23 Aug
2021
23 Aug
'21
11:19 a.m.
What OS were you running it on? When I first started trying to use it a couple years ago
on a Mac, it didn?t work so well. I started trying to make it work better and then
realized that I was spending most of my time trying to make the tool work and not so much
time modeling the part that I was trying replicate and threw in the towel and started
using Fusion 360. Using Fusion 360 has had some advantages when getting the part made
(there is a common language for tweaking the model).
alan
On Aug 23, 2021, at 09:59, Paul Koning via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
?I haven't used it for 3d printing work, but from other use I can recommend
FreeCAD3d. That is open source software, so free for everyone, not just for
"students".
It has a GUI, and it can also be scripted using Python, which is a great way to construct
very complex models. I've used it to model a SF spaceship.
paul
On Aug 23, 2021, at 12:29 PM, Rob Jarratt via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
I think I may need to get a small part 3d printed (some plastic board
mounting guide rails from a PDP 11/24 H7140 PSU). What software is best for
a novice? Preferably free!
Thanks
Rob