Anyone have good #3dprinter recommendations? I'm not looking to spend too much on it. I suspect I won't use it very much, and I'll mostly use it for fabricating little disposable toys for my kids, and parts for small "maker" projects.
Has to work well with linux as I don't have any other kind of computer.
Also in the market for 3D modelling programs, preferably FOSS, but definitely need to be Linux-compatible.
I was very good at AutoCAD and SolidWorks back in the day, but I've found FreeCAD very difficult to use for some reason.
@RustyStriker I'm inclined towards things where I can do it some kind of programming, honestly, though as the kids get old enough to do their own builds they will probably want a GUI interface...
@pganssle FreeCAD is a very different workflow. It is very similar to CATIA. The thing that helps is knowing that tools can be duplicated in different workbenches. A single workbench can encapsulate the entire process for that effort, or it could be as "simple" as a sketching workbench.
@pganssle
For cad i would suggest either #SolveSpace or #OpenSCAD (programming tho)