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Extraordinary topic. I want to "feel the pulse" of the public, or to see what the public's mood would be regarding what I am going to present here.
Since August 2018, when I bought a 3D printer, I realized that the whole story will be meaningless to me if, in addition, I don't learn to draw
in 3D, at least minimally, even if only for my needs.
I'm only interested in 3D printing and 3D drawing enough to be able to draw and print various housings, boxes, parts, etc. myself.
Everything I need for metal detectors and similar devices. Generally for the electronics I deal with.
There is a lot of good software on the market for these purposes. I got the impression that Autodesk is a leading company in this business.
I have tried all their products. But also the products of some other companies. Software for 3D design.
The problem with 99.99% of that software is that it's a huge complex software package that includes way more than what I need.
At the same time, it is very complex to learn. And I needed something quick, right now, so that without too much work and brainstorming,
I could make a model and print it immediately.
Anyone who has already mastered such software well; will laugh at all this.
He will not need anything further. Because he devoted a lot of time and effort and mastered some complex software, and there is everything he needs.
But... from 2018 until now, I've seen many cases like mine on the net, countless people don't want to bother learning bulky and expensive software
that has to be constantly renewed and constantly paid for.
And such bulky packages are always asking for some additions to this and that... the whole system is oriented in such a way that it allows the user
to finish the job, but he has to constantly do something extra and constantly pay something extra.
You know the story, I don't need to spend too much time and space here to explain it to you. So a huge number of people on the net want the same
thing as me; simple, easy, fast and not very expensive, offline above all.
I have found Tinkercad to be a phenomenal software that completes all my needs. And with it I have done about a hundred works so far.
Some simple and some very complex.
Although at first glance Tinkercad looks like a simple platform for children to learn and take the first steps in 3D design... this software is much more than that.
And not only me, I see that many have decided on that software and are very satisfied.
But... EVERYONE wanted an offline version of that software. Online has many disadvantages.
On some Autodesk portal, many have publicly asked Autodesk to provide them with an offline version.
They received a clear answer that it will not happen and that it is not planned.
Then I realized that we are all doomed to the will of Autodesk.
They can give us Tinkercad to use for free for a long time... and they may one day decide to discontinue it or start charging.
There are a couple of other major flaws; if the net is overloaded and the bandwidth and QOS drop, the use of Tinkercad is difficult and sometimes impossible.
And right at that moment you may need to do something urgent.
Other; if you work for a long time on a 3D work, you make something very complex... it's not just yours, it's on their server, and who can guarantee
that they don't collect good works for nothing?
That's why I've been thinking for years about what it would be like to write such software for my own needs.
And now I come to the point.
I'm an "average" programmer but I've gotten to know 3D drawing and Tinkercad very well.
And my younger son is a top programmer. So this winter we started working on such a software.
These days we are putting together the "zero" version. We are just at the beginning.
According to my estimates, the first complete version will be ready in the spring or summer of this year.
A lot of work and a lot of time will be invested there. Very expensive work otherwise.
And now I'm thinking, how can we commercialize that great work later?
Not in the same way that Autodesk did it (because I just criticized that way), but in a more "humane" way.
For the software to be offline, but at a cost.
The price should be affordable for the average user. And yet enough to repay the invested work, knowledge and time.
Of course, there is always piracy. Whatever protection I put on the software; sooner or later a hacker will be found who will easily break through and "crack" it.
We need to figure out a way to "buy time", to earn enough money to pay for so much work and in such a short period of time, before the hackers had time to create a pirated version.
I have more ideas in mind about it. I will apply some of it. But I am interested in the opinion of the public; would there be more interest in such software?
Already; The "zero" version records in STL format. And Cura (a popular slicer) easily accepts such files for further preparation.
Opinions? Suggestions? Experiences? Ideas?
Since August 2018, when I bought a 3D printer, I realized that the whole story will be meaningless to me if, in addition, I don't learn to draw
in 3D, at least minimally, even if only for my needs.
I'm only interested in 3D printing and 3D drawing enough to be able to draw and print various housings, boxes, parts, etc. myself.
Everything I need for metal detectors and similar devices. Generally for the electronics I deal with.
There is a lot of good software on the market for these purposes. I got the impression that Autodesk is a leading company in this business.
I have tried all their products. But also the products of some other companies. Software for 3D design.
The problem with 99.99% of that software is that it's a huge complex software package that includes way more than what I need.
At the same time, it is very complex to learn. And I needed something quick, right now, so that without too much work and brainstorming,
I could make a model and print it immediately.
Anyone who has already mastered such software well; will laugh at all this.
He will not need anything further. Because he devoted a lot of time and effort and mastered some complex software, and there is everything he needs.
But... from 2018 until now, I've seen many cases like mine on the net, countless people don't want to bother learning bulky and expensive software
that has to be constantly renewed and constantly paid for.
And such bulky packages are always asking for some additions to this and that... the whole system is oriented in such a way that it allows the user
to finish the job, but he has to constantly do something extra and constantly pay something extra.
You know the story, I don't need to spend too much time and space here to explain it to you. So a huge number of people on the net want the same
thing as me; simple, easy, fast and not very expensive, offline above all.
I have found Tinkercad to be a phenomenal software that completes all my needs. And with it I have done about a hundred works so far.
Some simple and some very complex.
Although at first glance Tinkercad looks like a simple platform for children to learn and take the first steps in 3D design... this software is much more than that.
And not only me, I see that many have decided on that software and are very satisfied.
But... EVERYONE wanted an offline version of that software. Online has many disadvantages.
On some Autodesk portal, many have publicly asked Autodesk to provide them with an offline version.
They received a clear answer that it will not happen and that it is not planned.
Then I realized that we are all doomed to the will of Autodesk.
They can give us Tinkercad to use for free for a long time... and they may one day decide to discontinue it or start charging.
There are a couple of other major flaws; if the net is overloaded and the bandwidth and QOS drop, the use of Tinkercad is difficult and sometimes impossible.
And right at that moment you may need to do something urgent.
Other; if you work for a long time on a 3D work, you make something very complex... it's not just yours, it's on their server, and who can guarantee
that they don't collect good works for nothing?
That's why I've been thinking for years about what it would be like to write such software for my own needs.
And now I come to the point.
I'm an "average" programmer but I've gotten to know 3D drawing and Tinkercad very well.
And my younger son is a top programmer. So this winter we started working on such a software.
These days we are putting together the "zero" version. We are just at the beginning.
According to my estimates, the first complete version will be ready in the spring or summer of this year.
A lot of work and a lot of time will be invested there. Very expensive work otherwise.
And now I'm thinking, how can we commercialize that great work later?
Not in the same way that Autodesk did it (because I just criticized that way), but in a more "humane" way.
For the software to be offline, but at a cost.
The price should be affordable for the average user. And yet enough to repay the invested work, knowledge and time.
Of course, there is always piracy. Whatever protection I put on the software; sooner or later a hacker will be found who will easily break through and "crack" it.
We need to figure out a way to "buy time", to earn enough money to pay for so much work and in such a short period of time, before the hackers had time to create a pirated version.
I have more ideas in mind about it. I will apply some of it. But I am interested in the opinion of the public; would there be more interest in such software?
Already; The "zero" version records in STL format. And Cura (a popular slicer) easily accepts such files for further preparation.
Opinions? Suggestions? Experiences? Ideas?
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