It was kinda the main reason I didn't stick with Blender - was really hard to think straight away in 3D. I do have some experience with an actual CAD (AutoCAD) in the past and would very much prefer a CAD that starts out with 2D projections and builds up 3D using extrusions of that. But I never heard of Inkscape used for 3D, and I need to do a simple 3D model for a project, so it's time to move on.
I've done quite a bit of 2D and I just use Inkscape as a CAD for that.
I've looked at Blender (really tough cookie to swallow), TinkerCAD (browser based, now defunct) and Sketchup (no Linux support) so far but nothing 'clicked' and I'm looking for something else now. I am looking for a (preferably free and open source) CAD program that I could run without jumping through additional hoops on my Linux PC (Ubuntu 12.04) with an eye on exporting the models for 3D printing as well as potentially for other types of CNC manufacturing, most often laser cutting (2D) but potentially CNC milling etc. Hello guys, I fully understand that this board may be just a little biased toward FreeCAD but perhaps different people picked a different CAD for a number of different reasons, and I hope that someone can give me a tip on picking the right CAD for the job.
