3DPrinting

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3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

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Absolute beginner with questions (self.3dprinting)

submitted 1 year ago by ArtVandelay to c/3dprinting

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Hello community, I'll try to be brief. My 13 year old son got a 3d printer as a gift, and I'd like to learn alongside him. We have 0 experience. However, I am a data scientist, so lots of professional Python experience, if that helps. We're a foss/Linux family so my questions are:

What tools are the best to learn for 3d printing for me? I am ready to learn CAD programming. Can you all recommend a tech stack and resources to learn it?

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[–] elscallr 3 points 1 year ago

Look into OpenSCAD. It's a declarative language you can use to do 3d modeling. I suck with graphical programs like Fusion and Blender but I'm a programmer, and OpenSCAD has made my life a lot easier.