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What's your hobby or pursuit that influences how you like to identify yourself? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For example, I play the drums and tend to think of myself as a drummer. Do you love games, consider yourself a gamer? Are you a chef, a bodybuilder, maybe an artist? What is it that you love to do?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I use CAD for work, What sorts if things do you design and what program do you use?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Fusion360. It's mostly used for designing stuff for 3D printing. I use it a ton for random things around the house as well as to supplement my other hobbies.

I don't put much stuff on Printables, but here is one of the more "successful" ones: https://www.printables.com/model/548516-printable-drywall-mount (It somehow got listed as a featured model on the frontpage. That was.... random.)

I'll use it for larger projects where I need to simulate movement, like for a full CNC machine I am designing.

This CNC z-axis was fully designed in CAD so I could print out templates for drilling holes and also pre-test for stresses. It's an upgrade I had to make for my cheap 3018 CNC to mill PCBs and cut parts for my new CNC: