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Have you tried any other CAD programs?

If you have access to a computer, could you try Dune 3D and write up a quick comparison? It seems the easiest-to-use of the opensource options.

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Interesting, didn't know about dune3d. I can't try today though. What are you expecting from my comparison? If i don't forget, i can come back here in a few days if had time to try dune and tell you about my experience.

I am just curious how Dune 3D "feels" to a person accustomed to Shapr3D --- the former is notable among opensource applications for having a touch/trackpad-friendly UI, which is a defining characteristic of the latter.

Have you tried Shapr3d? The tablet UX is entirely different from any other CAD program. You are asking to compare apples to oranges.

Yes, I did try it --- got part of the way through the tutorials and decided that the UI wasn't appealing enough to overcome the price/license.

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