My main gripe with DesignSpark Mechanical (apart from the fact it only runs on Windows) is that export to solid exchange formats such as STEP is disabled. The STL files DSM exports are nearly always watertight.ĭSM works with my spacepilot pro 3D mouse, as does sketchup. That said, DSM will import almost any format 3D model file, so you can generate your text in sketchup and import it into DSM easily. The biggest limitation I've run into with DSM is there is no direct way to enter text into a drawing/object. DSM will fillet/chamfer even complex edges easily and quickly, will draw tangent lines between curves, will sweep a surface around a cylinder (to make threads, for example), etc. I used to use sketchup but kept running into the limitations- curves/circles are never actually curves/circles which causes numerous mysterious problems with STL files.Ī lot of things that are nearly impossible to do in sketchup are ridiculously easy in DSM. ![]() My training on it is strictly as needed- when I want to do something I haven't done before and I go to the web to find out how to do it. I'm no expert, but I use Designspark Mechanical a lot and like it.
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