What software do you use for 3D printing and how many people use Blender

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 	 	 	 	 	What software do you use for 3D printing and how many people use Blender Software (http://blender.org)?
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I preffer DesignSpark Mechanical. This is professional tool, free for privat use.

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After almost 1 year with my @Printrbot Simple I still use Sketchup for designs.

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Hi @Andre_Courchesne1 ​​, what do you design with Sketchup?

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I use blender, its wonderful software. Also my friend (he’s designer) use it for working and for making models for 3d printing.

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@Ivan_Hoe Mostly mechanical and electronics related stuff, replacement parts.

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Blender here.

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I believe the same can be done in Blender too.

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@David_Cushing Sure. With 10 x time and 100 x skill more.

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Blender will handle text and Boolean better that Maya.
So I use both.

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The same could be done in Blender, Sketchup, etc. But as they say, just because you could doesn’t mean you should. I use Solidworks and Catia.

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Sketchup.

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solidworks 2014

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I sprang for Autodesk Inventor, and for what I do, it’s been well worth the surprisingly large price. Working with assemblies has saved me weeks of time.

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Solidworks, SharkFX, Fusion 360

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Sketchup, 123D Catch, Meshmixer for creation of stuff. Slic3r, Cura, RepG for the Makerbot Rep1 - none really work. Our CubePro uses its own software that handles slicing and machine code. I want to get into blender, too, but I’ve learned Sketchup for school and I’m used to it.

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Solidworks here, it’s an easy to use software, but it makes great things! Check it out: http://www.tiptaptop.fr and http://www.propulsurf.com

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 	 	 	Thanks to everybody. I see the Blender Software isn't very popular software for 3D printers.