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> This looks super nice! That is kind of the interface I wish FreeCAD could have. What do you dislike about FreeCAD's interface?

by MaKey 1y ago

mclau157 1y ago
FreeCAD interface needs to take a lot of pointers from paid CAD programs, this Chili3D interface is quite close, larger icons in ribbons at the top of the screen with clear definitions
- regularfry 1y ago
  There's an active knee-jerk hostility in the FreeCAD community to any user problem that even hints that it might involve a comparison to proprietary CAD. I've had "FreeCAD isn't Fusion and you shouldn't expect it to behave the same way" thrown at me when I've been discussing something bone-headed FreeCAD was doing. I've never used Fusion, in any incarnation.
tapia 1y ago
I think that the tools are not will organized, and I always have problems finding the tool I need in the menu. The concept of having different workbenches does not work good for me, as often I am looking for a tool and then realize I am in the wrong workbench. But it is not always clear why something is in a workbench and not in the other, and there are duplicated functions in some workbenches. Also, the fact that it does not support Wayland makes everything look blurry in hdpi screens. I like that it has a good python API though, but the documentation is a bit lacking. However, the different workbenches also sometimes complicate the use of the Python API. I like e.g. how build123d works.
Double_a_92 1y ago
- There are too many views whithout explanation of what they are - By default the position of the tools and buttons is a chaotic mess - There are things that seem to be the same but arent (e.g. Sketch from the "Part Design" and "Sketch" view) - The 3D view is glitchy. The reflections make things invisible, AA is off by default, there is no proper Grid... - The QT stylesheet is kinda ugly. If you literally delete it completely and revert to the default that QT has it looks much nicer. - The settings are a bit messy and often it's not clear what they do.

> This looks super nice! That is kind of the interface I wish FreeCAD could have. What do you dislike about FreeCAD's interface?

by MaKey 1y ago

> This looks super nice! That is kind of the interface I wish FreeCAD could have. What do you dislike about FreeCAD's interface?

mclau157 1y ago

FreeCAD interface needs to take a lot of pointers from paid CAD programs, this Chili3D interface is quite close, larger icons in ribbons at the top of the screen with clear definitions

regularfry 1y ago
There's an active knee-jerk hostility in the FreeCAD community to any user problem that even hints that it might involve a comparison to proprietary CAD. I've had "FreeCAD isn't Fusion and you shouldn't expect it to behave the same way" thrown at me when I've been discussing something bone-headed FreeCAD was doing. I've never used Fusion, in any incarnation.

tapia 1y ago

I think that the tools are not will organized, and I always have problems finding the tool I need in the menu. The concept of having different workbenches does not work good for me, as often I am looking for a tool and then realize I am in the wrong workbench. But it is not always clear why something is in a workbench and not in the other, and there are duplicated functions in some workbenches. Also, the fact that it does not support Wayland makes everything look blurry in hdpi screens. I like that it has a good python API though, but the documentation is a bit lacking. However, the different workbenches also sometimes complicate the use of the Python API. I like e.g. how build123d works.

Double_a_92 1y ago

- There are too many views whithout explanation of what they are - By default the position of the tools and buttons is a chaotic mess - There are things that seem to be the same but arent (e.g. Sketch from the "Part Design" and "Sketch" view) - The 3D view is glitchy. The reflections make things invisible, AA is off by default, there is no proper Grid... - The QT stylesheet is kinda ugly. If you literally delete it completely and revert to the default that QT has it looks much nicer. - The settings are a bit messy and often it's not clear what they do.