Hi y’all! This may be a stupid question, but here it goes anyways: I’m thinking of trying to install Linux on a laptop that’s getting slow because of a bloated Windows install. I basically only use it for some internet browsing and 3D modelling (Fusion360) and slicing for my 3D printer (Cura). Is such software available for Linux and do you have experience with it? Doesn’t need to be Fusion360 and Cura specifically. I’m prepared to learn.
Thanks in advance!
Cura is open source and has linux builds on their github https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/releases. Prusaslicer and basically all it’s forks also have Linux builds. I personally use FreeCAD for modelling but it’s not very popular amongst people who use Fusion360.
Coming from Fusion360 it might be a challenge. I guess I will give it a whirl anyways since it’s mentioned so often here.
For modeling I like Freecad and Blender. Blender is more for general modelling and sculpting, Freecad is more for cad/constraint based creation of precise 3d models. So use blender if you want to create little soldiers or elephants or other more organic stuff, and use Freecad if you want to print a replica of a plastic part or an enclosure or something like that.
There should be tons of slicers available on Linux.
Thanks! I’ll look into Freecad
Be careful, the interface is out of 2008 and many things work differently than F360. Especially assemblies.
Keep at it look up many videos, it is super powerful. Just not as streamlined as F360
I have made a small form factor computer case as well as a flight stick in it. Definitely good software. Hopefully in the next 2-3 years it will get immensly better also because many people are starting to work on it.
Try plasticity, it’s a paid OSS but amazing.
Take a look at OpenSCAD for modeling, if you have any programming/webdev experience you’ll be making simple parts in <5min. It’s the best for making & sharing designs that are easy to modify. Just yesterday I was going to print a phone stand that was a little too narrow, and by changing a single number variable it fit perfectly.
I use FreeCAD for modeling (already used it for different projects) and Cura for slicing. Both seem to work for me, though these are my first steps with 3D printing.
FreeCAD / Cura
I started with openscad and moved to freecad. Freecad is powerful but definitely not perfect but it has suited my needs fairly well.
I’m still a holdout for superslicer but I did migrate my profiles to PrusaSlicer for those sweet organic supports.
FreeCAD needs contributions to help it reach 1.0.
Second for freecad. The curve to learn can be high but it’s free and works relatively well. Just make sure whatever YouTube tutorials you watch use the same version you have cuz they like to move or add features based on version. If u have an old version it might not have the tool or layout a video with the newer version has…
Freecad
The usual answer for modeling is Blender. Don’t know about slicing, but there are probably some as well.
Cura is available for Linux and runs quite well in my personal experience.
I don’t do any modeling, so can’t help you there.
Pursa Slicer, SuperSlicer, and others all have Linux versions as well ,
Depends what you want to create. Organic models, mechanical parts, huge assemblies, symmulations, how complex etc.
If you need 3D modeling - blender, but you need 3D CAD modeling software I guess. Im not daily fusion user, but I was playing around with it. Im using solidworks and there is nothing available on linux that is good enough for my needs unfortunately. Thats why I dual boot shitdows… Someone said fusion can work under proton, that sounds good, Id try that. If that doesnt work for you I think freeCAD is your best bet.
And yeah Cura works on linux 🥰
Fusion360 runs und er Linux.
Its a oneclick installer in bottles. You can find a more manual approach in the crinklyfly github page for that.
It runs 90% and absolutely gold enough.
Cura, Superslicer habe Linux builds
Fusion in Bottles runs like a dog for me, so laggy it’s not usable.
My dog is fast, i haven’t won a single race with him yet, so I can’t relate.
A quick google would have gotten you these answers…
Cura is open source and builds are published for Linux.
Fusion360 is not, and does not. I for one use a combination of FreeCAD and OpenSCAD for 3D printing.
