I’m curious why I don’t hear more about mattercad here or elsewhere? It’s free (not FOSS), and for me really fills the gap between tinkercad and most professional cad software. I often see questions about people wanting to move beyond tinkercad but being intimidated by the learning curve and the fairly large jump between it and higher powered software. Mattercad fits so nicely in this space. Yes it’s a bit slow once shapes get more complex, and it has some frustrating bugs that I don’t think will ever be fixed, but it’s both powerful and simple. I’m curious if there are places people think it falls short or if you think I’m wrong and there is a better intermediate software package I should be considering?

  • nullrootEnglish
    41·
    1 day ago

    Checked out the website, it seems amateurish and the comments on the free version indicate some very lacking support and functionally. Furthermore a search into matterhackers revealed a lot of poor reviews about the companies filaments. I have major doubts.

      • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        12·
        18 hours ago

        So this post is just you self-promoting your proprietary platform in hopes of getting people to use it?

          • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            21·
            13 hours ago

            It’s not about making money, I don’t give a shit…, it’s about being dishonest with intentions and motive. Not disclosing if you’re promoting your own shit makes you no better than any of the cancerous influencers on other SoMe.

            • AlDente@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              2·
              11 hours ago

              I’m not saying they aren’t involved with this project, but I’m not seeing any indication that they are. What is making you jump to this conclusion? (Their last comment was obviously sarcastic.)

              • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                11·
                10 hours ago

                it is amateurish. That’s what I’m going for though.

                Their answer to the other comment regarding the website strongly suggests it is their site

                • AlDente@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  2·
                  8 hours ago

                  If I was looking for a home/DIY Cad software, I would be looking for one with an amateurish feel too. I don’t need professional features like flow and thermal analysis. That’s how I interpreted that comment, and I share their sentiment.

                  Edit: After re-reading the OP, I definitely don’t think it’s their software. Comments like “it has some frustrating bugs that I don’t think will ever be fixed” and “is [there] a better intermediate software package I should be considering?” contradict that assumption.