To get the best out of 3D printing, it helps if you can design your own parts. In this tutorial series, we will learn to use a free 3D CAD program to do just that.
Following a poll testing the waters for this series, and after carefully reading the feedback in the comments of that poll, I have selected Onshape. It’s impossible to please everyone but I think this choice will please the vast majority and allow them to achieve their goals.
This video was a little longer than anticipated, and future instalments will be concise and focussed on learning specific features to design a specific part.
0:00 Introduction
0:52 The best option is the one that works for you
2:06 Categories of CAD software
TinkerCAD tutorial video:
4:17 What is parametric solid modelling?
5:59 Narrowing down parametric 3D CAD options
7:38 Why I use Onshape
CFD tutorial video:
12:10 Free* CAD
Fusion 360 license changes:…