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3dDune is actually pretty capable and simple for basic usecases.

Plasticity for free form hard surface CAD modeling.

If you need parametric CAD then the learning curve jumps significantly and FreeCAD nowdays actually makes sense as with a bit of practice and customization you get to great place.

FreeCAD feels like Blender few years before v2.80 - people outright dismissed it because it had a bit unconventional UX but underneath was already the extremely solid software that now dominates 3D polygon modeling. FreeCAD doesn't have that much of a momentum but i wouldn't be surprised if they became Blender of CAD over time.

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I don't really do simple designs, and making them parametric would be really difficult. I'm just more visually oriented than mathematical.

But yeah FreeCAD I just can't get my head around it right now.



Hmm interesting but no free option for hobbyists (just 30 days). That's a bit of a dealbreaker for me. Looks like a good tool though.

The price is a lot lower than Fusion but still too high for hobby use IMO.


Autodesk making Fusion worse in any way could be the catalyst for FreeCAD to realize its full potential

There is quite a bit more competition though. For example OnShape is imho sweetspot and it's also kinda free.



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