So every time I see someone ask how do I draw in CAD I

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So every time I see someone ask how do I draw in CAD I give them this answer. I feel this is a honest answer.
https://youtu.be/Lwy1A-Rq9ec

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Totally agree. furthermore, everytime someone tells me is going to buy a 3d printer I warn him to learn tinkercad for a couple of months before buying. :slight_smile:

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I have been using onshape, it’s free for personal use and there’s a tonne of support and videos out there.

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I agree aswell! You can keep discussing about what cad-software you should use, but if you buy a 3d-printer you definately also should learn to draw something, otherwise you will end up not using your 3d-printer much.

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Programmers: I recommend “OpenSCAD” as a first tool.
Engineers: OnShape
3D Artists: Blender
Everyone Else: Tinkercad

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Well said.

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“… that they can’t afford” <- the number of times I’ve seen people recommend new users go out and get solidworks as their first CAD program is incredible. Some people just have no grasp on reality at all.

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I have not used others, why is tinker cad easier than onshape? Once you get the basics of sketch and extrude its easy.

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@Adrian_Chapmanlaw it’s not about better, it’s about easier to demonstrate the basics.

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@Michael_Scholtz I found that pretty easy with onshape, it’s the lofts, guides etc that took some time to work out

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I started on Tinkercad - still use it. Great for sticking basic shapes together and making trinkets! Excellent beginner program. And actually a pretty good when I need to split someone else’s STL file up or add a couple supports or other non-critical-measurement part.

I have struggled to build really complex models in Tinkercad - and so far, find it painfully frustrating to have to adjust a dimension on an initial part of the model.

So I started using OnShape - and wow. Ok the learning curve after tinkercad was akin to hitting a wall. But, I persisted and forced myself to model some basic things. I am super impressed / blown away by how easy it is to adjust a shape/dimension in a previous step and have it correctly propagate throughout the model! Each step is there on the side, in order. Pick the one you need to fix/adjust and the rest just fall back in line.

So, Yes - I agree 100% with @Michael_Scholtz - get the newbies on Tinkercad! (But also get them onto a more proper CAD tool soon after)

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I have heard enough good things about OnShape that I should probably start learning it. I’m very much used to fusion 360

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@Step_Cia why? Your Fusion fu is strong!

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If you want to draw something really solidthing, you have to use Solidworks, Autocad inventor , Unigraphics or Catia etc. real Cad softwares Tinkercad is just for beginners.

http://etc.real