3DPrinting

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3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

The r/functionalprint community is now located at: or !functionalprint@fedia.io

There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml

Rules

No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
No porn (NSFW prints are acceptable but must be marked NSFW)
No Ads / Spamming / Guerrilla Marketing
Do not create links to reddit
If you see an issue please flag it
No guns
No injury gore posts

If you need an easy way to host pictures, https://catbox.moe/ may be an option. Be ethical about what you post and donate if you are able or use this a lot. It is just an individual hosting content, not a company. The image embedding syntax for Lemmy is ![](URL)

Moderation policy: Light, mostly invisible

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

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this community is awesome (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 years ago by AdmiralGroceries@lemm.ee to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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Just want to thank everyone that engaged with my post today everyone was so chill and inspiring. I want to encourage us all in this community and all over Lemmy to continue to be kind and helpful. I had so many bad experiences on Reddit with hate keepers and know it alls and I’m glad we got this opportunity to be something better.

Ps: what cad software did you start on and what do you use now? Any tips and tricks will be greatly appreciated!

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[–] bemenaker@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For learning or use. Fusion 360 still offers a free version for home use. There are great tutorials on YouTube or buy a $30/month Udemy account and get access to tons of courses and everything else in their library and cancel when you're done learning.

[–] Bishma@social.fossware.space 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For Mac and Windows only, limited to 10 editable designs and 1 drawing at a time.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The window part kills me... Wish there was a real Linux alternative.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used to run Fusion 360 in Chrome on my Chromebook and then chromium when I flashed the Chromebook to Ubuntu after my support schedule ended. I get it for free through the school district where I work and am using my two licenses on my computer and on my friend's computer where I definitely do much of my modeling. -cough- lie -cough-

If you or anyone you know has an email account from an educational institution, you should be able to access it for free!

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Shit I didn't know about the education email thing, I'll have to give that a shot soon.

I'm currently using the hobby license of it.