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3D Cad tools unfortuanatly I haven't found any I particularly like among the

open source projects.  Personally I am using QCad for 2D and Sketchup for

3D.  I use Blender for organic modleing and rendering though.
           Seablade
On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 6:17 PM, nescivi  wrote:
> Hiho,

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>

> On Thursday 07 August 2008 14:18:39 Thorsten Wilms wrote:

> > On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 14:03 -0400, nescivi wrote:

> > > At first sight it seems more geared to 3D modelling for animation

> > > graphics, rather than for making realworld objects.

> > > I need to model some things in order to "print" them on a rapid

> > > prototyping machine...

> > > Is Blender a suitable candidate for that?

> >

> > AFAIK rapid prototyping machines work with triangle meshes, so using a

> > polygon modeler is no problem. It's even the way to go for organic

> > shapes like action figures. There's a RP startup that works with Blender

> > a lot.

>

> Hmm.. ok. that sounds interesting.

> I don't want to make action figures so much, but part of my interest is

> organic shapes...

>

> > However, for precise geometrical shapes, Blender is the wrong tool. It

> > can be done to some degree, but it is just painful compared to a decent

> > CAD tool.

>

> Do you know any decent open source CAD tools?

> I haven't yet found one I am completely content with....

>

> sincerely,

> Marije

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3D Cad tools unfortuanatly I haven't found any I particularly like among the open source projects.  Personally I am using QCad for 2D and Sketchup for 3D.  I use Blender for organic modleing and rendering though.

           SeabladeOn Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 6:17 PM, nescivi <nescivi@gmail.com> wrote:

Hiho,
On Thursday 07 August 2008 14:18:39 Thorsten Wilms wrote:

quoted text
> On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 14:03 -0400, nescivi wrote:

> > At first sight it seems more geared to 3D modelling for animation

> > graphics, rather than for making realworld objects.

> > I need to model some things in order to "print" them on a rapid

> > prototyping machine...

> > Is Blender a suitable candidate for that?

>

> AFAIK rapid prototyping machines work with triangle meshes, so using a

> polygon modeler is no problem. It's even the way to go for organic

> shapes like action figures. There's a RP startup that works with Blender

> a lot.

Hmm.. ok. that sounds interesting.

I don't want to make action figures so much, but part of my interest is

organic shapes...
> However, for precise geometrical shapes, Blender is the wrong tool. It

quoted text
> can be done to some degree, but it is just painful compared to a decent

> CAD tool.

Do you know any decent open source CAD tools?

I haven't yet found one I am completely content with....
sincerely,

Marije

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