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Comment on I liked Fusion 360, I like Onshape - but I'd rather like something that I won't lose over the whims of one company. So, what?

BastingChemina@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’m in the same boat but with semi professional needs.

I have not found any alternative yet to Onshape that works on linux.

I’m trying FreeCAD and derivatives from time to time but it really feels like a serious step backwards.

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DrM@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I really hope that FreeCAD will get better with time, and the Blender story will be the same for FreeCAD. Just a few years back, Blender was really bad compared with Maya, now Autodesk lost a huge market because Blender is powerful enough for professional work, probably even better than Maya

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- Funwayguy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I’m really hoping FreeCAD gets the Blender treatment. ONDSEL is already pushing it pretty far, but once extensibility is more robust and the new user experience improved, I believe that’ll be the tipping point.
  
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  - captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Oh man “extensibility” in FreeCAD. The documentation is non-existent, is the main problem. It’s just about impossible to understand how anything works, it’s like trying to figure out how to run a battleship by turning cranks and seeing what they do.
    
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    Funwayguy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    My point exactly. If FreeCAD refines that framework and documents it well, community plugin support could drive many new features and quality of life improvements into the main branch.
    
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