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Recommended alternatives to SketchUp? (reddthat.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Telorand@reddthat.com to c/linux@programming.dev

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So, a couple years ago, somebody published the 2017 free desktop client of SketchUp on the chocolatey repos, and I managed to snag it before it got taken down. I use it primarily to make woodworking plans.

I'm wrapping up my transition plan to Linux, but I'm not really up to date on SketchUp alternatives. The only ones I know of are Blender (afaik more for animation and 3D printing) and FreeCAD (CAD seems like overkill, since I'm just doing simple cuts and joinery).

Are there good Linux/FOSS alternatives to SketchUp that have similar features, or is the web client the only reasonable option?

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[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

If you're looking for something Foss the closest things I know are FreeCAD, and apparently there's a blender addon that adds parametric cad functionality. I've found FreeCAD frustrating, but I've not tried the blender addon/extension or whatever

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Thanks! I'll look at both (somebody suggested a workbench for FreeCAD).

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Get the weekly version of freecad, it's like a month or two away from full release and changes a lot. As in gets rid of a ton of frustrations.

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