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What 3D printing-related software runs on Linux?
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Most slicers work natively on Linux. I've used orca slicer and lychee in just past 24h.
As for modeling software freecad, blender obviously; onshape is browser based, so it should work; fusion360 is hard to get running, but from what I've heard it's doable;
SOLIDWORKS can run in wine, but just barely - I've found it easier and more pleasant to run it in a windows vm
Ima save you some time. If you want solidworks, use windows. Making fusion work properly under Linux is obnoxious enough but solidworks? It can be done but it’s much less agonizing shoving pine needles under your fingernails instead.
To be fair it doesn't run that great on Windows either.