OpenSCAD: Software for creating solid 3D CAD objects
It really saddens me that people are recommending fusion 360 here.<p>Sure, I get it. Fusion 360 is an awesome piece of software. But are people really <i>that</i> eager to be completely dependent on autodesk?<p>Do people not realize that perhaps the reason for why fusion 360 is so cheap is because they are aiming (and on a fast track) to get complete monopoly? Does that not bother anyone? You wouldn&#x27;t even be able to stick to an older version of the software.<p>Can you even version control your files? (will you in the future, without buying the premium package?) Yes I know the cloud has your back and everything. But you don&#x27;t want the files in the same version control system that you use for everything else? What&#x27;s next, save your python files in another cloud? It&#x27;s absurd.<p>Can you export your files to be workable in any other software? (aside from very expensive autodesk products)<p>Are you not risking loosing <i>everything</i> you ever produced? It&#x27;s like python2 -&gt; python3 but instead of compatibility issues your code just disappears or held hostage. How is that OK even for a hobbyist?<p>I&#x27;m sure I&#x27;m mistaken on some points (please correct me!), because I vomit every time I decide I want to try it and start the download process and start reading their pages (and I don&#x27;t think I even got to the privacy policy).<p>The whole application is architectured to lock you in. That is the <i>SOLE</i> purpose of it, why do we accept that?<p>It is dystopian, and the devil is being universally cheered upon. Have we really lost all hope?