I like the community edition of Solid Edge (2023 version). The conversion to .stl seems very solid, and is done locally (not sent to a server somewhere). The only minor negative is that I have to do my versioning manually. The Siemens/Mentor documentation is OK, but there are lots of tutorial on the internet.
I started my 3D printing hobby with Autodesk Fusion, then tried FreeCAD, and have finally decided on Solid Edge – the UI was easier for me to understand than FreeCADs, and the conversion to STL is done locally. All of these are much easier to use than the microwave/RF physical design programs I had been using at work, so I may have a higher tolerance for UIs than some :-)
I like the community edition of Solid Edge (2023 version). The conversion to .stl seems very solid, and is done locally (not sent to a server somewhere). The only minor negative is that I have to do my versioning manually. The Siemens/Mentor documentation is OK, but there are lots of tutorial on the internet.
I started my 3D printing hobby with Autodesk Fusion, then tried FreeCAD, and have finally decided on Solid Edge – the UI was easier for me to understand than FreeCADs, and the conversion to STL is done locally. All of these are much easier to use than the microwave/RF physical design programs I had been using at work, so I may have a higher tolerance for UIs than some :-)