Astonished free mechanical prog

 From:  ed (EDDYF)
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Thank you for the link Pilou.

My first reaction was, "It's free for now - How long before they charge for it?"

It's likely to remain free because it's main purpose is to sell electronic components via their 3D component library. Nice marketing strategy!

I especially like the option to add dimensioning to the drawing. I just went through a personal project using MoI where I machined several parts needed to modify a milling machine. MoI allowed me to visualize how everything fits together and it's certainly easier to test design concepts in 3D. I just had to manually add dimensions to my prints (I know this is on the list for MoI enhancements).

If I were doing this type of work for a living I'd use an expensive program, but for personal work MoI is my all-purpose multi-function tool.

Ed