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Re:Ask HN: What can you realistically manufacture in your ga... by folli on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @05:00AM (#32149133)
For CAD modeling, what software do you suggest for a beginner?
Re:Ask HN: What can you realistically manufacture in your ga... by digdugdirk on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @10:11AM (#32151723)
Onshape (onshape.com) is generally a good starting point - its cloud based, so the usual PC performance requirement issues don't apply. Free accounts require you to have publicly viewable documents, so if you're working on something for profit, you might want to splurge for the paid version after you get up to speed.
Re:Ask HN: What can you realistically manufacture in your ga... by sliceform on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @10:50AM (#32152341)
I’m a big fan of Fusion360. It’s easy enough to learn, full of online resources, and is free for tue first year. It’s also powerful enough to do machining (CAM), which is incredibly useful for manufacturing and scaling down the line.