So, I’m trying to print some older models from thingiverse and I have discovered that basically all the files I want to print have glaring flaws in them.

Internal free floating structures, connector pieces and holes that are the exact same size… So on and so forth…

Do I need to learn a software like CAD or Blender to fix these? I seem to be able to do some basic stuff in Orca Slicer but it honestly seems like as much of a pain to modify the parts there as it would be to use a real software.

Is there one that’s easier? I think I messed around with SketchUp once upon a time.

I am worried this feels like opening a can of worms just so that I can make a thing that already exists in a dozen forms better.

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    Good old Thingiverse. You’ll get a great education in now not to design things for 3D printing wading through that slurry pit.

    Yes, consider a 3D printer useless if you don’t know how to use 3D modeling software.