It's great!!!!!
this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2024
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Your own 3D parametric modeler.
FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters.
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I've learned to use it, and it's simple but nice.
Curves break your model.
You can't change a shape that has anything on it's face or the whole model breaks.
The basic spreadsheets are nice, especially since you can use the values... except it's tedious af.
Undo is rather unpredictable.
even a slight overlap in fillets and it just... won't at all.
Faces are named, references to them is done using those names, but fixing a reference by typing a name? Nah. In fact, the fix has been out for four years yet the dev refuses to merge or implement it.
I also discovered autodesk fusion 360 is free for personal use. But also a privacy nightmare.