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3DPrinting

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3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

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There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml

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[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lots of us use it

That's just simply not true. We both know that. And I am not upset with FreeCAD, I just find it utterly useless. I was surprised, however, that FreeCAD had a community before SW because that was one of the first things I searched on Lemmy to see if there was a community since the one on Reddit was quite well trafficked.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

If you really can't see the point that there's a large number of hobbyists who have zero interest in paying the licensing fees for SW, or that the fediverse community as a whole tends to heavily prefer FOSS, I'm not sure what to tell you.

[–] Kleysley@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Lemmy is developed, run and largely used by open source enthusiasts; FreeCAD is too. Thus I dont find it particularly surprising that open source communities (such as FreeCAD's) were quick to open a Lemmy community.