Comment by moregrist
7 months ago
> invest your time in learning to use free software (FreeCAD, Godot, Postgres) rather than proprietary software (SolidWorks, Unity, Oracle), because sooner or later you will lose access to the proprietary stuff.
The think you have a solid point with Postgres v Oracle and I haven’t followed game dev in a while, but your FreeCAD recommendation is so far from industry standard that I don’t think it’s good advice.
If you need to touch CAD design in a professional setting, learn SolidWorks or OnShape. They’re what every MechE I’ve ever worked with knows and uses, and they integrate product lifecycle aspects that FreeCAD does not.
You could have said the same thing about Postgres vs. Oracle 30 years ago. But it's true that these heuristics are not always in agreement.
10 years ago people said the same about KiCAD and Blender :) No guarantee that FreeCAD will be the same - but you can be pretty confident it will never go away.
However, if the goal is to be a full time employee doing CAD, I would of course going with one of the most established tools. Potentially even get some certifications.