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Oh, AutoDesk...you have such a way with words. Honestly, I would rather learn to design in OpenSCAD than send AutoDesk a single penny.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (15 children)

We need something like Affinity for CAD. Surely it must be possible to make a CAD program that can do the basics you need for 3D printing without all the advanced simulations and analysis. I just want to draw some sketches and extrude them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

OpenCAD. But it's like Photoshop vs Gimp. But also with a bigger learning curve.

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

I'd say it's more like Premiere vs ffmpeg.

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

Oh, I literally misread it as OpenSCAD. Laughing at my stupid brain right now.

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