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!
It’s funny! I come this week from windows 11 to Linux Mint.
I replace Fusion 360 by Freecad (I start with some YouTube tutorials) And Cura is avaliable on Linux!
Cool. Well, looks like I’m about to follow your footsteps.
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.
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…
Onshape is an amazing browser-based modelling software. It has a pretty easy learning curve as a bonus!
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 🥰
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.
I’m using VSCode+OpenSCAD, FreeCad and OrcaSlicer (or BambuStudio if you just have a Bambulab printer) on my Linux box.
You can use the same tools on Windows and Mac btw, so no change in your work flow if you ever need to switch devices.
Plus you’ll never get the rug pulled from under you after investing hundreds of hours into these tools.
People say FreeCAD is clunky and crashy, but you look at feedback from people using enterprise grade software like SolidWorks and CATIA and it’s essentially the same thing. People are just used to the convenience of prosumer software, and are willing to discard freedom for convenience.
Might be worth checking out blender. You can do some pressision modeling in it. It is what I like to use because it is extremely versitile.
For the slicer i use superslicer/prusa slicer.
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 ,
FreeCAD / Cura
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
