Wanted to share this since this was a long Project. Since Autodesk started changing Fusions functionality, from limiting active projects, to changing their terms of service. Since I need a CAD tool for my 3D Printable designs, I started migrating to a new cross platform CAD tool. That happened to be FreeCAD.

Learning FreeCAD wasn’t easy, but was well worth my time. And after slowly pecking at it for 11 months, I was able to re-build every design I made (that I cared about).

I’ve made my 3D Printable designs available on my GitHub if you are interested: https://github.com/the16bitgamer/16BitVirtualStudiosDesigns

  • xenspideyEnglish
    2·
    7 months ago

    If you don’t mind dropping a small amount of coin, Solidworks has a new maker version that is full fledged Solidworks for under $100 a year. Small price for the gold standard in my opinion. I think FreeCAD is better then CAD sketcher for blender. Much higher learning curve.

      • xenspideyEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        Yeah that does suck, I’m stuck with windows for work anyways so that’s not a big deal to me

        • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          I haven’t had a Windows install at home or work that I’ve “owned” for over a decade so, it’s a lot more of an inconvenience to me, to be fair. I don’t want to re-learn an OS that I spent so much effort removing from the realm of “my problem”.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
      51·
      7 months ago

      Orrrrrrr… You know… Keep using FreeCAD, supporting the need for FOSS solutions since it seems to be working well and won’t have the price hike that will eventually come with all commercial products.

      • xenspideyEnglish
        2·
        7 months ago

        Yeah it’s totally worth it, don’t get me wrong, I like FreeCAD but it does have it’s limitations. The solidworks license comes with their sculpting tool as well.

      • u_tamtam@programming.devEnglish
        11·
        7 months ago

        I don’t want to be this guy, but if you are willing to fork that much, perhaps you could consider donating some to FreeCAD? See it as an investment: in the end you would get a better version of a software that you truly own 🙂

        • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          5·
          7 months ago

          I don’t really like what’s been built so far and I’m not qualified to contribute, so it’s entirely possible the more it’s developed the more I’ll come to dislike using it. I don’t want to own freecad (yet).

          • u_tamtam@programming.devEnglish
            2·
            7 months ago

            Totally fair and fine :) Having kept an eye on the project for several years already, I think it’s heading in the right direction (and no alternative has emerged), but yeah, the road ahead is very long!