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Dr. Despair posted:I'm a CAD novice (currently teaching myself Solidworks to make simple 3d printed bits and bobs, and I've used autocad in the past to update P&IDs), but I just want to chime in that the free 3dBuilder app that comes with windows can be pretty useful for a lot of stuff. I think the guy who designed and made a belt style 3d printer entirely in it was a bit crazy, but I do like making quick changes to things with it. Yeah it may be worth mentioning that for simple stuff, there's programs like Windows 3D builder for Windows 10 or TinkerCAD (which is now web based) that are simple. They're definitely not serious CAD packages, they're pretty basic. However, if you're doing hobbyist things they may be worth a look. TinkerCAD is owned by AutoDesk and is often used in schools for the kids learning to use the school's 3D printer. If you're going to put some time into learning some CAD software it's definitely worth considering going with one of the big boys, though. They have way more tools and options than you'll need for basic stuff but doing a couple of tutorials will get you going with the basics and you can build on that knowledge later. It may also be worth mentioning SketchUp which was a free program for doing stuff like houses and furniture and got bought by Google to become Google SketchUp. They spun that off into a paid version but the free one is still around on the internet. That said, it's bad at making solids, it's best for making 3d representations of things. It's fine if you want to sketch out where you're putting things in a room but bad for making a model to 3D print.
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I'm not sure if its related beyond the company, but mentioning Siemens reminded me that they have their Solid Edge CAD available as a community edition for makers. I grabbed it when Fusion 360 started getting more restrictive but haven't tried it out yet: https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/plmapp/education/solid-edge/en_us/free-software/community
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His Divine Shadow posted:I dunno what SAAS means but I like to imagine it's something like Sucks rear end And poo poo. It's Software as a Service (subscriptions), so yeah, you're right.
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The drill press needs to be a walker bot like Chomp from Battlebots evolved into. They get 500lbs (double weight) for being walkers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGCnHN983q0&t=100s Get that drill press into the ring!
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Corporations don't want some of the money, they want all of the money.
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How does an electronics and cad man just not have a 3d printer? Is that allowed?
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