Subj : Re: Any makers with 3d printers out there.
To   : Hugh Jass
From : SirRonmit
Date : Mon Jan 22 2024 12:44:27

 HJ> I just picked up a PRUSA mk3S+ about a year ago and I have been trying
 HJ> to teach myself CAD with on-shape. I am not a pro, but I have progessed
 HJ> a bunch over the last year. It would be interesting to hear from other
 HJ> makers out there.

I've played with CAD since the 80s when it was DOS based. I get to use 2021 at work for circuit boards and other drawings.

I LOVED Inventor when I had a 3-yr student license!! I also got to use other flavours, but still enjoyed Inventor the best.

I tried my hand at Fusion 360, but found it to not be as fun to play with. I have a couple cheaper programs I use, and others sware by Blender (but I find Blender menus way too complicated for what needs to be done - why not create separate menus for what I am trying to do at the time? I don't need 2 rows of Animation icons when I am just trying to make a simple cube for testing.)

I first get into 3D printers with the M3D Micros during their testing phase. Then I got a nice (at the time) Ender 3, but have always had trouble getting the bed to work properly. Last summer I got my first resin printer and haven't looked back! I've only had 1 or 2 fails, and they were due to incorrect settings when swapping out colors, etc.

I currently make items at work during my lunchtime and take them home and use VIACADPRO to set them up as .stl to print them.  Fun Stuff!

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