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Oh, AutoDesk...you have such a way with words. Honestly, I would rather learn to design in OpenSCAD than send AutoDesk a single penny.

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[–] kboy101222@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Every time I've used FreeCAD it felt miserable to use. Idk if I was doing something wrong, but it felt horrendous

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've used it for the past year, and no - you aren't doing anything wrong. Had the same experience, and the privilege to compare it to Solidworks. There is no contest, other than price ofc

[–] kboy101222@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Hell, I'd rather use Blender than FreeCAD. FOSS devs really need to get some UI and UX designers involved. Or at least someone with the skill set to know how to make not-ass UIs and UXs