Re:Ask HN: How does modern FreeCAD compare with Solidworks?
by system2 on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @03:36PM
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Anything runs on a browser as a solution is a major no for stable production environments.
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Re:Ask HN: How does modern FreeCAD compare with Solidworks?
by digdugdirk on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @04:37PM
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I'm sorry, but have you used Solidworks on a daily basis? The word "stable" doesn't apply.
Re:Ask HN: How does modern FreeCAD compare with Solidworks?
by geor9e on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @09:30PM
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Why? Anything can go through a browser if you have good internet. I play the latest Xbox releases in my browser (gamepass). I spent 20 years working in Windows CAD programs. Solidworks crashing and losing my work or fiddling with file versioning with coworkers is super annoying. Not to mention needing beefy hardware. Now I can fire up any browser to onshape.com and there's my work just as I left it, cloud infrastructure does all the heavy lifting so I can just plug a spacemouse into my macbook air, no having to save anything, a git-like commit and branch system to make collaboration a breeze. Onshape is the future imo.