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Your own 3D parametric modeler.

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FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters.

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And here the real deal:

Only crashed once :)

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[–] technomad 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Great work, that's a cool looking design!

Besides the crash, did you run into any difficulties during the design process?

[–] callcc@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Mostly me going fast and not doing things parametrically. Also incompatibility between different object types where I needed to create a Body from a Part to use it in a PartDesign Boolean.

[–] hikaru755@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh, that's cool! Would love to print one as a gift for my brother, are you planning on making the print files or maybe even the source available?

[–] callcc@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/dart-case-callcc Have a look. As I said, it's not really a well done model.

[–] callcc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I might, but first I would need to clean up the file a bit and make things a bit more parametric. The problem is that darts are all differently sized, it's difficult to make a case that fits all.

[–] hikaru755@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Ah, gotcha. Then maybe I'll have to design it custom for him. Having something to go off of would nonetheless be appreciated if you find the time!

[–] gdaofb27584@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd also, love to see the freecad file

[–] callcc@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/dart-case-callcc Here you go. As said already, it's not a well done model. I'm interested in making a second iteration though at some point