I studied drafting and design when hobby printers were just getting started, and most machines were industrial-grade. As a librarian, I've worked with Dremel's machines. They've all been FDM with filament spools, and I have no experience with resin. My issues most recently have been with failures in the hot end assembly. I'm willing to answer questions if you have any. Are you just printing from Thingiverse, or starting to work on 3D design yourself?
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Thingiverse and other sites have been my source so far. I do no know where to start with creating my own designs. I have never had a machine do this kind of art, previously I just created things myself with other media. I am interested in learning how to create my own designs. The hot end assembly seems to be an issue with many printers that I have seen.
Blender is a free and open-source modeling and animation program. It has a steep learning curve, but there is also a lot of community support and documentation.
I have heard that it is pretty awesome. I looked at TinkerCAD, but it seemed a little basic. But maybe I need to start with basic
TinkerCad is a good place to start. It has all the basic geometric shapes and ways to edit them. FreeCad might be better if you want to design something complex and precise, but again, it has a steep learning curve.
I will check out FreeCad too. Thank you for the information, I appreciate all the help