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OpenSCAD works for me because of the simple scripting it uses, and the online manual is fairly
straightforward.
I'm not a student, but thanks for the compliment! (Or maybe I just sound like I have no idea what
I'm doing?) I haven't been a student since 1981.
I find openSCAD easy to use because I can work on a design one short statement at a time, and
then by adding statements, work toward the final design I actually want.
Take a look at my designs. There's nothing particularly complex, but all were done in openSCAD:
http://www.shapeways.com/mydesign#ug44715
That truly depends upon whether you're a programmer or not. I have been a TrueSpace user for
15 years and OpenSCAD "fits the way I think" so much more elegantly.
It also depends upon whether you're doing "organic" models or "technicial" models.. different
tools apply differently to each method.
This model was built entirely with OpenSCAD, in 246 lines of code:
http://www.shapeways.com/model/110195/old_tyme_store___zscal e.html?gid=ug4375
And the propeller in this model is only 25 lines of code:
http://www.shapeways.com/model/148488/propeller_load_for_fla
t_car___z_scale.html?gid=ug4375
Plus, it's parametric.. change one variable and it could be 3 blades or 12, change another variable
to get an entirely different pitch angle.
Yes.. if you're not a programmer, OpenSCAD is not for the faint of heart.
But.. there is nothing quite as satisfying as designing with for-next loops. (programmer joke)