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If you don't really care too much about parametric modelling, blender can import svg, extrude and bevel it quite well. It also has a nifty 3D printing addon th
by knolan 9y ago
If you don't really care too much about parametric modelling, blender can import svg, extrude and bevel it quite well.
It also has a nifty 3D printing addon that is useful for cleaning up a mesh. I've started using blender almost exclusively for my 3D prints because by the time I spin up my Windows VM and pull a SolidWorks license I would have my mostly simple models done in blender.
- nine_k 9y agoExactly. I've done a number of furniture projects in Blender.
- bambax 9y agoBut I love parametric modelling. I like thinking about elementary shapes (cubes, spheres, cylinders) and inputing them very precisely by setting mm and angles, etc. (really) I have not really tried blender yet; is there a simple tutorial that you would recommend?
- knolan 9y agoYou can be pretty precise in blender - you can manipulate geometry to real world units easily. However unlike parametric CAD the geometry is mostly faces, edges and verts. There are a lot of great resources online. BlenderGuru is probably the most popular. This is one I came across here on HN that I like https://learntemail.sam.today/blog/blender-for-hackers-3d-modeling-is-just-like-using-vim/ https://learntemail.sam.today/blog/blender-for-hackers-3d-mo...