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This is incredibly accurate. Once I learned OpenSCAD my entire process of thinking about physical design via computer aided tools disappeared. Gone is the proce
by sidewndr46 5y ago
This is incredibly accurate. Once I learned OpenSCAD my entire process of thinking about physical design via computer aided tools disappeared. Gone is the process of memorizing dozens of shortcut, hundreds of menus and painstakingly selecting items and entering values into fields or dialog boxes. Instead I can create in just minutes what would take a huge breadth of knowledge to do using conventional point-and-click interfaces.
There are some places where the point-and-click UI makes sense. For example I like how I can layout the parts on a simulated baseplate with Cura. But there is really no design or thought into that process. Just slap them onto the plate in a way they won't overlap and I'm done.
- tdeck 5y agoI had the same experience. I tried OpenSCAD after trying and discussing pretty much every other piece of CAD software that would run on Linux. FreeCAD's UI feels like a hot mess and Blender's UI is for power users only (plus Blender isn't really designed around creating physical objects based on specific dimensions).
- tdeck 5y agoShould have been "discarding", not sure what happened there.