tool of choice is now OpenSCAD. It does exactly what you are designing - not more, not less.

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago

While OpenSCAD is amazing, it is limited in some ways. It is also very marmite-like. You either love it or hate it.

For those confused, OpenSCAD is a scripted CAD package. You effectively write code, rather than dragging the mouse around. I personally love it, but I know others who absolutely hate it for the same reasons. It depends a LOT on how you think about problems.

[-] Jawa@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Don't bring the marmite into this!

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

But it splatters so well, when you throw it at someone I disagree with!

[-] Jawa@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

But does it splatter better than Vegemite?

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