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I visited a friend who is a professional medical engineer, and watched him work on a 3D design on some software paid for my the university they worked at. The options and features looked very practical!

Although I am not even close to working on so complicated projects, I did love the funtionalities. So now i have decided to put in the effort and learn a decent program, instead of using Tinkercad. I have been very happy with Tinkercad, but some things are only doable with workarounds or very creative methods.

The question is, what software should i start learning?

-FreeCAD
-Fusion 360
-AutoCAD
-Sketchup
-Blender
-LibreCAD
-Something else entirely?

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[–] JC1 8 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I tried Onshape and now switched to ondsel which is freecad but with a different user interface.

I've had success with it. I find onshape to be a little easier to work with, but I find owning my files more important.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] JC1 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Didn't follow that, thx for the info! I'll look to use freecad instead.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I recommend installing the open light and open dark theme for a better user experience in FreeCAD. Everything seems a bit clear and easier to use, YMMV

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