I’ve been using FreeCAD a lot for woodshop projects, both designing the furniture I build, and for 3D printing shop accessories such as vacuum hose adapters.
FreeCAD is an incomprehensible pain in the ass. It tries to be all things to all people. It’s probably the biggest example of an open source project that is designed to be made beforerather than it’s designed to be used. It’s also exceptionally powerful, and the built-in spreadsheet is a game changer. Especially with the addition of a few macros, the ability to build your list of parameters in a spreadsheet, to work with measurements and quantities in a spreadsheet-style workflow, is unique AFAIK, and lets me work in ways no other software can.
I can’t recommend it, and I can’t recommend it enough. Version 1.0 will be amazing when it comes out in 2188.**
I’ve been using FreeCAD a lot for woodshop projects, both designing the furniture I build, and for 3D printing shop accessories such as vacuum hose adapters.
FreeCAD is an incomprehensible pain in the ass. It tries to be all things to all people. It’s probably the biggest example of an open source project that is designed to be made
beforerather than it’s designed to be used. It’s also exceptionally powerful, and the built-in spreadsheet is a game changer. Especially with the addition of a few macros, the ability to build your list of parameters in a spreadsheet, to work with measurements and quantities in a spreadsheet-style workflow, is unique AFAIK, and lets me work in ways no other software can.I can’t recommend it, and I can’t recommend it enough. Version 1.0 will be amazing when it comes out in 2188.**
Most people I’ve talked to who have used it say the same thing