It’s easier to print bullshit than to learn cad. I’m learning to model by printing gridfinity organizers. It’s easy and practical. I waste less time searching for junk and waste more time modeling the bins. 👍
I think using 3d printing as a way of learning CAD is great! Definitely a great learning tool for kids and students and such and also adults
I think I just view people who print other people’s designs for silly reasons in the same way that I view GenAI prompters who call themselves artists unironically. Like, my guy, you just pressed enter and something else did all the work. Use it as a tool to extend your creativity if you want, not as a substitute! You’re not a bad person if you use it as a substitute, it’s just confusing to me and seems like a waste of time and resources
But then again, I’m basically just saying “stop having fun” so I don’t really think it’s that much of an issue
Here I am as someone who’s never actually printed someone else’s model. The waste I contribute is due to my lack of foresight when designing in 3D space regarding what I actually need from a mechanical perspective for whatever I’m needing.
Designed and created some stackable ammo trays recently… great idea but the first prototype failed; poor execution. Yeah I mean it was something I did on my lunch break (only 15 min!) and 8 hours of printing lol.
But still, the point is that even a licensed ME like myself, who’s well versed in cad, can still learn from prior art. Sometimes, MOST TIMES, someone has already done it—and better than your low effort shit.
I feel really uncomfortable in the online maker space at times. It’s filled with crypto bros and zionists. One of the most downloaded prints one week was one of Trump assassination attempt. Can’t tell if it’s to grift or keep. Unnerving community.
A lot of them are, but this kind of bullshit is the kind of thing that will have a lot more visibility than the rest because it is usually what gets shared and shown.
The vast majority of what I’ve printed I never bothered sharing because it is custom made so specifically that nobody else would find a use for it. Or it is something that is so boring that even though I’m happy to have printed it instead of buying it, it is still a boring household object that nobody would care about.
I don’t hate 3d printers I think they’re an awesome technology, but enthusiasts sure love printing bullshit
what’s the bullshit gear thing in the bottom example?
Many reduction gears, so each turn of one is a fraction of the turn of the one next to it. Pretty pointless.
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It’s easier to print bullshit than to learn cad. I’m learning to model by printing gridfinity organizers. It’s easy and practical. I waste less time searching for junk and waste more time modeling the bins. 👍
I think using 3d printing as a way of learning CAD is great! Definitely a great learning tool for kids and students and such and also adults
I think I just view people who print other people’s designs for silly reasons in the same way that I view GenAI prompters who call themselves artists unironically. Like, my guy, you just pressed enter and something else did all the work. Use it as a tool to extend your creativity if you want, not as a substitute! You’re not a bad person if you use it as a substitute, it’s just confusing to me and seems like a waste of time and resources
But then again, I’m basically just saying “stop having fun” so I don’t really think it’s that much of an issue
Here I am as someone who’s never actually printed someone else’s model. The waste I contribute is due to my lack of foresight when designing in 3D space regarding what I actually need from a mechanical perspective for whatever I’m needing.
Designed and created some stackable ammo trays recently… great idea but the first prototype failed; poor execution. Yeah I mean it was something I did on my lunch break (only 15 min!) and 8 hours of printing lol.
But still, the point is that even a licensed ME like myself, who’s well versed in cad, can still learn from prior art. Sometimes, MOST TIMES, someone has already done it—and better than your low effort shit.
I feel really uncomfortable in the online maker space at times. It’s filled with crypto bros and zionists. One of the most downloaded prints one week was one of Trump assassination attempt. Can’t tell if it’s to grift or keep. Unnerving community.
Back in my day, 3D printing enthusiasts printed stuff to tweak their 3D printers. 3D printers print prints for printer printer’s printers.
A lot of them are, but this kind of bullshit is the kind of thing that will have a lot more visibility than the rest because it is usually what gets shared and shown.
The vast majority of what I’ve printed I never bothered sharing because it is custom made so specifically that nobody else would find a use for it. Or it is something that is so boring that even though I’m happy to have printed it instead of buying it, it is still a boring household object that nobody would care about.