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FOSS alternative to Fusion360 (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Here's a tough one for you:

An alternative to AutoDesk Fusion360 for 3D print modeling.

Ideally with native Linux support but I'm more concerned with getting out from under AutoDesk's thumb than I am with using wine.

Blender seems like the obvious choice, but it's not really built for 3d printing.

It's looking like FreeCAD may be about as good as it gets unless someone here has some other suggestions.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I use OpenSCAD for some gears etc, but onshape for the rest. I used FreeCAD for work a few years ago as we were stuck on Linux, I can wield it well, but it's a bit clunky and would crash often on things like threads.

Onshape just works for the home hobbyist. I wish FreeCAD was a bit better, but I understand it's a lot of work, just the creature comforts of fusion and onshape are hard to give back up.

Price you pay..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Price you pay..

Honestly I could live with paying.

It's the subscription model that makes me want to vomit 🤮

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's free for hobbyist and have your models open...

(onshape)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I would gladly pay $299 once for security updates only and unlimited support, no feature updates. I just don’t want to pay $299 every twelve months.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wish I could wrap my head around openSCAD. I have seen what it can do, I just can’t think in those dimensions when I’m drafting something.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah it's more primitive, I don't see it as a full cad drafting replacement, but as mentioned, it's nice for things like gears and classic parameter based models.