For me, it’s CAD software. FreeCAD is trash (sorry, lovers). Fusion360 is honestly the best out there for free. The “almost there” app is Shapr3D, but fuck $40/m.
And yes I’ve tried all the others not listed here.
For me, it’s CAD software. FreeCAD is trash (sorry, lovers). Fusion360 is honestly the best out there for free. The “almost there” app is Shapr3D, but fuck $40/m.
And yes I’ve tried all the others not listed here.
I don’t think this is true. Professional software is usually very hard to switch between. Be it CAD, video editing, 3D modeling, animation, programming, painting, freaking file sharing, or pretty much any other field of endeavor. Each program/tool/suite prescribes a certain workflow, and it almost never matches the workflow of another tool designed for the exact same purpose.
For exactly the same reason, it’s hard to switch between operating systems, especially if you’re a power user who knows a lot about how things work in the OS you’re used to. It’s not a sign that either OS is better than the other, it’s just how used the user is to a certain way of doing things.
I think this is also why Adobe and Autodesk are still doing alright. A large part of their customer base are just people who would have too much friction switching to a different, better (imo) suite of tools, so staying with the tool they know is worth the cost.
I don’t know your situation, but from your comment I think I can recommend pushing through the re-learning period with FreeCAD. It’s good.
I understand things not being the same. I’ve switched between software and OS’s before and dealt with these kinds of issues. I worked in IT support for years and have had to learn about how all sorts of software works on the fly. I’ve switched between several CAD programs I used successfully before landing on Fusion360. FreeCAD is a whole other level compared to pretty much anything else I’ve dealt with. Blender is the only other app I can think of that I’ve had so much trouble with.