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What CAD Software To Use? [message #23739] Sat, 12 February 2011 11:13 UTC Go to next message
avatar shry is currently offline shry
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Hello everyone,

Can someone please tell me what CAD software to use so that it can exports a certain file extension, that Shapeways can directly use it without having to correct its geometry?

Thanks in advance

Sry
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Re: What CAD Software To Use? [message #23832 is a reply to message #23739 ] Mon, 14 February 2011 20:36 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar bartv is currently offline bartv
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We keep a list of supported apps here:

http://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/supported-applications

Cheers,

Bart

Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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Re: What CAD Software To Use? [message #27546 is a reply to message #23832 ] Sun, 15 May 2011 05:06 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar penwinn is currently offline penwinn
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What software do you use?[ 11 vote(s) ]
1.3D-Coat 0 / 0%
2.3DS Max 2 / 18%
3.Alibre Design 2 / 18%
4.Art of Illusion 0 / 0%
5.AutoCad 0 / 0%
6.Autodesk Inventor 0 / 0%
7.Autodesk Revit 0 / 0%
8.Blender 4 / 36%
9.Carrara 0 / 0%
10.Cheetah3D 0 / 0%
11.Cinema 0 / 0%
12.Claytools 0 / 0%
13.Daz Studio 0 / 0%
14.Freeform 0 / 0%
15.Google Sketchup 1 / 9%
16.Kubotek KeyCreator 1 / 9%
17.Lightwave 0 / 0%
18.Maya 0 / 0%
19.Maple 0 / 0%
20.Mathematica 0 / 0%
21.Modo 0 / 0%
22.Mathematica 0 / 0%
23.Modo 0 / 0%
24.OpenSCAD 0 / 0%
25.Pro-engineer 0 / 0%
26.Rhino3D 0 / 0%
27.Softimage XSI 0 / 0%
28.SolidWorks 0 / 0%
29.Strata 3D 0 / 0%
30.TrueSpace 1 / 9%
31.viaCad 0 / 0%
32.Zbrush 0 / 0%

Just what do other people perfer to create their work with?

I use to use AutoCAD back around 2000 but now I have to use a free program. Please only reply or vote if you use legal software. I'm a software engineer so I frown upon pirating software.

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Re: What CAD Software To Use? [message #27552 is a reply to message #27546 ] Sun, 15 May 2011 06:45 UTC Go to previous messageGo to next message
avatar stop4stuff is currently offline stop4stuff
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None of the above Confused

Mainly, I use Imagine (IFW)2.0, occasionally Sculptris and even less often, Wings3D - even when modelling in Wings or Scupltris, I'll start with a base model from Imagine and convert the file using Accutrans3D. I'll also use NetFabb Basic for cheking the model and correcting any errors before upload.
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Re: What CAD Software To Use? [message #27580 is a reply to message #23739 ] Sun, 15 May 2011 20:29 UTC Go to previous message
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