Hi all, I'm on a cliff edge: starting 3D software modeling. I know I'll spend a lot of time... I hate wasting time (one work, one family, passion for filmaking with two ongoing projects) so I need to focus on the right software, straight. In my mind it should be easy enough (123d looks too easy, blender on the high side), cheap enough (0-50USD) AND let you know strenght and other physical characteristics of the piece BEFORE printing it, based on the material. Have I a dream? Or does it exist? Thank you all for reading and helping out! Marco
Maybe someone here could prove me wrong but I believe that the closest thing that is does all three (easy, cheap and checks materials) is already on the our website as the automatic wall thickness tool. Upload a model and we'll estimate how thick it is and highlight areas that could break. Another piece of software that has this and a few more options is meshmixer from autodesk. After that, its very hard to find something that is inexpensive and does complex analysis for 3D printing.