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IshKebabtoday at 10:08 AM1 replyview on HN

This could be neat for schools and absolute beginners I guess. But I think the "basic shapes + booleans" workflow is going to be much more annoying than "sketch + extrude" that you see in almost every other parametric CAD program.


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fslothtoday at 10:53 AM

Agree!

Sketching 2D shapes is a very natural way to start thinking about shapes.

That's why there is a sketch + extrude.

Here are few examples - 42 seconds to a desk organizer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX6g5slTdeE

Or quick wavy vase.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkhAUhlg81s

The booleans and extrusion shapes are complements - both fitting different type of modeling.

Booleans are not only about shaping but also about composing individual parts to more complex assemblies.

So one can extrude few parts, then eg. combine them with a join.

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