• BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.world
    6·
    11 months ago

    My preferences go NX -> SolidWorks -> FreeCAD -> Creo

    Not sure why people still use Creo but that’s all my current company uses. I’ve been using FreeCAD for personal use over the past 10 years or so and it’s better every time I open it. I wish I was a better coder so I could contribute!

    • cipherpunk
      1·
      11 months ago

      I used to use AutoCAD years ago, but I haven’t used a CAD program since then. Are those 4 projects all aiming to fill the same space? And if so, why do you continue using your third favorite?

      • BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.world
        3·
        11 months ago

        I use FreeCAD if there’s something I want to mess around with off the clock. The other 3 cost exorbitant amounts of money that only businesses can afford. I think student versions might exist for some but it’s easier to just have a CAD program free and clear.

        • cipherpunk
          1·
          11 months ago

          Gotcha! I thought maybe they were all FLOSS projects.

          • Bjaldr
            3·
            11 months ago

            No, sadly, freecad is the only Foss cad software and honestly it’s pretty sucky.

  • Beko Pharm
    3·
    11 months ago

    Any good quick start recommendations on FreeCAD?

    I’m totally lost in this. It helped somewhat when I found a control schema for Blender but that’s it.

  • Crozekiel@lemmy.zip
    2·
    11 months ago

    I used fusion 360 for almost a year designing stuff for my 3d printing habit, but since switching to Linux I’ve been stuck… Can’t get fusion to install / run properly under lutris, as others seem to have had luck and I just cannot figure out freeCAD… Still using fusion on my windows laptop and it’s the only thing I regularly need windows for…

    I really wish I could find a good “transitioning from fusion360 to freeCAD” guide / tutorial. :( I feel like I can’t even start a project in freeCAD but I can make completely functional and reasonably refined parts in fusion. It’s crazy how differently 2 programs can be with the same end goal.