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Verified User in Biotechnology

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/19/2020

"I found OpenScad very user-friendly specially for the new users."

4.5/5

What do you like best about OpenSCAD?

Most of the commands are very easy to remember. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?

It's not taught at the University level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Feronias A.

CEO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/26/2019

"Powerful but challenging"

1.5/5

What do you like best about OpenSCAD?

OpenScad is a very powerful software, but unfortunately its level of complexity requires too much knowledge. It is not a program that I like to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?

As I mentioned earlier, it is necessary to learn how to use it; a user with little programming knowledge can find it very difficult to learn how to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:

Maybe you meant: I recommend doing tutorials before using OpenScad since it is really difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?

The main problem I solved with OpenScad is that once a piece has been made, changing the parameters is very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/24/2020

"OpenSCAD is easy to use and efficient"

5/5

What do you like best about OpenSCAD?

Free to use, easy to edit items, clear UI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?

Difficult to do more interesting designs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/24/2019

"Looks old, works great!"

5/5

What do you like best about OpenSCAD?

I can modify and customize files easily, I can send customers files to personalize without them knowing lots about modelling. The custom menus are great for that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?

The interface looks old, could use a little more design. It's a little hard at first but works great so I cant complain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:

Learn and read lots, you can do wonders with this software but it needs a little practice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sometimes clients ask for lots of custom files, like keychains with names for example. With OpenSCAD i design the overall keychain and send them the file so they can put the names they want in the desing and export to 3d print. This way they doy depend on me for changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Retail

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/30/2019

"Usable by novie and expert"

4.5/5

What do you like best about OpenSCAD?

Has a huge number of plugins that can allow you to do many advanced things. You can take input from things like Excel and PDFs and turn them into models. It can also be useful for just visualizing some models you're checking out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?

Learning curve isn't trivial. Trying to find the right plugins can be daunting given the number available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:

This is a bit of a swiss army knife for modeling. It has a very large number of plugins available and vibrant community behind it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?

Was trying to convert some models and data into forms that could be 3-d printed. Wanted to make it a process that could be automated and wouldn't take an inordinate amount of work. Wanted to be able to do what-if modeling with 3-d prints Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Research

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/22/2019

"If you like coding and want to do some 3D printing, this one is for you"

4/5

What do you like best about OpenSCAD?

I like the fact that we can preview the structure as we write the codes. Also, the building process is very intuitive if you like math/programming. This is great for building repetitive structures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?

I wish the preview screen can be made much better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenSCAD:

If you like coding, this software is right for you to make 3D object. It will be easier for making repetitive parts in the creation of a model. The way it works is similar to the workflow of programming Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenSCAD solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating 3D objects for 3D printing operation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

tommy A.

manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/2/2019

"The best product I’ve ever used"

4/5

What do you like best about OpenSCAD?

I like how simple and easy it is to use and navigate this program no stuttering or stopping while using it everything is fluent and easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?

One downside I’ve noticed about the program is that it crashes sometimes while I’m using it losing my work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/4/2019

"That's a powerful tool (speaking as an user)"

5/5

What do you like best about OpenSCAD?

That's a powerful tool. I've got a model from someone and could change some input parameters and model adjusted itself based on my needs. I could then export the STL file and use it to print my model. That's really a strong point of the OpenSCAD. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?

Nothing, apart from its complexity. But that's expected from such a powerful tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Printing

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/1/2019

"Well, and Well, free and compatible"

3.5/5

What do you like best about OpenSCAD?

Powerful interface with very simple code for what you do. 3D interface is super intuitive and very powerful. I have not used it for that, but it must be super powerful for Animation Film modeling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?

Maybe it is wrong to use the PC's memory without control. Using it recklessly for what you are doing... That must be corrected because it is a serious error. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Connor G.

System Admin

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/2/2019

"CAD Work Made Easy"

5/5

What do you like best about OpenSCAD?

This has been a big surprise for me. Have really loved using this product and would recommend it to anyone needing CAD. The added features are the best part! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenSCAD?

The price of this product is the only disadvantage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.