Cool. It wasn’t working that well when I tried.
> On Aug 23, 2021, at 12:35, Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Mac OS, 64 bit Intel until recently, Arm64 right now. It's still the Intel > build, that works impressively well through Rosetta 2. The current version > is 0.19. I haven't run into significant issues with it for quite a while. > It's been pretty solid since 0.14 in my usage. That's a bit off the beaten > track, perhaps; I mostly do my modeling in a 5000 line Python script, and use > my own export to PovRAY rather than the FreeCAD Render workbench. But I did > use that a bit, in some experiments with the KiCAD importer. That's pretty > slick, converting a PCB layout to a 3d CAD model. > > paul > >> On Aug 23, 2021, at 2:19 PM, Alan Perry <ape...@snowmoose.com> wrote: >> >> What OS were you running it on? When I first started trying to use it a >> couple years ago on a Mac, it didn’t work so well. I started trying to make >> it work better and then realized that I was spending most of my time trying >> to make the tool work and not so much time modeling the part that I was >> trying replicate and threw in the towel and started using Fusion 360. Using >> Fusion 360 has had some advantages when getting the part made (there is a >> common language for tweaking the model). >> >> alan >> >>>> On Aug 23, 2021, at 09:59, Paul Koning via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> >>>> wrote: >>> >>> I haven't used it for 3d printing work, but from other use I can recommend >>> FreeCAD3d. That is open source software, so free for everyone, not just >>> for "students". >>> >>> It has a GUI, and it can also be scripted using Python, which is a great >>> way to construct very complex models. I've used it to model a SF spaceship. >>> >>> paul >>> >>>> On Aug 23, 2021, at 12:29 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk >>>> <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> I think I may need to get a small part 3d printed (some plastic board >>>> mounting guide rails from a PDP 11/24 H7140 PSU). What software is best for >>>> a novice? Preferably free! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Rob >>>> >>> >
