CAD Modeling In Blender 3.2 | Using CAD Sketcher

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Published 2022-06-11
Learn how to do and see how I do CAD-like modeling in blender 3.2 using CAD Sketcher. This is pretty much a brand new parametric precision modelling workflow for blender. CAD Sketcher is very much still in early development but things are looking very promising and growing quickly.

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All Comments (21)
  • @fred6854
    Being able to do cad drawings in Blender would be a gift from God.
  • @hakunamatata324
    Showing beautifully how to use CAD Sketcher with recent updates, is the best way not just to make the user experience as gold as possible, but overcome problems as you go. I've learned so much with this video alone regarding CAD Sketcher.
  • @romanmgelman
    This finally looks promising! I was always a little underwhelmed by your demos of the plugin but this one has brought back my hope for the future of CAD in Blender. Thank you!
  • I followed your tutorial step by step. Watched several times pausing it and trying do every single action. It was not easy, but you were perfect ! I did it too .Congratulations. I hope seeing more videos about CAD Sketcher videos more like this
  • @totheknee
    This is amazing! I had no idea CAD was this far along in Blender. So great!
  • @zeekjones1
    The CAD precise measurements are definitely better than my work around. I'll have to give this a try. Recently I've made a few practical models in Blender, and scaled from the print bed in the slicer, a known measure, to get things to the right sizing. Getting measurements rather than making fractions in the workflow is a definite time saver. I was already familiar with making digital arts, but the main reason I got a printer was to also be able to make things in practical real world applications too.
  • @derwhalfisch
    for me as a near beginner, this is amongst the few best tutorial vids i've ever watched, it's so clean and dense.
  • @theeau3996
    Fantastic ! The constraints are nice and clear. Blender is on its way to CAD !
  • @TerrainNodes
    Amazing add-on, it is so well made and amazing presentation! The videos are top notch.
  • @neversinkmakes
    This appears to be a very promising tool and I'm grateful to the developers. Will absolutely consider paying for it (once I start using it). One key feature—or set of features—to implement is the use of variables and mathematical formulas. You could support typing in math formulas directly into the value fields (but such that they persist when you want to edit them). Alternatively, if you had some way to create an input and output tree using math nodes, you could set the main parametric inputs (obviously to be determined by the user but examples of inputs you might want to use include things like "scale", "width", or "tolerance"), and then use math nodes to generate a bunch of outputs linked to the value fields in your sketch.
  • @kevinpage
    Having done a small bit of SolidWorks, I'm extraordinarily excited to see CAD Sketcher, as I'd love to use Blender for anything and everything. I donated a bit when I grabbed it and I think I might donate more on another update. Great work!
  • @KnowArt
    holy damn. this keeps getting better and better
  • @brunosantabreu
    I have not enough words to say how this amazing and a game changer
  • @matbrady123456
    I'm in no way interested in learning CAD, however... your enthusiasm and your incredible tutorials makes me at least flirt with the idea of learning it. I also think that your championing of Blender to quietly devour any other program's monopoly on CAD software is extremely exciting. While I'm likely not ever going to learn CAD it's great to see your enthusiasm and I've subscribed for that alone. I also learn a few things along the way (like Limited Dissolve in this video for instance). Thanks for making the Blender community awesome. Keep it up! :)
  • @JakeSabre-wi8hq
    I have used Inventor and Blender a lot. What i've seen of CAD Sketcher I am really excited about! The shortcuts are SO intuitive, and dimensions are tidier than Inventor's sketch system. Keep up the good work sir! Can't wait to see more, and I intend to use CAD Sketcher myself!!!
  • Great add-on! Thanks for showing a practical project of it's capabilities..
  • @TomCro2022
    Wonderful video ...... Congratulations to the author. Once again, all credit to the author of the video and greetings from Zagreb Croatia👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍😊😊😊
  • @sandnerdaniel
    What an awesome project. Bringing Freecad functionality into Blender, wow.
  • @foadsf
    This unbelievably beautiful 💚