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Hi
I am new to 3D printing wondering what you recommend for a program to make custom parts?
Thanks
Dave
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Hi Dave,
I would glady recommend Fusion360. For personal, hobby use it's free and there's lots of great video tutorials on youtube. For businesses you pay a subscription fee. I've tried it and it's pretty intuitive. You save your files onto their server though so you have to have your internet connection always on. As for me, I use Solidworks which is not free but the learning curve I feel is much steeper. I can use it offline and save onto my pc, though. The big downside of Solidworks I find is that organic/sculpted shapes are not as easy to create compared to Fusion360. Dave Roof uses Fusion360 too for his business - for his Flying Leatherneck aftermarket products -- very impressive stuff!
Regards,
Joe
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Hey Joe, Thanks I have downloaded Fusion 360 tried a YouTube tutorial it will take some training for sure. I am so eager to get good at it its hard to be patient lol. I just got a great Black Friday deal from Anycubics on a 3D printer and UV hardener unit so I am eager to make some custom parts. Is their a community evolving within ARC for file sharing STLs or OBJs? that would be something.
I have another big project in the works. I work full time at an Ammunition Depot for the Canadian Forces last year they decommissioned the CH-124 Sea King Helo and dropped one off in the training are for the troops to train with as a downed AC scenario. Well I was on that thing like stink on a cow. I took at least a 100 photos and made pages of sketches and measurements of the interior flamework and AESOP Station. My plan 2022 is to build the exposed interior structure in parts in Fusion and print them for installation in the Hasegawa kit. The kit is very generic lacks detail in every aspect.
I have found a STL file for the diver I was looking for, for the "Sunken Hellcat Bikini Atolls" project so getting that printed and about 50-60 tiny fish is the first part of 2022. I am excited about all this new tech that i can take my modelling to even a higher level.
Cheers
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