Comment on 3d modeling for printing
anguo@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
If you’re new to 3d printing, I would avoid Blender. It’s too easy to create non-manifold and non-watertight objects with it.
In your example, the walls aren’t thin, they have no thickness whatsoever and would not even appear in your slicer.
I would recommend trying Fusion 360 if you’re not on Linux, openSCAD if you have a basic understanding of coding, or even TinkerCAD (web based) if you’re not making anything too complex. Those are made to create physical objects.
TheSun@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Fusion360 can run on linux using WINE, HERE is a GitHub repo showing how to set it up.
Or the web version works on linux too ofc
swordsmanluke@programming.dev 10 months ago
NIce! I spent weeks trying to get Fusion 360 to run in wine back in 2020. Eventually I gave up and learned Free CAD/Open scad/blender like all the other penguins.
anguo@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Good to know! I just saw a post somewhere around here recently by someone who had troubles on Linux, which is what I based this off of (a little hastily).
TheSun@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Ya I don’t doubt people have troubles with it since you need winetricks and such. Hopefully they see that github page eventually and get it working.