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the16bitgamer

@ the16bitgamer @programming.dev

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  • Made my iPhone 15 Pro Case's Notification Button textured. Very happy this worked.

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  • Because the Action button is hard to remember and it’s not a mute switch any more

  • Tell one thing that you miss after switching from another OS to Linux.

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  • Trying to avoid apps with subscriptions. The way I see it, it’s a question of when not if they change how the app works.

  • Tell one thing that you miss after switching from another OS to Linux.

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  • I 100% agree, and have Fusion360 in my VM. But there is a method to FreeCAD’s madness and once you get it, FreeCAD begins to make sense.

    I found it hard to go back to fusion especially with the amount of control I had with my designs.

    Also FreeCAD V1 is out, and it’s a marked improvement over their previous releases. Might be worth a try.

  • Tell one thing that you miss after switching from another OS to Linux.

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  • Being able to sync music or movies to my iPhone/iPad. More of an Apple issue than Linux, yet Mac/PC is compatible.

    VLC does work, but since it’s not how Apple wants you to use your device it’s not as convincing nor flushed out.

  • I designed input mounts for the back of my TV

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  • I saw the New Mac Mini on display

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  • Easily. It's annoying, but if it bugs me that much I could just flip it upside down and put a rubber pad down so the top doesn't get scuffed.

  • All the other brands went along

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  • This is the way

  • Wife wanted a Apple Pencil Case, so I made one

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  • 2 prints, swapped after the last solid infill on the bottom, and before the first solid infill on the top.

  • It's dumb, but I finally got a formula which remove eBay's fee's and tax from the revenue you want from an item, to get a sale price.

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  • eBay’s fees is variable but usually 13.25%. If it’s sold international there is an additional fee of 0.4-1%. Plus a fix fee of $0.30 for the listing.

  • It's dumb, but I finally got a formula which remove eBay's fee's and tax from the revenue you want from an item, to get a sale price.

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  • It need to be flexible so I can calculate other sites like etsy

  • FreeCAD 1.0 finally dropped!

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  • It does but from my testing only on impossible shapes. Like two triangles mirrored at the tip with a width of 0.

    It has other issues still, but the app is stable.

  • FreeCAD 1.0 finally dropped!

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  • Is it decent ? Yes

    Should I look elsewhere? Also yes.

    CAD is difficult to understand on a good day, and FreeCAD is a beginner unfriendly implementation of it.

    I personally love it and it’s an excellent tool if you already know what you are doing. If you don’t, it’s a mess of screens and spaces with no rhyme or reason.

    My two cents. Learn CAD first, Google Sketchup or Fusion 360 are good and beginner friendly with lots of tutorials. Then move to FreeCAD to learn the differences.

    That said if you want to just try FreeCAD, this release is the best I’ve used from them.

  • Do I need to learn a 3D modeling software?

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  • The commercial alternative to blender is software like Maya. But I too struggled with Blender, however I feel that's because 3D modelling is different from CAD, since modelling is like molding clay into the shape you want it in, rather than accurately measuring it out like in CAD.

  • Do I need to learn a 3D modeling software?

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  • Yeah Fusion is the way to go, especially if you are learning. Lots of hate for it around here, due to Autodesk endlessly changing their policies. But there's no point in learning the basics when you don't know if it's you... or the software.

    But if your issue is just navigating the 3D space in FreeCAD, you can set it such that it's the same in TinkerCAD/Fusion 360. FreeCAD calls it Revit, and you can set it in the lower right corner. Hold you mouse over it to show tool tips.

  • Do I need to learn a 3D modeling software?

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  • In my view CAD is always worth learning, especially if you understand what prints best on your printer.

    FreeCAD is basically the worse possible beginners tools. Don't get me wrong when you learn it, it's good and comparable to professional CAD software. But the learning curve is dumb.

    Learn the basics first. TinkerCAD is free (from Autodesk) and will get you started. But if you want something which would take you further Fusion360 is fantastic for beginners.

    The workflow of CAD is as follows. Sketch -> Action -> Sketch -> Action. Lets say you want to make a box with a hole in it. Sketch the outer box -> Extrude it -> Sketch the inner box -> Extrude/Cut it.

  • Bernie Sanders blasts Democratic Party following Harris loss

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  • Don’t vote, don’t get to complain.

    Not saying that you have to vote when you dislike the options given. But you do have other options. Like spoiling your ballot, or nullify your ballot.

    Yes the results are the same, but by voting this way, you are actively participating in your democratic process. While not voting at all you are not. And if you do not participate, in my view, you cannot complain about the results.

    Oh and if you don’t know how, on election day just ask the poll workers. They should’ve been trained on how to handle it.

  • Made my own USB-C Hub after my Dongle started disintegrating.

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  • Yeah, we'll see. I presume it'll be fine... Or cool enough not to melt the PLA

  • Made my own USB-C Hub after my Dongle started disintegrating.

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  • … usually comments like this imply I goofed on spelling, but I can’t see which word it was. Can you point it out to me plz?

  • should I completely jumpship to linux when windows 10 ends support/am ready or dualboot ltsc and linux

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