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(DIR) Post #ARTeDuBnJEwMfD6d1c by kyle@social.librem.one
2023-01-09T20:06:44Z

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Hello 3D printing and CAD folks, I would like some advice:I want to introduce my 10-year-old son to simple 3D modeling and CAD so he could design objects to send to our 3D printer. I am looking for software that is easy to use, even if functionality is limited, FOSS if possible. I have no CAD skills myself, and opening FreeCAD for the first time was pretty intimidating. I would also prefer something GUI/mouse-based, not declarative (ie not OpenSCAD).#3dprinting

(DIR) Post #ARTeOwnhwLgjws6Z5E by biglesp@mastodon.social
2023-01-09T20:08:44Z

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@kyle Tinkercad is a great way to introduce the topic. I use it for my projects.

(DIR) Post #ARTeayDKVlqjo4p2x6 by timmgleason@mastodon.social
2023-01-09T20:10:54Z

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@kyle I started my design journey using Tinkercad. Web based, also programmable. Moved onto Fusion 360 after that. Keeping in mind that I am good at engineering type design. My skills at artistic design are still poor/non-existent.Tinkercad can be easily started by dragging and dropping shapes, resizing them, combining and modifying. All in the browser with keyboard and mouse.www.tinkercad.com

(DIR) Post #ARTewhODkDvPzvHGRE by piggo@piggo.space
2023-01-09T20:14:42.338744Z

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@kyle my dad uses fusion360 but that&#39;s hardly Foss and I hate it... FreeCAD is the best thing, but learning to use it is a big pain. Maybe you can show him how to use the part design workbench - sketch and extrude, that gets you far. But that thing is completely filled with footguns no matter what.This can also make simple models right in a slicer from primitive shapes

(DIR) Post #ARTf0wx3pN41Q8bIky by piggo@piggo.space
2023-01-09T20:15:36.213551Z

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@kyle the last sentence was meant to start with &quot;you&quot;

(DIR) Post #ARTfGiN3o1NSphHMQK by tueetterin@mastodon.uno
2023-01-09T20:18:26Z

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@kyle your toot reminded me of Arduino, and searching about it I stumbled in Tinkercad; maybe it could work for you

(DIR) Post #ARTfLSG98SXKJOIzSq by Geared@mastodon.social
2023-01-09T20:19:18Z

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@kyle I second the use of Tinkercad as an introduction. If your son shows interest and commitment, I would not hesitate to move him to a product like Fusion 360. Tinkercad can create a lot of &quot;bad habits&quot; if someone wants to move to a more functional product.

(DIR) Post #ARThCQrVA5kZHObTIu by ericbuijs@fosstodon.org
2023-01-09T20:40:03Z

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@kyle Solvespace is easy to use and it&#39;s FOSS. It&#39;s much easier to get into than FreeCAD but it&#39;s a proper 3D CAD tool nevertheless.https://solvespace.com/index.pl

(DIR) Post #ARTlIlXBcCACwpNPQO by fischerprojects@mastodontech.de
2023-01-09T21:26:02Z

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@kyle Hey, regarding your post i would recommend tinkercad, a free web based interactive 3D-Designer that does not require a lot of CAD-Skills and is really easy and interactive to use. i would imagine a 10 year old could use it right away, playfully learning 3d-shapes and modeling with different kinds of shapes and figures.https://www.tinkercad.comPlease keep me posted if it was helpful :) Thanks and good luck! :)

(DIR) Post #ARTsvZsLawxLlIjEDA by sgsax@mastodon.social
2023-01-09T22:51:27Z

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@kyle FreeCAD is definitely not for the faint of heart. I&#39;m still climbing that hill myself. The good news is there&#39;s a huge user community around it with lots of text and video documentation and demonstrations on how to accomplish lots of tasks. Good luck!

(DIR) Post #ARTu0GOXYF3ekHaJKi by okennedy@social.xthemage.net
2023-01-09T23:03:32Z

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@kyle We used https://www.tinkercad.com/ for an outreach project some time back. I wasn&#39;t running that segment of the program, but my colleague who did sang its praises. Online only for better and worse.

(DIR) Post #ARUKSgxuxBHY4MLfo8 by aardvarksagus@mastodon.social
2023-01-10T04:00:00Z

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@kyle I started with tinkercad. Free, browser based, and pretty simple starting point.

(DIR) Post #ARUbapbWPv4GOpL95U by zatrsakr@kompost.cz
2023-01-10T07:12:02Z

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@kyle https://www.tinkercad.com/It works in a web browser.

(DIR) Post #ARUhrrU3HWm4sPLl8i by daniel@leds.social
2023-01-10T08:22:13Z

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@kyle I helped with an after school maker program and the kids there were very quick to pick up tinker cad. It runs in a browser so even chrome books could handle it. The kids were also using touchscreen laptops and making it look very natural to pan and zoom around objects. It’s not full cad but it will teach a lot of concepts and get them 3D printing stuff very quickly.

(DIR) Post #ARV2cC2z9pxd3b3lwW by synackroll@defcon.social
2023-01-10T12:14:37Z

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@kyle Maybe https://www.tinkercad.com ?

(DIR) Post #ARVtf7w8BybmkQ8bcO by kyle@social.librem.one
2023-01-10T22:09:06Z

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Thank you everyone for all of your great suggestions. It seems the consensus is to try out Tinkercad first so that&#39;s what I will do.

(DIR) Post #ARXyVRJYBC502PDC1g by PointyFluff@mastodon.world
2023-01-11T22:12:50Z

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@kyle FreeCadOpenSCADBlender

(DIR) Post #ARZNY220CHN5PKLKIS by Gnardar@hometech.social
2023-01-12T14:28:05Z

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@kyle Have you looked at TinkerCad? It is web based and pretty easy to use.. Your 10yo will probably pick it up quickly and can move on to something more advanced from there when they are ready