3D CAD with textures

suedseefrucht · January 20, 2021

Hi,

I would like to make a nice desk myself. It is done in my head, it is drawed on paper but I would like to take a look at it in 3D to make sure I like it.
Do you guys now any free or cheap 3D model programs where you can use textures like oak wood for a really realistic look?

My system contains an i7 9700, a RTX 2070 (so raytracing could help) and 16 GB RAM.

LogicalDrm · January 21, 2021

SketchUp Online would be my first pick. But you can also get AutoCAD Fusion 360 free for non-commercial use. The open-source options would be FreeCAD.

suedseefrucht · January 21, 2021

11 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

SketchUp

Thanks! I also found blender, which looks really realistic but it's kind of hard to use, I guess.
I will give both a try.

LogicalDrm · January 21, 2021

13 minutes ago, suedseefrucht said:

Thanks! I also found blender, which looks really realistic but it's kind of hard to use, I guess.
I will give both a try.

Blender is more for enimation imo. I have used it in past, but IIRC setting scales and measurements for designing stuff to be built wasn't easy to understand. SketchUp, back when it was still free on desktop (as in before it was bought by Trimble), was much easier to pickup as it was like using image editor with millimeter scale.