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Hard disagree. You’re forgetting the long tail of consumer-only usecases. That’s like saying owning a computer without basic programming knowledge seems pointl
by LASR 4y ago
Hard disagree. You’re forgetting the long tail of consumer-only usecases.
That’s like saying owning a computer without basic programming knowledge seems pointless.
Obviously 3D printers are useful even if you never create or modify 3D models.
- MezzoDelCammin 4y agoWell, someone has to create the models. If You're lucky and there's plenty of good modellers in Your use case / hobby, good for You. Have fun printing. What the OP however refers to is the "rapid prototyping" that 3D printers unlocked for masses. If You learn even some basic modelling (e.g. few primitives in OpenSCAD for programmers), it's trivial to do test fits and whatever gigs You need. I haven't realized it myself until some months ago I needed a small funnel for a bottle. After some thinking I realized it's much easier/faster to throw together a difference of two cones and two cylinders in OpenSCAD in about 10min and print it in maybe another 20 than spend the time looking around stores to find some close compromise.
- jjk166 4y agoI think it's more like owning a computer without being able to use a text editor or a spreadsheet program. You can open files you get from other people but you can't make changes or generate anything original. Programming in this analogy would be modifying your printer itself. Obviously there have been some successful computers where users don't modify their files, like mp3 players, but those are much cheaper and more user friendly than general purpose computers.