jsc wrote:And I'd like this opportunity to plug Fusion 360 or OnShape. Both have free for hobbyist tiers and are excellent parametric history based modelers. That means if you don't like the shape, you can just go back in time, adjust your sketch, and run it back forward to see your object with the new changes.
Playing with the parametric modeling now on the Fusion 360.........Yowsers!
That is some kind of handy! You can even type in full formulas for relationships that reference other parameters you've created. (By the way, parametric design is pretty much a requirement given the various nominal sizes for laser stock. So I'm back into a steep learning curve again for that Glowforge. )
I'm liking this mighty fine!