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I've finally reached a brick wall where I can't just find something on Printables/Thingiverse that I can modify for my use case. Until now, I've been able to find something close and use OrcaSlicer to make small adjustments or occasionally kit bash two models together.

Now, it seems, I need to design something from scratch.

I've had Blender recommended, but I just cannot make sense of it no matter how many Youtube videos make it look so easy.

I've also got FreeCAD installed but am still getting my bearings and nothing has come of it yet.

So, recommendations? The only limitations are that it has to run on Linux and not be a cloud service. I'm willing to pay for a license if need be but no SaaS or having to fight with Wine to get it going.

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[–] klangcola@reddthat.com 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Dune3D is a relatively new 3D CAD for Linux. https://docs.dune3d.org/en/latest/ I haven't tried it, but it looks very promising.

Personally, I use FreeCAD, which is leagues better than it used to be, and improving quickly

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

This Dunes looks very similar to FreeCAD in workflow.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I've been looking for something to replace Sketchup, this looks promising. bonus it runs on Linux!

thanks!

I'll check it out. Thanks!