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> Code as CAD as an idea I believe is flawed. It doesn’t solve any of the hard problems of mechanical design. Designing physical objects requires good visualisa
by TaylorAlexander 5y ago
> Code as CAD as an idea I believe is flawed. It doesn’t solve any of the hard problems of mechanical design. Designing physical objects requires good visualisations and iterative feedback. I.e changing this dimension solves this interference in a complex assembly. Besides, most mechanical engineering are not proficient coders.
I mean I hate code cad but it is obviously useful to some people, specifically people with coding experience and no CAD experience that want to make a basic object to print on their 3D printer.
A program does not have to “solve the hard problems of mechanical” design to be useful to someone. TinkerCAD probably doesn’t solve those hard problems but is obviously useful to beginners.
- phkahler 5y ago>> I mean I hate code cad but it is obviously useful to some people... I completely agree with you. There is plenty of room for a good code-cad, FreeCAD, Solvespace, and LibreCAD. I think we need to focus on improving each tool and better interoperability, which means DXF and/or DWG for 2D and STEP for 3D.