Perfect! Many thanks. This had stopped me taking the plunge with a 3D Printer in the past.
Expecting to have to pay big money for a CAD package I'd only make use of about 10% (hobby use, not commercial). Then have a bulky (special) printer sat round collecting dust.
However if there are cheap (to free) software options, I'd be very interested to get involved.
Yes! I use a piece of software called cura - free download, it converts a cad file to a print format.
Most 3d printers will accept an stl file, so another option is to find a cad package that lets you save in stl format
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Expecting to have to pay big money for a CAD package I'd only make use of about 10% (hobby use, not commercial). Then have a bulky (special) printer sat round collecting dust.
However if there are cheap (to free) software options, I'd be very interested to get involved.
(04-11-19, 07:25 PM)celticdog link Wrote: [quote author=F4celess link=topic=25534.msg304304#msg304304 date=1572863427]
Do any of these "free CAD" packages export to a format that will work with a 3D printer?
Anyone actually using a CAD programme to print 3D items? I'd really like to get into this, opens so many possibilities (small scale). 8)
Yes! I use a piece of software called cura - free download, it converts a cad file to a print format.
Most 3d printers will accept an stl file, so another option is to find a cad package that lets you save in stl format
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