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Software to design 3d objects for 3d printing?

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hey guys im trying to find windows based software to design a few things as a hobby. Gonna be building some ideas i have for pc's etc and a small case for my udoo board.  I have extra time to work on this but i cant seem to find a good software paid or free.  I dont own a 3d printer just yet maybe in the future. 

 

Ive tried these webbased 3d "software" but they are so laggy and half the time cant find the things i need. 

 

Right so hope you guys can point me to the right direction or recommend me any software that could help. 

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There are a lot out there. Some that you can use include sketch up, blender, and open cad. There are a bunch you can check out here: https://all3dp.com/best-3d-printing-software-tools/

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I would use sketchup. You can teach it to yourself in about a hour, and it is a very intuitive yet powerful free software. 

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my school uses vectorworks (which is terrible) and rhino (which is supposed to be decent but I never got around to using it). I'd recommend blender or google sketchup

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Fusion 360 is the best on the market right now. Free for students, hobbiests, and startups.

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I'd say either autodesk fusion360 or inventor pro. Both free for students. I'd recommend staying away from mesh based modelers as they can output bad stl files. That can be fixed with a program like netfabb though.

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On 1/8/2017 at 7:24 PM, Hackentosher said:

Fusion 360 is the best on the market right now. Free for students, hobbiests, and startups.

YES. Fusion 360 is really really good, and relatively easy to learn, to boot. 

 

If you're looking for some videos, AutoCAD is also more or less interchangeable with Fusion 360, with some minor UI changes, and a few more modern features (since fusion 360 gets updated weekly, instead of yearly.) in case you can't find a video to explain something specific in Fusion.

 

Honestly, for learning Fusion is kind of the best out there, and it has integrated tools for cloud based rendering, which can be really nice, not to mention the integrated 3d printing tools, which will really streamline the process anyway. (it can be a bit of a PITA to transfer something from a 3d modeling software like blender into something that can actually create the toolpaths for a real print.)

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22 minutes ago, KaminKevCrew said:

YES. Fusion 360 is really really good, and relatively easy to learn, to boot. 

 

If you're looking for some videos, AutoCAD is also more or less interchangeable with Fusion 360, with some minor UI changes, and a few more modern features (since fusion 360 gets updated weekly, instead of yearly.) in case you can't find a video to explain something specific in Fusion.

 

Honestly, for learning Fusion is kind of the best out there, and it has integrated tools for cloud based rendering, which can be really nice, not to mention the integrated 3d printing tools, which will really streamline the process anyway. (it can be a bit of a PITA to transfer something from a 3d modeling software like blender into something that can actually create the toolpaths for a real print.)

Preach it. Fusion 360 is honestly a solid works competitor and its so close to being perfect. Some model manipulation tools are a little janky, but overall it's so good. 

 

I know fusion can create tool paths for CAM, but not printing. I think they had that for awhile but gave up when they realized other slicers do it better. They have a box you can check when you export your part as an stl that literally says "send to Cura". 

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1 minute ago, Hackentosher said:

Preach it. Fusion 360 is honestly a solid works competitor and its so close to being perfect. Some model manipulation tools are a little janky, but overall it's so good. 

 

I know fusion can create tool paths for CAM, but not printing. I think they had that for awhile but gave up when they realized other slicers do it better. They have a box you can check when you export your part as an stl that literally says "send to Cura". 

Ah. I was using it a while ago (been too busy) so last I used it, they still did their own slicing. Still, sounds like it's a pretty automated service, which is basically all you need for basic prints.

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3 minutes ago, KaminKevCrew said:

Ah. I was using it a while ago (been too busy) so last I used it, they still did their own slicing. Still, sounds like it's a pretty automated service, which is basically all you need for basic prints.

It's. So. Good. 

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I use Inventor Pro, it is very easy to learn, and quite powerful.

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1 hour ago, klh2000 said:

I use Inventor Pro, it is very easy to learn, and quite powerful.

Fusion is based around inventor, but it's easier to use and more intuitive. Also fusion is multithreaded (single threaded inventor really sucks when you have a couple hundred faces or more) and doesn't cost $2000. The only thing is inventor has more powerful sketching tools. 

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I use blender. It is a bit harder to learn but it is very powerful and it's completely free

I have an Anet A8 as my project printer and a i3 MK3 for when I want things to work. 

 

I extrude my own filament and haven't saved a penny yet.

 

 

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i use 123 design because its very very simple and it allows for exact measurements. so for more organic modeling it'll probably be harder (but possible)

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