Sujet : Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better)
De : jl (at) *nospam* glen--canyon.com (john larkin)
Groupes : sci.electronics.design comp.sys.raspberry-piDate : 18. Jun 2025, 15:45:27
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:27:06 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
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ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:19:49 -0700, john larkin wrote:
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:09:30 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
Perhaps ask them what they think of open-source alternatives like
FreeCAD?
They do beautiful work, so I'm not about to tell them how to do it.
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Maybe theyve heard of FreeCAD already (if they are competent in keeping
up with their field, they will have), and they are waiting for you to
raise the topic. Just ask if theyve heard of it.
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Does FreeCAD import and export STEP?
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If its an open, industry-common format, then yes.
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<https://wiki.freecad.org/FreeCAD_Howto_Import_Export>
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Im sure you can figure out how to find out more for yourself ...
People are expensive compared to the cost of SolidWorks. By about
100:1 or so.
They like it and design beautiful stuff fast. I'd be an idiot to annoy
them to save a few dollars.
| Date | Sujet | # | | Auteur |
| 17 Jun 25 |  SolidWorks is cool, sort of | 52 | | john larkin |
| 17 Jun 25 |  Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 50 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 18 Jun 25 |   Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 49 | | john larkin |
| 18 Jun 25 |  Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 48 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 9 | | Sergey Kubushyn |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 6 | | Don Y |
| 18 Jun 25 |  Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 4 | | Sergey Kubushyn |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 3 | | Don Y |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Sergey Kubushyn |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Don Y |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Crash Gordon |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Don Y |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 38 | | john larkin |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 37 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 36 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 35 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 34 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 23 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 22 | | john larkin |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 21 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 20 | | john larkin |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 19 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Don Y |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | piglet |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Don Y |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | john larkin |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 12 | | candycanearter07 |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 8 | | john larkin |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 4 | | Jeroen Belleman |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | The Natural Philosopher |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 3 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Don Y |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 10 | | Lasse Langwadt |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 9 | | john larkin |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 3 | | Lasse Langwadt |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 5 | | The Natural Philosopher |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 3 | | Don Y |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Crash Gordon |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Don Y |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of | 1 | | Joe Gwinn |