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[–] LacklusterGamer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Reading this I can't tell if you are talking about solidworks or freeCAD. JK but man solidworks is still one of the buggiest programs. If you use solidworks though the Solidworks error report screen is just part of the experience. Still I believe the gold standard for design software out there over NX, AutoCAD, and CATIA.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I went from SOLIDWORKS to FreeCAD and I miss the former a lot, I think I'm objectively 5 times slower on FreeCAD, but alas, SOLIDWORKS is not supported on Linux and not open source, so I must endure.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I recommend watching that channel, because that guy is faster in FreeCAD than I could ever be in Fusion360.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

What channel?

Edit: Oh, right, OP is actually a video link. I just went directly to the comments here.