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So, I'm trying to print some older models from thingiverse and I have discovered that basically all the files I want to print have glaring flaws in them.

Internal free floating structures, connector pieces and holes that are the exact same size... So on and so forth...

Do I need to learn a software like CAD or Blender to fix these? I seem to be able to do some basic stuff in Orca Slicer but it honestly seems like as much of a pain to modify the parts there as it would be to use a real software.

Is there one that's easier? I think I messed around with SketchUp once upon a time.

I am worried this feels like opening a can of worms just so that I can make a thing that already exists in a dozen forms better.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Oh man I wanted to mention Ondsel but I just saw that they’ve shut down and it really bummed me out…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

They just announced it a week or two ago, but they're keeping the server up for "a reasonable period" to allow users to migrate. From my understanding, many of their tweaks have been integrated into 1.0 and the team all plans to continue working with FreeCAD and submitting improvements.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

All of their changes will be merged to freecad 1.0 apparently outside of a few UI changes that will be add-in options.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I was kind of wondering how long that project would last.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Damn, that's really sad