- fusion360
- slicer
- solvespace
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The software you mainly use with a 3D printer is a slicer, which is a piece of software that takes a 3D rendering of the item you want to print and slice it into many layers, stacked one on top of the other, you can manipulate the layers in various ways in order to alter the properties of the final printed item.
-{{< figure src="/uploads/2021/04/2021-04-25-183336_1366x768_scrot.png" alt="Screenshot from Ultimaker Cura 4.9 main interface" caption="Ultimaker Cura 4.9 main interface" >}}
+{{< figure src="/uploads/2021/04/2021-04-25-183336_1366x768_scrot.png" alt="Screenshot from Ultimaker Cura 4.9 main interface" width="90%" class="align-center" caption="Ultimaker Cura 4.9 main interface" >}}
-I’ve chosen <a href="https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ultimaker Cura</a> as my main slicer, I started with it and I found it’s easy enough for a noob like me, but manages to give the user a lot of room for customization when you start understanding how it works.
+I’ve chosen [Ultimaker Cura](https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura) as my main slicer, I started with it and I found it’s easy enough for a noob like me, but manages to give the user a lot of room for customization when you start understanding how it works.
So far so good, Cura is available for windows, mac and GNU/Linux, so I went and downloaded the appImage package and I have to say, the loading time it’s even faster than on windows, I’ve added a few plugins and sliced quite a few files, and I’m very happy as to how it’s performing.
## CAD drawing
-Now, everything would be good as it is, if you plan on using only the files you can find on the internet, which is a great deal, considering there’s sites like <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.thingiverse.com" target="_blank">thingiverse.com</a> or <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.myminifactory.com" target="_blank">myminifactory.com</a>, where you can find litterally millions of files ready to be sliced and printed.
+Now, everything would be good as it is, if you plan on using only the files you can find on the internet, which is a great deal, considering there’s sites like [thingiverse.com](https://www.thingiverse.com) or [myminifactory.com](https://www.myminifactory.com), where you can find litterally millions of files ready to be sliced and printed.
Different story if you want to actually design a piece to be printed, in that case you’ll need a cad software.
## Meet SolveSpace
-{{< figure src="/uploads/2021/04/2021-04-25-190246_1366x768_scrot.png" alt="Screenshot from solvespace interface" caption="solvespace interface" >}}
+{{< figure src="/uploads/2021/04/2021-04-25-190246_1366x768_scrot.png" alt="Screenshot from solvespace interface" width="90%" class="align-center" caption="solvespace interface" >}}
-<a href="https://solvespace.com/index.pl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SolveSpace</a> is a 2D/3D parametric cad Software, it’s totally free, licensed under the GPLv3 and available for windows, mac and of course GNU/Linux.
+[SolveSpace](https://solvespace.com/index.pl) is a 2D/3D parametric cad Software, it’s totally free, licensed under the GPLv3 and available for windows, mac and of course GNU/Linux.
-{{< video autoplay="false" loop="false" src="/uploads/2021/04/solvespace_demo.webm" alt="Solvespace video demo" >}}
+{{< video width="50%" class="left" autoplay="false" loop="false" src="/uploads/2021/04/solvespace_demo.webm" alt="Solvespace video demo" >}}
I’ve watched this introductory video and was able to pick it up and start designing in a matter of minutes, it’s very straightforward and even if it does things a bit differently than Fusion, it’s still very comfortable to use.
-The development is very active, this month was released the latest stable version which is 3.0 and I managed to compile it without any hassle on my Slackware64-current. Probably, once Slackware64 reaches the stable 15.0, I will push the slackbuild to the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://slackbuilds.org" target="_blank">SBo</a> mailing list and see if they will make it available. In the mean time, if anyone is interested, just drop me a few lines in the [comments below][2], or on the <a href="https://danix.xyz/is/here/" data-type="page" data-id="58">contact page</a>.
+The development is very active, this month was released the latest stable version which is 3.0 and I managed to compile it without any hassle on my Slackware64-current. Probably, once Slackware64 reaches the stable 15.0, I will push the slackbuild to the [SBo](https://slackbuilds.org) mailing list and see if they will make it available. In the mean time, if anyone is interested, just drop me a few lines in my socials and I'll help you as best as I can.
Thanks for passing by, and I’ll see you on the next one ;)
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-[1]: https://solvespace.com/index.pl
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