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Hey there! As a 3D printer addict I do a lot of small parts in CAD to print and use around the house. Lately I've been exploring all sorts of CAD software since finding out there's a more around than just Fusion360 and Onshape so I started exploring what's out there and jotting down my impressions.

Hope this is not spam, just want to help people see what's around and help them pick!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This looks interesting, thanks for sharing! I've played around a bit in Tinkercad (too limited) and Fusion 360 (complicated) but haven't found something that feels right yet. I bookmarked this to follow what you find!

[–] ashu 2 points 1 year ago

I'd suggest giving Onshape a look, it's the more user friendly and intuitive of the ones I've tried yet.

If you have an iPad with a Apple Pencil, Shapr3D has a really neat UI (it uses touch and pencil interactions distinctly) but having to pay a subscription just for exporting was too much of an ask for me. They seem to have different pricing now with a free tier and a Windows app (I don't have an iPad anymore) so I might cover it later on.