Stumbling through the forest of 3D Modelling - what software for newbie?

[eldrick 65]

The one feature that keeps me using TinkerCAD occasionally is that it allows editing of STLs from other sources. One can easily modify downloaded stuff from other people, which I find very handy.

[eldrick 65]

MOI is excellent. I've used it for years. Updates are infrequent, but it has been very solid.

[stu_le_brew 42]

On 15/11/2017 at 4:17 PM, DidierKlein said:

I'm surprised no one mentionned Fusion 360 it's also a very nice piece of software, and free for students hobbyists and startups.

One downside maybe is that it's cloud based but for me it has always worked great, and there are a lot of tutorials on youtube

 

I agree with Didier, (now with a very serious hair cut) for me Fusion 360 is my preferred CAD product, also not a big fan of Cloud based solutions but its never let me down. It is especially powerful when you use the history function to edit the past and also using parameters to change designs.

I regularly watch video on youtube by a guy called Lars Christensen (who works for AutoDesk) more than 100 tutorials available

 

 

Edited December 22, 2017 by stu_le_brew