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07-20-2016, 05:27 AM #21
Blender is perfectly fine for dimensional work, I'm not sure what part of that you missed. I've been using it for , well I forget now since it came out.. and it's metrics have always been spot on, especially when it comes to 3D printing. Like most Software you need to actually learn how to use it correctly. Many people get scared of it's interface, but it's fairly intuitive.
Hex3D - 3D Printing and Design http://www.hex3d.com
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07-20-2016, 04:56 PM #22
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True but if you've ever used Solidworks, SpaceClaim, DesignSpark or even Sketchup, Blender is a joke for CAD at least in the mechanical sense. If you have the coin to spend SpaceClaim can't be beat. For free packages, DesignSpark is very very nice.
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07-21-2016, 12:51 AM #23
Maybe, maybe not.
As a professional design engineer I have had the pleasure of working with many different softwares over the years and every now and then I will try a free software, just for larks. Let me tell you, there is no comparison between free and paid-for. Yes, you can do basic designs with the free stuff but to really take your designs to the next level its worth it to spend a bit on software.
CA: you bought S3D, right? Why not just use the free slicers?
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07-21-2016, 12:57 AM #24
The free stuff I have played around with:
Blender
Sketchup
BRL-CAD
Creo Elements
FreeCAD
123D Design
Day to day I use Catia, Powershape, Geomagic Design and Moi3D. Even simple software like Moi3D blows the free stuff out of the water. And I don't get this culture of paying for a slicer but not for a modelling program. Its like playing a £10 guitar through a £1000 amp... makes no sense...
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07-21-2016, 06:37 AM #25
that's easy - the only ones that work without any hassle on a replicator clone are makerware desktop, which I have a few major issues with and rep g - which, if it were a joke, would be in extremely bad taste.
The only off the shelf hassle free alternative to these two for a rep clone is simplify 3d.
Otherwise I'd be using cura. Which is very similiar to s3d, just doesn't do x3g files.
It wasn't a case of I prefer to pay for software - there wasn't any real alternative.
with cad packages - there is a LOT of realistic alternatives to commercial packages.
Ender 3v2 poor printing quality
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