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TinkerCAD is really underrated. People who already have good spatial and mechanical skills tend to be CAD snobs and look down on it. But if you’re not by nature
by SexyCyborg 10y ago
TinkerCAD is really underrated. People who already have good spatial and mechanical skills tend to be CAD snobs and look down on it. But if you’re not by nature a very handy person and just need simple things around the house it will do everything you need. It’s parts tend to have a distinct look. But they work just fine.
- Kliment 10y agoTinkerCAD is great in terms of both function and usability. The core problem with it, being both closed and cloudy, is that it can just disappear one day and leave you unable to edit anything you made, or losing it entirely if you forget to export it. Unfortunately, many of the "grown up" CAD packages are the same way, with version-specific DRM formats and cloud activation. They're expensive enough that the customers have some power to demand continued availability and access, but the only way to be safe is either to use non-networked local software or software that is open/free enough that it can be hosted by someone else if the vendor or their post-acquisition owner decides to not give a shit about you anymore.