I must say that when compared to our review last week of OnShape, OnShape is a much more robust program from my perspective. I went through it and they have quite a bit of tutorials and some videos available. The premium features have to do with some other aspects of it that are not the actual program itself. If you use the free version, you have all the same functionality of the program itself. You do need to subscribe if you are going to use it on other reasons other than being for personal use. There are some restrictions that if you are going to use the free Autodesk 123D software version, it is not licensed and is not to be used for commercial use. This is a program that does not cost anything to download and use it. They have a specific version available for downloading to be used on iPads as well. It is a downloadable program that is available on Windows and Mac platforms.

Autodesk 123D software is a bit different. One of the big differences in the Autodesk 123D software is that it is not a web based application, where Tinkercad is. Today, I am going to talk about 123D Design.

The next step up from that is Autodesk 123D software which has many facets to it. They have many different levels of software. They are one of the companies that have done it the longest. When I was first trained on it, it was just a 2 dimensional program to replace paper drawing on a board. Maybe they were one of the first in the whole industry. They have been into CAD software pretty much as long as anybody. If you remember one of the first reviews in our series of CAD software that was Tinkercad by Autodesk. It is a beginner software, great for those just diving in wanting to learn CAD for 3D printing and 3D modelling, but if you are a more advanced user it is probably not the right fit for your skill level. They also note that advanced users may not be too happy with this because it is not right for their skill levels.Īutodesk 123D software has many similar features of other CAD softwares, and while the company is one of the oldest in the CAD game, there are things that we are left wanting. They believe that it is only ideal for those who want to learn CAD for 3D printing and modeling. In this episode, Tom and Tracy Hazzard review this beginner software. Autodesk 123D software has many similar features of other CAD software, and while the company is one of the oldest in the CAD game, there are things that we are left wanting.

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