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concretedog<p>A small <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span> video over on my shiny new <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MakerTube" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MakerTube</span></a></span> account. This, the first of a few <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a> tutorials is a slight outlier... we take a little look at a few issues that new users might have when trying to follow tutorials! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeCADFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCADFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Learning</span></a> <br> <a href="https://makertube.net/w/sjbmtxD3CbtcBk3pmYvQPJ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/sjbmtxD3CbtcBk</span><span class="invisible">3pmYvQPJ</span></a></p>
FreeCAD<p>FreeCAD at FAB25<br>Between July 4th and 11th split between Brno and Prague, FAB25, the latest iteration of the annual Fab Lab travelling conference, took place. Excellently we had representation from the FreeCAD community speaking at the event.<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fablab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fablab</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FAB25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAB25</span></a><br><a href="https://blog.freecad.org/2025/07/18/freecad-at-fab25/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.freecad.org/2025/07/18/fr</span><span class="invisible">eecad-at-fab25/</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Events</span></a></p>
Espen Andersen<p>Planning out the front panel and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a> edge cuts for another <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> summer project, realizing how insanely good <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad</span></a> tools <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@qcad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>qcad</span></a></span> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/qcad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qcad</span></a> pro and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/freecad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freecad</span></a> have become ❤️</p>
amd<p>I was reading the manifold GitHub page and I saw that the STL format <a href="https://github.com/elalish/manifold#3d-formats" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">loses topology</a> and can make a properly manifold mesh <a href="https://sinestesia.co/blog/tutorials/non-manifold-meshes-and-how-to-fix-them/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">non-manifold</a>.</p><p>The suggestion is to use 3MF.</p><p>Is there any reason not to use 3MF when sharing files? Are there any slicers that can’t ingest 3MF at this point?</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://techhub.social/@3dprinting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>3dprinting</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://gts.amd.im/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://gts.amd.im/tags/3ddesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DDesign</span></a> <a href="https://gts.amd.im/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://gts.amd.im/tags/freecad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a></p>
Kernel Bob<p>Hi. I'm kbob. Intro time.</p><p>I used to get paid to write software. Now that I'm retired, I do it for free. I also play with 3D printers and electronics and stuff.</p><p>I love learning, and I like to make things the hard way. I often create a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/BuildThread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildThread</span></a> about a project and update it for months.</p><p>Interests</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/FPGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FPGA</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/synth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>synth</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/BassGuitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BassGuitar</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/geothermal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geothermal</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeassistant</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ebike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ebike</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biking</span></a><br>... and more</p>
FreeCAD<p>Tutorial: Getting Started With the SheetMetal Workbench<br>FreeCAD is excellent in that it can be used for design projects for all manner of fabrication approaches. A really interesting fabrication approach is cutting, bending and joining sheet metal. As such FreeCAD has a dedicated addon workbench that’s incredibly helpful in designing for flat sheet materials. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAM</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MetalWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetalWork</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fabrication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fabrication</span></a><br><a href="https://blog.freecad.org/2025/07/11/tutorial-getting-started-with-the-sheetmetal-workbench/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.freecad.org/2025/07/11/tu</span><span class="invisible">torial-getting-started-with-the-sheetmetal-workbench/</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Announcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Announcement</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Tutorials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tutorials</span></a></p>
Thorsted<p><a href="https://digipres.club/tags/fileformat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fileformat</span></a> Friday! Microstation DGN updates. <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/digipres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digipres</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad</span></a> <a href="https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/2025/07/11/microstation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">preservation.tylerthorsted.com</span><span class="invisible">/2025/07/11/microstation/</span></a></p>
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi<p>Hello people! I've been on the Fediverse for couple of years now, so here's my re-<a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> </p><p>I'm Ari, better known by my tag APZ and this is my <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/pinball" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinball</span></a> repair, <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/arcade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arcade</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> account. I mostly post about playing and repairing pinball machines, but I also work on <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> with all the classics.</p><p>An IT guy by day, I moonlight as a pinball arcade owner here in <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finland</span></a> with my partner <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.games/@quester" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>quester</span></a></span>. This is purely a hobby of mine, I do this to keep my sanity and to keep pinball alive for the next generations of players. At the moment I own a bit over 30 pinball machines from 70s to 2020s.</p><p>A lot of what I do involves <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> for now obsolete parts and <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> and tabletop <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/cnc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cnc</span></a> to recreate them. </p><p>I love to <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a>, usually to meet like-minded arcade collectors. I have a strong preference to <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> stuff instead of throwing it away. I'm a <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> user since mid-90s, having been part of <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> movement most of my life. I also edit arcade related videos.</p>
casualcomputing<p>Yay! 3D printed dog treat box with magnetic lid posted! Download and print yours now!</p><p><a href="https://www.printables.com/model/1350348-box-for-dog-treats-with-magnetic-lid" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">printables.com/model/1350348-b</span><span class="invisible">ox-for-dog-treats-with-magnetic-lid</span></a></p><p>Full <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span> project on github:<br><a href="https://github.com/funkyfourier/dogtreatbox" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/funkyfourier/dogtre</span><span class="invisible">atbox</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freecad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freecad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dogtraining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogtraining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad</span></a></p>
red_rooster :coolified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@cjust" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cjust</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@chainq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>chainq</span></a></span> <br>Solche hatten wir damals als <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad</span></a> Stationen!</p><p>Jeden Tag einen Platz an der <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Sonne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sonne</span></a> außer am <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Wochenende" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wochenende</span></a> und im <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Urlaub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Urlaub</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sueden.social/tags/sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sun</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/sparc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sparc</span></a></p>
FreeCAD<p>The FreeCAD 2025 North American Meetup Returns to Illinois<br>Sign up now!</p><p>The annual FreeCAD North American Meetup is taking place in Springfield, Illinois, on August 8-10, 2025.</p><p>The meetup will again be hosted by Innovate Springfield, but the venue is changing from last year's to the Horace Mann headquarters.</p><p><a href="https://blog.freecad.org/2025/07/04/the-freecad-2025-north-american-meetup-returns-to-illinois/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.freecad.org/2025/07/04/th</span><span class="invisible">e-freecad-2025-north-american-meetup-returns-to-illinois/</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Events</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opensource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAM</span></a></p>
FreeCAD<p>It's <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeCADFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCADFriday</span></a>! Congratulations on getting through another week! What are you brilliant lot working on with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a>? <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAM</span></a></p>
Jake Rayson<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/QCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QCAD</span></a> is such a nice piece of software that I hadn't upgraded for *6 years* and I didn't even notice, it was only because I was after transparency on a hatch fill </p><p><a href="https://qcad.org/en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">qcad.org/en</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/GardenDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GardenDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
anikimakes<p>Working on a fun 3D designed lamp for my uncle. I got some ribbon cable to hide the LED wires but I still need to workout where I want to add the supports and how to route it so it's nearly invisible. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cad3d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad3d</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3d</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onshape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onshape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/parametriccad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parametriccad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WLED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WLED</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/led" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>led</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ledshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ledshow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anikimakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anikimakes</span></a></p>
CAD (Centro de Autonomía Digital)<p>¿Te sientes más segurx o más vigiladx?</p><p>Guayaquil está llena de cámaras, drones y patrullas. Se han invertido<br>56,1 millones de dólares en un sistema que todo lo ve.<br>Pero, ¿quién vigila al vigilante?</p><p>👁️‍Tu rostro, tus movimientos, tu identidad: todo está siendo registrado.<br>¿Diste tu consentimiento? ¿Sabes qué hacen con esos datos?</p><p>A pesar de tanta vigilancia, la delincuencia sigue.<br>Entonces, ¿Se está resolviendo algo realmente?</p><p>Desde el Centro de Autonomía Digital (CAD) creemos que la seguridad no<br>debería costarte tu privacidad.</p><p>Exige transparencia.<br>Exige consentimiento.<br>Exige un sistema que te proteja sin invadirte.</p><p>¿Seguridad o vigilancia sin límites?</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VigilanciaDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VigilanciaDigital</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PrivacidadYA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacidadYA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Transparencia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transparencia</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Consentimiento" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consentimiento</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Guayaquil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guayaquil</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SeguridadSinControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeguridadSinControl</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a></p><p><a href="https://video.hardlimit.com/w/5fMsMty8k35xWh1spj8aGb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">video.hardlimit.com/w/5fMsMty8</span><span class="invisible">k35xWh1spj8aGb</span></a></p>
Eugenia L<p>Hallelujah! AutoCAD's DWG is a closed format that Linux CAD apps can't properly read. Well, there's apparently now a freeware Linux utility, ODA File Converter, that allows you to convert from DWG to DXF. Get the .appimage from here: <a href="https://www.opendesign.com/guestfiles/oda_file_converter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opendesign.com/guestfiles/oda_</span><span class="invisible">file_converter</span></a></p><p>LibreCAD and other Linux apps I tested can now read these common files fine as DXF! A great solution for my brother too, who I recently converted to Linux too.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autocad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/librecad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>librecad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/qcad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qcad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freecad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freecad</span></a></p>
Adrian McEwen<p>Great video showing how to make parametric Lego bricks with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FreeCAD</span></a></span> </p><p>Picked up a load of tips and the varset stuff looks much easier than the spreadsheet workbench.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm2Vu8sgCT4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=bm2Vu8sgCT</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCAD</span></a></p>
Tim 🎮<p>I'm thinking today about disaster account recovery. My master password is literally the key to my entire digital presence, and I want to make a little box for safe, secret storage.</p><p>Question for you <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a> and <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> folks - how would you design a tamper-evident little box that you load once and can tell if it's been opened before? What mechanism could you use if it was 3D printed? I know serial'd stickers and zip ties exist, I'm hoping for a DIY makeable solution.</p>
xenogon<p>What is a straightforward offline way to convert a STEP (.stp) file to either stl or openscad?</p><p>preferably FOSS and cross-platform, but either linux or mac is OK. Win only not useful.</p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/step" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>step</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/openscad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openscad</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/stl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stl</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/stp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stp</span></a></p>
Eugenia L<p>I don't understand why <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QCad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QCad</span></a> is not very popular in the Linux community. It has a free, GPL version that is way more put together than LibreCAD. In fact, LibreCAD is a fork of QCad from the late 2000s. QCad has way more features now, and most are free.</p><p>Sure, there's FreeCAD too, but that's more about 3D CAD, and it's more difficult to learn &amp; use. QCad is a good starter 2D Cad/Cam, especially if you're coming from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AutoCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutoCAD</span></a> 's UI.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensouce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensouce</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freecad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freecad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/librecad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>librecad</span></a></p>