Best design software for 3D printing
July 07, 2019
Best design software for 3D printing
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Fusion 360
I'm using Fusion as my one and only solution for 3d printing design. I mostly model electronic gadgets cases and simple toys. It's an absolutely brilliant tool if you need to model some objects quickly and precisely. It allows me to collaborate with my colleagues on one project or share my private designs with a team.
- History timeline is a life saver. You can correct almost any errors by just going few steps back in your design.
- You can use parametrical design like with OpenSCAD
- It has very intuitive UI.
- Works perfectly with MacBook's touch pads, even better then with a mouse.
- It is still under heavy development so it likes to crash from time to time.
- Working with some complex patterns can be a real challenge to your CPU and fan.
- More keyboard shortcuts would be nice.
- I'm able to design much faster.
- I can easily reuse components in different projects.
- My designs look better now.
Before Fusion 360 I was mostly using Open Source solutions like OpenSCAD and FreeCAD. They are great but it took a lot of time to master them and you are working slower than with Fusion 360. They are less stable as well. I'm going back to OpenSCAD only with very specific models that are easier to define by code.