3DPrinting
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
The r/functionalprint community is now located at: or !functionalprint@fedia.io
There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml
Rules
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No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
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Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
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No porn (NSFW prints are acceptable but must be marked NSFW)
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No Ads / Spamming / Guerrilla Marketing
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Do not create links to reddit
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If you see an issue please flag it
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No guns
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No injury gore posts
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Fusion 360 is fantastic. It's free for non-commercisl use. I've been using it for years and have zero complaints. It's polished and powerful.
People complaining about it for ideological reasons have a point, but I disagree that it's in some sort of "enshitification spiral". It's exactly as usable as it was 5 years ago. There are very few features locked behind a paywall, and they aren't important to the average maker.
You can even use Fusion to run a CNC router. For free! With all the polish of commercial software.
Everyone I know at my local makerspace uses Fusion. I don't know a single person who uses FreeCAD. A couple people use TinkerCAD. There's a very large community of Fusion users and getting help is easy.
I am 100% in favor of FOSS. Give FreeCAD a try. I used it years ago because it had a plugin to make convolute gears with a couple of clicks. But don't shy away from Fusion just because of all of the haters on here. Give it a try yourself. I think you'll be impressed by what you get for free.