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submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am currently on win10 but have been toying with mint and liking it. I intend on fully switching over soon. I have also been toying with the idea of some simple 3D modeling, like making custom parts for projects around my house. Maybe using a CAD software to generate stls for a 3D print or using it to spec out parts for a design made out of aluminum extrusion (like 8020) little things like that. I was thinking about getting a solidworks hobbyist license for 45 a year but solidworks doesn't support Linux. I could keep a Windows dual boot HDD, but fuck that. Any suggestions on a CAD software that fits? Have a gaming PC with a 3060 and some beefy hardware.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ondsel is great. It is an engineering focused branch of freecad. They have solved a lot of the issues and have made the UI/UX a lot smoother.

Finally libre cad that actually is usable!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The thing I'm struggling with is finding beginner videos for ondsel. The ui is super different, so freecad videos don't help much. Any suggestions?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I found the skill set pretty transferable from FreeCAD (albeit much more usable). That being said I had used solidworks for long time prior.

Main thing I would say is to make sure you are in the relevant workbench and use the tasks menu (starts on the right of the screen)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

You may not realize it but you're kind of making my point. You have prior experience. An Ondsel getting started video is really needed. Especially since they want to charge for it.