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   Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 26-Dec-2024 10:38:58 JST Rich Felker

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   • Rob Landley
   • ErosBlog Bacchus

   @landley @ErosBlog OpenSCAD (use latest git not last tag, it's a ton faster & more reliable) if you like text based human editable version controllable model source that feels like coding.

   Blender for editing existing meshes or doing non CAD like modelling.

   FreeCAD maybe as a sub for OpenSCAD if you want more of a real CAD like model with features like chamfers.

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     Rob Landley (landley@mstdn.jp)'s status on Thursday, 26-Dec-2024 10:38:59 JST Rob Landley

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     • ErosBlog Bacchus

     @ErosBlog That's a @dalias question.

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     ErosBlog Bacchus (erosblog@kinkyelephant.com)'s status on Thursday, 26-Dec-2024 10:39:00 JST ErosBlog Bacchus

     Hey, this is a smart audience, so.

     Indulge my fantasy that there might be a 3D printer under my tree. (There isn't.)

     Assume I've never touched a piece of CAD or 3D modeling software, but I yearn to learn.

     Know that I am loathe to spend time learning commercial or web tools, even free ones. I am a FOSS bigot.

     What free open source tools (ideally, ones with attached communities) should I be looking at?

     And what are some good "learning for the novice" resources?

     Boosts welcome.

     Thanks!