If you’re not already used to any CAD software, I really recommend FreeCAD. It used to be pretty horrible, but the recent releases (1.1 especially) make it genuinely excellent IMO, quite a lot more user-friendly, and fun to use. It’s still got a learning curve to it like literally any professional/creative software, especially those as complex as CAD, but there’s a strong community with plenty of tutorials and resources that you can learn from.
I have heard that it’s much harder to learn if you’re already used to other CAD software, with one Lemmy user telling me it’s far worse than switching between any other two CAD solutions. But since you don’t have that baggage, I think you can do alright.
FreeCAD is what I made an attempt at last year when 1.0 was released. There is a bunch of great tutorial videos and files out there, so there’s definitely no lack of resources. It’s more a “I need to be willing to dedicate time to learning it on a regular basis” problem. I learned some basics, printed one or two of my creations and then stopped for some reason. Now I gotta start at zero once again.
If you’re not already used to any CAD software, I really recommend FreeCAD. It used to be pretty horrible, but the recent releases (1.1 especially) make it genuinely excellent IMO, quite a lot more user-friendly, and fun to use. It’s still got a learning curve to it like literally any professional/creative software, especially those as complex as CAD, but there’s a strong community with plenty of tutorials and resources that you can learn from.
I have heard that it’s much harder to learn if you’re already used to other CAD software, with one Lemmy user telling me it’s far worse than switching between any other two CAD solutions. But since you don’t have that baggage, I think you can do alright.
FreeCAD is not user friendly. Even with tutorials it never seems to behave the same way twice.
FreeCAD is what I made an attempt at last year when 1.0 was released. There is a bunch of great tutorial videos and files out there, so there’s definitely no lack of resources. It’s more a “I need to be willing to dedicate time to learning it on a regular basis” problem. I learned some basics, printed one or two of my creations and then stopped for some reason. Now I gotta start at zero once again.