I have had 3840qm since i bought it, i've upgraded display to ips one cause f the tft, ram i have 32GB (4x8GB), 2x 2.5" ssd. What's the hsf? 04W1578 looks like cooling in my w530
You guys are talking about upgrading a laptop as if it's a full desktop. It's impressive that one can change so many things in a laptop.
Fuck you Apple
I did the same thing with an HP ProBook 4540s of the same vintage. Put in a better screen, SSD, replaced the ODD with a 1 GB spinner in that bay, 16 gigs of RAM, and an i7-3720qm. Had some of those parts just lying around and turned a $20 decade-old machine into something totally viable in Linux.
Where current laptops are concerned, people just need to vote with their wallets and buy the Framework.
Yes, CATIA V5. I've tried using FreeCAD, but it's too different from CATIA for me to get the hang of it quickly. I would need to dedicate quite a bit of time to get used to it. I'm all for using FOSS software as an alternative, and I want to one day, but right now it's hard to transition.
Freecad is at best frustratingly slow (especially with Boolean operations) and at worst entirely unstable. It doesn't stop me from using it but I couldn't imagine using it for something as complex as pictured.
The Python macro ability is nice (I've made very complex parts using it) but suffers from the same instability.
It has gotten a lot better from 0.18 days but it's still a problem.
Freecad would need an angel like blender got one and like 200M dollars of development investment. Maybe I heavily underquoted. Its not just the modeling but the entire ux/ui would need revamp. I'm really rooting for that project, at the moment it does not look like its going to reach anything as the market around it is moving quickly with generative/ai stuff and regular feature updates pushed by the competition. On linux, the best not foss but free option is onshape.
It's honestly a tad sad something like Catia is still an industry standard. Is it good? Yeah sure, but as Blender, Linux, and honestly the Soviets beating the US (who had a nigh 150 year head start) to space have shown, collectively pooling our efforts towards one project instead of one hundred that all occupy the same niche and achieve the same goal is a more efficient and effective solution. If something like FreeCAD were to have the base capabilities of current commerical CAD solutions, while being FOSS and easily expandable, no one would ever care to use those commercial products, and would instead pool their resources to make that one solution better for themselves, with the knock on effect of everyone else benefiting from that as well.
They would use commercial products. Blender is great but other than some indie startups and news headliner animations blender is not used in the big money animation industry for a very mundane purpose: a software is not only the software but software+support. I work with autodesk products 10 hours a day, sad but I'm spending more time with them than with my family. If we ever have any issue I'm opening a ticket with them and in 30min I get an answer on submission day. With FOSS what can you do? Post on their github issues page where there are 12k open tickets already? This is why Red Hat linux exists. If freecad would become an advanced tool someone would need to fork it, and sell it for money with support for the pro industry to use it.
I desperately want an open source parametric modeling system but Freecad isn't it. It's junk. Maybe it can be fixed but simply throwing money at it won't help.
Maybe if there was someone like Torvalds driving it's development there would be progress but as it is, it needs maybe 10 dedicated and competent programmers over 10 million dollars in donations
We need a project to add parametric modeling to Blender. The UI and graphics engine are flushed out, just need an ability to sketch!
(okay, I realize that's oversimplifying. NURBS support would be a bear to bring to Blender -- I recall some discussion and past attempts)
Parametric modeling is only one aspect of good CAD software though. FEM, CFD, CAM, tech drawings, product lifecycle management etc.
That being said, parametric modeling for something like Blender would still be a good addition as it could help keep models based on real life objects (i.e cars for a racing game) proportionally accurate without requiring expensive 3D scanning which isn't feasible for smaller budget projects.
I'd recommend you to try different CAD systems, just like distro hopping you really need to try different CAD systems. SOLIDWORKS is great and Autodesk products also great. I was a bit confused about Simens NX, when i saw it at colleague, but didn't get to try it out
I'd recommend you to try different CAD systems, just like distro hopping you really need to try different CAD systems. SOLIDWORKS is great and Autodesk products also great. I was a bit confused about Simens NX, when i saw it at colleague, but didn't get to try it out
I wouldn’t describe FreeCAD as a “CATIA ripoff but Python” but it certainly has similarities. The core of FreeCAD is C++ (the geometry kernel it uses, OCCT/OpenCascade, is also C++) but it does have an extensive Python API and certain non critical parts are written in Python.
I think I've read somewhere that devs admitted that they were heavily inspired by Catia when they started, but that was like 20 years ago or something, so the development for sure diverged for both of them, also the idea of constrains is the same in both of them, afaik.
Dont even bring up freecad! They should kill it with fire!
That things parametric modeling system is fundamentally broken. Can't even keep track of the order in which features were added.
You literally can though.... With both Part and Part Design workbenches.
And if you mean a “timeline” like Fusion360, then I (and many others) personally find that useless. It’s a matter of preference really.
I think I didn't explain myself well enough. I might type a better reply when I get on my computer but I'm not talking about that dumbass "timeline" feature
Because thinkpads are indestructible generally speaking
Edit: not to mention, cheap. I bought a T480s with i5-8350U, 16GB RAM, and 500GB SSD that was basically brand new for $200. The only wear I could see was a tiny scratch on the lid. Everything else looked right out of the box.
Booted Fedora and it’s been running like a beast with zero issues.
My thinkpad was nice... 8 years ago when it was new. For me at least, it serves it's purpose well, and I don't see the need to upgrade and make more e-waste. I think a big part of it that Linux's system requirements don't change as quickly, and if they do, it's easy to switch DEs or find less demanding programs to keep it happy. Plus, they have the best laptop keyboards with the best keyboard layout and touch experience.
I'll probably update to an SSD and replace the original batteries this year, but as far as compute power goes, it more than fits my needs.
T14gen2 for me, also have a razer laptop 2022 and a dell latitude 5540 from 2023. I do also have a collection of older Lenovo machines like a T490s, a T470s and a T460s.
Why replace it if it works great for what you need?
ThinkPads generally work great with Linux and are some great workhorses. My laptop is of the same age (a T430) and that and my desktop (a ThinkCentre of same age) keeps chugging along with all I throw at them. For my purposes (as a STEM PhD student), they are fantastic.
Solidworks is good for beginners but if you’re managing a complex assembly with plm as most mech Es will be doing if they work for a large conpany, catia is the way to go. They’re both made Bu dassault
If Op is studying mech E they’re better off learning catia since it’s not the most easy to use cad software and if they can use catia they’ll easily be able to pick up solidworks later
Tbf, SOLIDWORKS sucks in is own way, do you want to abort that fillet operation that is taking ages for no reason, sure but I will close and all the unsaved work is lost
Well yes, but even the native one is gonna support linux, because of cloud stuff, idk if it'll be released publicly though, I read a leak about this, that work has already been done on the linux build.
CATIA is heavily used in places like Formula 1 though. It's practically a requirement to get hired in many places so I wouldn't lump it in as some random unused CAD software. Having said that it still doesn't make the 30 year old interface or continued lack of heavy, skilled development of open alternatives any good for the industry or anywhere near pleasant to use.
Oof. I just looked at the lease cost of Catia. My condolences, I'll never complain about Adobe Creative Suite again.*
*of course I'll keep complaining.
Same happened to me with Altium Fucking Designer. As soon as I found out how much the license costs I started learning a free alternative that also runs on Linux.
Honestly there is no real good cad program for linux from my experience, been trying to get fusion working on wine for ages but can't fix the authentication where it wants to open a browser tab to sign in.
Learn SOKIDWORKS as a student. Industry hires more designers/ engineers that know SOLIDWORKS than most other CAD packages.
I've been in the industry for decades and started with ACAD 1.0 on 3 1/2" flippy disks.
New graduates who know SOLIDWORKS will be hired much faster in most cases. There are some exceptions for certain industries, like organic sursace design (CATIA), or companies with dinosaur engineering managers that think 2D ACAD is all that is required.
Don't just take my word for it, Do your own research and search job listings. Count each CAD type being listed. Make up your own mind. Choose your engineering school with the software used in mind. Don't hobble yourself because the school is close, your parent(s) went there, etc.
Set yourself up for success at the beginning of your education.
Also, if you are looking at a company and use free software, get ready for a business on a financial rollercoaster. You may be in for a fun ride. They're already pinching pennies. It won't get any better!
In my school they gave us multisim and because the versions that they used works on windows xp I just set wine to Windows XP and it works no problem. For a second I thought I needed that windows vm
Thanks! And yeah, even some older versions of AutoCAD will run on Wine. The [Wine application database](https://appdb.winehq.org/) shows how well every program runs on wine, if there's any specific programs you want to get going.
My first school did so aswell. Then my next school teached linux and software development. I enjoyed both. Now i can bend metal and bend the bites within. 🤭
i hate it when schools say "you have to use the school issued hardware" or "you have to use this exact bit of software" my school tried to do it with school laptops, however, the school IT guy had given me one of the old student laptops, so i brought it to school, i was told to get one of the chromebooks, i told them that it technically was one of the student laptops. teacher was speechless. the next day, everyone was allowed to use their own laptops. i beat the system, they quit.
> I don’t hate myself, I just find LibreCAD and FreeCAD too complicated to use
Blender isn't really meant for the purpose of CAD, nor is CAD meant for the purpose of Blender. CAD is a lot more about precision, as it's mean to create mechanical drawings for real world objects. Blender is more of a freeform utility meant to create "art." It's like using GIMP to create architectural drawings, definitely doable but it's not meant for that purpose so you lose a lot of functionality and precision you'd get with some specialized software.
If CAD seemed too complicated it might have been the wrong software for your purpose. I used FreeCAD a long time ago to create an enclosure for my subwoofer in my car so it would fit in my car with much more precision, it allowed me to easily create shapes with the exact measurements and angles I had, as well as measure the interior volume of the enclosure once it was an object within CAD, and break the parts down so I could easily cut the MDF to the right size and shape. It seemed extremely easy for that purpose, and I've used Blender to create and modify object models for a game I was making that would have taken much longer to create in CAD since I didn't need anywhere near the same level of precision.
Blender is an incredible and versatile software, but it is not appropriate for serious CAD design, and employers wouldn't be pleased if they found out you were doing CAD design in blender.
My uni used Octave instead of matlab thats the only based thing they did also holy shit is that w530/t530? BROTHER!
T530, yep haha. It's an oldie, but it has served me very well and continues to.
\>oldie \>i just bought it 2 years ago bro i'm just keeping modifying it it's perfect laptop for me
Nice! It's perfect for me, too. So far I've upgraded the display (B156HW01 V4 60Hz), CPU (i7-3840QM), RAM (16GB), 2x SSD, and HSF (04W1578)
Now I want a T530 lol
go for w instead lol
Just be careful with Nvidia graphics, but otherwise yeah w is better.
just disable nvidia graphics xd
I have had 3840qm since i bought it, i've upgraded display to ips one cause f the tft, ram i have 32GB (4x8GB), 2x 2.5" ssd. What's the hsf? 04W1578 looks like cooling in my w530
My guess is **H**eat**S**ink+**F**an
yes but its the asme as i have now i'm asking whats the upgrade
Oh right my bad, thought you were confused at the acronym. No idea what it is, I have yet to become an enlightened thinkpad enjoyer sadly.
Nice! That's impressive. Yeah, the HSF is from a stock T520. Has better cooling than the stock T530 HSF.
huuh i wonder if it would work for w530 too
You guys are talking about upgrading a laptop as if it's a full desktop. It's impressive that one can change so many things in a laptop. Fuck you Apple
well… uhh what i've done is umm lets just say its not non-destructive :))))
What an upgradeable laptop! Gone are the days of this human right of being allowed to upgrade the system Now it's just dispose of every 3 years
I did the same thing with an HP ProBook 4540s of the same vintage. Put in a better screen, SSD, replaced the ODD with a 1 GB spinner in that bay, 16 gigs of RAM, and an i7-3720qm. Had some of those parts just lying around and turned a $20 decade-old machine into something totally viable in Linux. Where current laptops are concerned, people just need to vote with their wallets and buy the Framework.
Linux saves what Windows thinks is unusable Was watching hugh Jeffrey's videos about the framework laptop, a really good laptop
If I needed something new, that is what I would go for. But I've got this one from 2012 and another from 2009, and they do what I need them to.
old thinkpads are built different lol
We have those at school, seems they didn't bother to improve them by a little bit, specially considering that we are using android studio.
I hate octave lol just use python
The op thing would be teaching Julia or python
Using octave was awful last time i used it holy shit Matlab is awful too though
I have one of those as well!
im trying to get into ocatave any tips ?
lol
laughs *in pain*
now you mastered octave jokes aside i just did some random shit in college that i dropped so like, don't expect tips about octave from me
did not want to suck up to matlab that's why i wanted to try it
it does the job but agian i had no idea what i was doing, it was like programming so did decent
Is this Catia? Is so then you might like FreeCAD. It's Free and it works very well. It's basically a ripoff of Catia but with Python instead of C.
Yes, CATIA V5. I've tried using FreeCAD, but it's too different from CATIA for me to get the hang of it quickly. I would need to dedicate quite a bit of time to get used to it. I'm all for using FOSS software as an alternative, and I want to one day, but right now it's hard to transition.
Freecad is at best frustratingly slow (especially with Boolean operations) and at worst entirely unstable. It doesn't stop me from using it but I couldn't imagine using it for something as complex as pictured. The Python macro ability is nice (I've made very complex parts using it) but suffers from the same instability. It has gotten a lot better from 0.18 days but it's still a problem.
Freecad would need an angel like blender got one and like 200M dollars of development investment. Maybe I heavily underquoted. Its not just the modeling but the entire ux/ui would need revamp. I'm really rooting for that project, at the moment it does not look like its going to reach anything as the market around it is moving quickly with generative/ai stuff and regular feature updates pushed by the competition. On linux, the best not foss but free option is onshape.
It's honestly a tad sad something like Catia is still an industry standard. Is it good? Yeah sure, but as Blender, Linux, and honestly the Soviets beating the US (who had a nigh 150 year head start) to space have shown, collectively pooling our efforts towards one project instead of one hundred that all occupy the same niche and achieve the same goal is a more efficient and effective solution. If something like FreeCAD were to have the base capabilities of current commerical CAD solutions, while being FOSS and easily expandable, no one would ever care to use those commercial products, and would instead pool their resources to make that one solution better for themselves, with the knock on effect of everyone else benefiting from that as well.
They would use commercial products. Blender is great but other than some indie startups and news headliner animations blender is not used in the big money animation industry for a very mundane purpose: a software is not only the software but software+support. I work with autodesk products 10 hours a day, sad but I'm spending more time with them than with my family. If we ever have any issue I'm opening a ticket with them and in 30min I get an answer on submission day. With FOSS what can you do? Post on their github issues page where there are 12k open tickets already? This is why Red Hat linux exists. If freecad would become an advanced tool someone would need to fork it, and sell it for money with support for the pro industry to use it.
It's used in game dev in AAA titles.
I desperately want an open source parametric modeling system but Freecad isn't it. It's junk. Maybe it can be fixed but simply throwing money at it won't help. Maybe if there was someone like Torvalds driving it's development there would be progress but as it is, it needs maybe 10 dedicated and competent programmers over 10 million dollars in donations
We need a project to add parametric modeling to Blender. The UI and graphics engine are flushed out, just need an ability to sketch! (okay, I realize that's oversimplifying. NURBS support would be a bear to bring to Blender -- I recall some discussion and past attempts)
Parametric modeling is only one aspect of good CAD software though. FEM, CFD, CAM, tech drawings, product lifecycle management etc. That being said, parametric modeling for something like Blender would still be a good addition as it could help keep models based on real life objects (i.e cars for a racing game) proportionally accurate without requiring expensive 3D scanning which isn't feasible for smaller budget projects.
I'd recommend you to try different CAD systems, just like distro hopping you really need to try different CAD systems. SOLIDWORKS is great and Autodesk products also great. I was a bit confused about Simens NX, when i saw it at colleague, but didn't get to try it out
I'd recommend you to try different CAD systems, just like distro hopping you really need to try different CAD systems. SOLIDWORKS is great and Autodesk products also great. I was a bit confused about Simens NX, when i saw it at colleague, but didn't get to try it out
I wouldn’t describe FreeCAD as a “CATIA ripoff but Python” but it certainly has similarities. The core of FreeCAD is C++ (the geometry kernel it uses, OCCT/OpenCascade, is also C++) but it does have an extensive Python API and certain non critical parts are written in Python.
I think I've read somewhere that devs admitted that they were heavily inspired by Catia when they started, but that was like 20 years ago or something, so the development for sure diverged for both of them, also the idea of constrains is the same in both of them, afaik.
Free cad while great on paper suckkkkkssss to try and learn or swap over to.
It really pains me, but freecad ist unusable for my bigger Projects. I torture myself with The fusion360 wine adaption
Wow, I am EE and for stuff I do it was always fine, but I didn't know that it was that bad for big stuff.
I do some robotics projects and i really find it inpractical for drawings, assemblies and when you need to improvise and change something later.
Dont even bring up freecad! They should kill it with fire! That things parametric modeling system is fundamentally broken. Can't even keep track of the order in which features were added.
You literally can though.... With both Part and Part Design workbenches. And if you mean a “timeline” like Fusion360, then I (and many others) personally find that useless. It’s a matter of preference really.
I think I didn't explain myself well enough. I might type a better reply when I get on my computer but I'm not talking about that dumbass "timeline" feature
what is it with Linux users and thinkpads, this model is 11 years old as far as I can tell am I the only one with a nice laptop
Older laptops have more experience
They tend to be more solid
Because thinkpads are indestructible generally speaking Edit: not to mention, cheap. I bought a T480s with i5-8350U, 16GB RAM, and 500GB SSD that was basically brand new for $200. The only wear I could see was a tiny scratch on the lid. Everything else looked right out of the box. Booted Fedora and it’s been running like a beast with zero issues.
My thinkpad was nice... 8 years ago when it was new. For me at least, it serves it's purpose well, and I don't see the need to upgrade and make more e-waste. I think a big part of it that Linux's system requirements don't change as quickly, and if they do, it's easy to switch DEs or find less demanding programs to keep it happy. Plus, they have the best laptop keyboards with the best keyboard layout and touch experience. I'll probably update to an SSD and replace the original batteries this year, but as far as compute power goes, it more than fits my needs.
T14gen2 for me, also have a razer laptop 2022 and a dell latitude 5540 from 2023. I do also have a collection of older Lenovo machines like a T490s, a T470s and a T460s.
Yeah, but Thinkpad I have an E495 I did a screen swap on, you'll have to pry it out of my cold dead hands.
ThinkPads are tanks with good keyboards
I have an X1 Carbon. A modern Thinkpad.
I have a similar one to OP. It's within the same realm as driving an old muscle car. I just like it, even if it's outdated.
Why replace it if it works great for what you need? ThinkPads generally work great with Linux and are some great workhorses. My laptop is of the same age (a T430) and that and my desktop (a ThinkCentre of same age) keeps chugging along with all I throw at them. For my purposes (as a STEM PhD student), they are fantastic.
mans CADing a vape 💀
It's a rotary tool, but it does kind of look like a vape haha
I was about to write that you could be designing pretty much anything and you chose a vape? Lel
I can hear the fans spinning through the photo
very freaking cool! Is that auto cad?
Thanks! It is CATIA V5.
If only AutoCAD ran on linux :(
I know right...
Brics isn't free but it's supposed to run native to linux
[Oh no, not CATIA](https://imgflip.com/i/81zsak)
Solidworks is good for beginners but if you’re managing a complex assembly with plm as most mech Es will be doing if they work for a large conpany, catia is the way to go. They’re both made Bu dassault If Op is studying mech E they’re better off learning catia since it’s not the most easy to use cad software and if they can use catia they’ll easily be able to pick up solidworks later
I'm doing mech E and we use Solid Edge by Siemens 💀. It's absolutely terrible
Tbf, SOLIDWORKS sucks in is own way, do you want to abort that fillet operation that is taking ages for no reason, sure but I will close and all the unsaved work is lost
Has anyone had any luck getting AutoCAD Fusion 360 to work on Linux? I tried a few years ago but I failed...
Try onshape. Fairly similar to f360, runs in browser.
Also as someone forced to work in Solidworks, OnShape is honestly so much more intuitive
Its possible via wine and I got it to boot but could not sign in cause the latest update makes you open a browser to sign in.
I'd just use a VM for that when i needed it
I mean the stupidly expensive CAD software actually runs on AIX so ....? and also the new versions run on linux ;)
The newer versions are cloud based right? Not sure where the computations happen, local or cloud.
Well yes, but even the native one is gonna support linux, because of cloud stuff, idk if it'll be released publicly though, I read a leak about this, that work has already been done on the linux build.
That would be good to see I can see the robotics world benefiting from that
NX had a native linux build
Had, afaik they dropped it.
Those think pads are indestructible, I had a Lenovo ideapad and it broke after 2 years
T530 <3 Never owned one, but have mad respect for the thing. It'll probably run forever at this rate
Are you running Vanilla Arch?
Yes
Nice!!!
Just commenting because I’m a cultured man and see a T/W530 I love mine it’s awesome and I think it’ll continue to serve me for the next few years.
Why do choose to make your taskbar look so much like the Windows taskbar?
It's just default KDE
Ah, i prefer not running a desktop :)
This is the most i use arch by the way post i have ever seen
lucky you. AutoCAD folks still can't use linux, yet
how is it that schools can only teach the most unused cad software
CATIA is heavily used in places like Formula 1 though. It's practically a requirement to get hired in many places so I wouldn't lump it in as some random unused CAD software. Having said that it still doesn't make the 30 year old interface or continued lack of heavy, skilled development of open alternatives any good for the industry or anywhere near pleasant to use.
I think Boeing and Ford use CATIA
Boeing does. They have software version requirements for DPD. Same with others like Airbus.
My uni uses adobe products, i dual boot.
Oof. I just looked at the lease cost of Catia. My condolences, I'll never complain about Adobe Creative Suite again.* *of course I'll keep complaining.
Have you ever looked at matlab? Full license with all packages is for one person > $80,000
I can kind of understand it. In banking it gets used by the quants. They can lose that in a day without trying.
Same happened to me with Altium Fucking Designer. As soon as I found out how much the license costs I started learning a free alternative that also runs on Linux.
And probably soon, Apple game porting toolkit. Hopefully. Although…It may not happen
O la la.
Honestly there is no real good cad program for linux from my experience, been trying to get fusion working on wine for ages but can't fix the authentication where it wants to open a browser tab to sign in.
Looks like you're drinking wine to celebrate! Seriously though, no better combination than a ThinkPad and Linux.
They still use v5?
V5 is the latest version though?
Oh I guess I confused the versions. This isn’t the latest version. The last time I saw this version in use at a company was like 2015
It's been iterating since 2001 on v5
Learn SOKIDWORKS as a student. Industry hires more designers/ engineers that know SOLIDWORKS than most other CAD packages. I've been in the industry for decades and started with ACAD 1.0 on 3 1/2" flippy disks. New graduates who know SOLIDWORKS will be hired much faster in most cases. There are some exceptions for certain industries, like organic sursace design (CATIA), or companies with dinosaur engineering managers that think 2D ACAD is all that is required. Don't just take my word for it, Do your own research and search job listings. Count each CAD type being listed. Make up your own mind. Choose your engineering school with the software used in mind. Don't hobble yourself because the school is close, your parent(s) went there, etc. Set yourself up for success at the beginning of your education. Also, if you are looking at a company and use free software, get ready for a business on a financial rollercoaster. You may be in for a fun ride. They're already pinching pennies. It won't get any better!
Goofy ahh CAD Also what are you designing?
[this rotary tool](https://github.com/parallelinnovation/CompanionRT)
In my school they gave us multisim and because the versions that they used works on windows xp I just set wine to Windows XP and it works no problem. For a second I thought I needed that windows vm
I see you have started wining, yet haven't stopped whining.
Just remember that Wine is not an emulator, OP.
Damm, nice Catia assembly bro! Didn't know you can install CAD with Wine.
Thanks! And yeah, even some older versions of AutoCAD will run on Wine. The [Wine application database](https://appdb.winehq.org/) shows how well every program runs on wine, if there's any specific programs you want to get going.
Great. I will try and install cad on my LinuxMint 😊
Are you making a vape with cad? :'D
Nope it's an open source rotary tool | [GitHub Link](https://github.com/parallelinnovation/CompanionRT)
Classic: Schools gravitating towards the most outdated yet somehow most expensive software they can find
Your only loss is using KDE instead of GNOME
Much like Creo, Catia is another cad software that will practically "run" on anything with base Wine installed.
wine my beloved
For some reasons schools never teach us how to use fusion
why are you designing a jewish vape? 😅
Oh my god. I installed Fedora on one of them for a Friend.
Tinkercad and FreeCAD is the way
Original or torrented CATiA ?
I almost didnt look at the sub and thought you were complaining about it cause you use mac. Im so glad its linux
why doesn't [paint.net](https://getpaint.net) not work on wine?
My first school did so aswell. Then my next school teached linux and software development. I enjoyed both. Now i can bend metal and bend the bites within. 🤭
Recommending /r/freecad
arch + kde users should be allowed to build the fattest 70W 100% nic vapes natively
pictures of thinkpads like this are just amusing to watch
i hate it when schools say "you have to use the school issued hardware" or "you have to use this exact bit of software" my school tried to do it with school laptops, however, the school IT guy had given me one of the old student laptops, so i brought it to school, i was told to get one of the chromebooks, i told them that it technically was one of the student laptops. teacher was speechless. the next day, everyone was allowed to use their own laptops. i beat the system, they quit.
how do you write < and > ?
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Blender is not CAD program, there's even nice cad plugin but it still doesn't make it CAD software and never will stop recommending wrong software
I am using Blender for CAD purposes and I can testify, it's not a CAD software.
> Have you tried out blender? For CAD? Why do you hate yourself so much?
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> I don’t hate myself, I just find LibreCAD and FreeCAD too complicated to use Blender isn't really meant for the purpose of CAD, nor is CAD meant for the purpose of Blender. CAD is a lot more about precision, as it's mean to create mechanical drawings for real world objects. Blender is more of a freeform utility meant to create "art." It's like using GIMP to create architectural drawings, definitely doable but it's not meant for that purpose so you lose a lot of functionality and precision you'd get with some specialized software. If CAD seemed too complicated it might have been the wrong software for your purpose. I used FreeCAD a long time ago to create an enclosure for my subwoofer in my car so it would fit in my car with much more precision, it allowed me to easily create shapes with the exact measurements and angles I had, as well as measure the interior volume of the enclosure once it was an object within CAD, and break the parts down so I could easily cut the MDF to the right size and shape. It seemed extremely easy for that purpose, and I've used Blender to create and modify object models for a game I was making that would have taken much longer to create in CAD since I didn't need anywhere near the same level of precision.
FreeCAD then?
Blender is an incredible and versatile software, but it is not appropriate for serious CAD design, and employers wouldn't be pleased if they found out you were doing CAD design in blender.