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Martin Žampach

Creative Director, PROTOTYPUM
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#1

Prusa i3 MK3S (FDM Printer)

Submitted by: Allison Fonder

This open-source printer comes highly regarded as a great personal home printer for designers.

Price:
$749-$999
Pros:
- Works with many different materials
- High print quality
- Great customer service support
- Easy software
- Quieter than other comparable printers

Cons:
- Very much for rapid prototyping (Not as much as "con" as much as this is a con-sideration!)
- Although the Prusa i3 is very reliable, the overall quality of the prints may not feel worth the price tag to some

This open-source printer comes highly regarded as a great personal home printer for designers.

Price:
$749-$999
Pros:
- Works with many different materials
- High print quality
- Great customer service support
- Easy software
- Quieter than other comparable printers

Cons:
- Very much for rapid prototyping (Not as much as "con" as much as this is a con-sideration!)
- Although the Prusa i3 is very reliable, the overall quality of the prints may not feel worth the price tag to some

See at shop.prusa3d.com

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#2

blender.org - Home of the Blender project - Free and Open 3D Creation Software

Submitted by: Cad Junkie

While not a "CAD" software there are very compelling reasons to have this a designers wheelhouse of 3D modeling tools.

- It's free and always will be, runs on a Mac or PC, and has a very strong community of users and developers.
- Offers a wide range of different tools such as 2D sketching - Grease Pencil, as well as sculptural tools aka zBrush,
and an amazing rendering and animation suite.
- Customization allows users to really get in to the software however they so choose. Being able to create code/scripts or purchase ones that suit ones needs from the market place also adds a level of most other packages don't.

While not a "CAD" software there are very compelling reasons to have this a designers wheelhouse of 3D modeling tools.

- It's free and always will be, runs on a Mac or PC, and has a very strong community of users and developers.
- Offers a wide range of different tools such as 2D sketching - Grease Pencil, as well as sculptural tools aka zBrush,
and an amazing rendering and animation suite.
- Customization allows users to really get in to the software however they so choose. Being able to create code/scripts or purchase ones that suit ones needs from the market place also adds a level of most other packages don't.

See at blender.org

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#3

Autodesk Fusion 360

Submitted by: Allison Fonder

Autodesk Fusion 360 is a cloud-based CAD software that comes in handy for visualizing complicated mechanical designs due to its ability to host an object's assembly pieces together within one file. It's a more intuitive software than other CAD programs, which makes it a favorite among many industrial designers and hobbyists. Another unique feature of Fusion 360 is its incorporation of Autodesk's generative design technology, an AI-powered function that allows designers to generate CAD-ready solutions based on manufacturing constraints.

Autodesk Fusion 360 is a cloud-based CAD software that comes in handy for visualizing complicated mechanical designs due to its ability to host an object's assembly pieces together within one file. It's a more intuitive software than other CAD programs, which makes it a favorite among many industrial designers and hobbyists. Another unique feature of Fusion 360 is its incorporation of Autodesk's generative design technology, an AI-powered function that allows designers to generate CAD-ready solutions based on manufacturing constraints.

See at autodesk.com

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