![]() ![]() If I can get that to work as a CAD program it would be the best bet as it's such a universal free program. Or is there ways to specify dimensions as you're building? I've only played briefly with Blender. Blender is all free hand modeling so you can't really make things specific sizes, at least not all that easily without having to manually dial it in. this example of using FreeCAD may help to understand that IT DOES THE JOB QUITE FINE as well it's a matter of changing the mind and dropping all that crappy CLOUD model of fees and charges which some folks are doing quite a lot to push hope it helps Paulīy precision I mostly mean being able to do things like snap, or type dimensions on the fly as I'm drawing a line etc. Wings3D Wings is also a quite capable 3D CAD and runs like no other based on a proper alternative language It is quite capable If you (like me) was forced to the AutoCAD way of things since the DOS times. ![]() You also have one more option that is like above 2 free of that ROYALTIES and fees. well I will not issue opinion We were bounded to believe that AutoCAD and MS and now "THE CLOUD" are the only "options". You quote the best options: - FreeCAD - Blender both can do quite a lot and quite impressive with few resources really small footprint and - best of all free of charge and **ROYALTIES** Subscribing AutoCAD and Windows and all that CLOUD crappy things and paying that for long term. It depends on that "precision" you have in mind. I'm hoping I don't have to rely on having to run a windows program in a VM, as that means having to setup network shares and permissions and all that and overall having to manage a separate OS. Is there perhaps a program I'm missing that I did not try? I'd like to eventually look into 3D printing or CNC but need an intuitive way to actually design objects. There is also Blender, but it's not really suited for precision, specifying or measuring dimensions is not exactly easily doable. Also they mostly all seem to lack ability to select chunks of objects and do things with them, like move, duplicate etc. You can do this in AutoCAD and it saves a lot of time. One feature all of them seem to lack is the ability to type dimensions on the fly as you are drawing a line. I've tried LibreCAD, FreeCAD, and a few others. They are not intuitive to use at all and very cumbersome and tedious compared to say, AutoCAD. Linux seems to really lack in CAD programs, at least ones that I've tried. ![]()
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