CAD is a funny area - very different. I'm still learning. It seems OpenSCAD excels when you can describe your object quickly. FreeCAD is for that as well (i

CAD is a funny area - very different. I'm still learning. It seems OpenSCAD excels when you can describe your object quickly. FreeCAD is for that as well (it has Python embedded) and when you can't describe it parametrically. That said, a recent post on Reddit in r/openscad mentioned designing an entire car to do the Pike Peak challenge in Colorado. We have a lot of tools and methodologies available. Picking the right one needs care and attention to detail. It's the same as the other "real world": I know my way around metal and wood working equipment and I can do simple welding. My carpentry is good first and second fix grade but not cabinetry, and I can weld stuff together, sometimes without melting both objects. I can design bridges and roads as well and they may work fine ...