I’m also a newbie that uses blender, which open source CAD tool would you recommend (if you have any experience with it)?
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PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 9 months ago
F you’re a beginner then I think my first advice to you is to not use Blender. Start with something like TinkerCad, much easier to work with, and more than adequate for what stated.
tubbadu@lemmy.kde.social 8 months ago
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Don’t know any good open source. Use TinkerCad…
Nmill11b@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I tried with tinkercad, and I struggled. I was again able to align the shapes directly on top of one another, but when it came to modifying the actual shape I could not figure it out- is there a tutorial on adding shapes together or anything, or even csrving stuff out? I looked and couldn’t find anything this specific. It seemed like a much easier tool to use, but I couldn’t figure out how to do what I wanted
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 9 months ago
There are many YT channels about 3d printing that also cover TinkerCad. One of them is HL Modtech, this one for instance = youtu.be/gPeWdLQYfuA
Nmill11b@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’ll check it out. I liked tinkerCad when I used it, but it didn’t seem like there is a way to trim either object to do what I wanted, so I wasn’t sure if it’s the right tool. Maybe a little user error on my end, so I’ll look into it more
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I didn’t check your other responses about the actual shapes you want to work on, but IMHO trimming away some edges or pieces is really simple, just by putting a “hole block” on the material you don’t want. Group the parts together and see the result.