Can’t even take a short break from 3D designing stuff. Glad I’m switching over to FreeCAD. All I wanted was to grab some dimensions from an old model.
Solid Edge, Free for non-enterprise and actually very good… For now…
Solvespace
Watch a few of these to get started, skip ahead as needed. It’s got some limitations but leagues ahead of freecad in terms of UI and workflow.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGAjLwYQPgaBafzQTLA84IkTOptOdIsUX&si=sci5_24nPVyUEGqm
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://piped.video/playlist?list=PLGAjLwYQPgaBafzQTLA84IkTOptOdIsUX&si=sci5_24nPVyUEGqm
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
FreeCAD may have quirks but it doesn’t have this crap.
Me and Steam.
Here’s how to not run into topology naming problem: use Parts workbench instead of Part Design
Edit: 69th comment on new instance!