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Stepping up from Tinkercad but to what?
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this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2025
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I tried Onshape and now switched to ondsel which is freecad but with a different user interface.
I've had success with it. I find onshape to be a little easier to work with, but I find owning my files more important.
Seems like they have closed down in 2024?
https://ondsel.com/blog/goodbye/
My understanding is many of their changes were merged back into Freecad for the 1.0 release.
The 1.0 interface is a night & day improvement on the previous UI, so I'd say that was a good call.
Didn't follow that, thx for the info! I'll look to use freecad instead.
I recommend installing the open light and open dark theme for a better user experience in FreeCAD. Everything seems a bit clear and easier to use, YMMV