Mac OS, 64 bit Intel until recently, Arm64 right now. It's still the Intel
build, that works impressively well through Rosetta 2. The current version is
0.19. I haven't run into significant issues with it for quite a while. It's
been pretty solid since 0.14 in my usage. That's a bit off the beaten track,
perhaps; I mostly do my modeling in a 5000 line Python script, and use my own
export to PovRAY rather than the FreeCAD Render workbench. But I did use that
a bit, in some experiments with the KiCAD importer. That's pretty slick,
converting a PCB layout to a 3d CAD model.
paul
> On Aug 23, 2021, at 2:19 PM, Alan Perry <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> What OS were you running it on? When I first started trying to use it a
> couple years ago on a Mac, it didn’t work so well. I started trying to make
> it work better and then realized that I was spending most of my time trying
> to make the tool work and not so much time modeling the part that I was
> trying replicate and threw in the towel and started using Fusion 360. Using
> Fusion 360 has had some advantages when getting the part made (there is a
> common language for tweaking the model).
>
> alan
>
>> On Aug 23, 2021, at 09:59, Paul Koning via cctalk <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I haven't used it for 3d printing work, but from other use I can recommend
>> FreeCAD3d. That is open source software, so free for everyone, not just for
>> "students".
>>
>> It has a GUI, and it can also be scripted using Python, which is a great way
>> to construct very complex models. I've used it to model a SF spaceship.
>>
>> paul
>>
>>> On Aug 23, 2021, at 12:29 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think I may need to get a small part 3d printed (some plastic board
>>> mounting guide rails from a PDP 11/24 H7140 PSU). What software is best for
>>> a novice? Preferably free!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob
>>>
>>
