I. Overview

This week we have to draw a possible final project, so I started playing around with different software. I’ll don’t describe “pixel” paint tools like the windows integrated MS Paint or the open source tool GIMP

For cutting, engraving and printing are vector graphics and / or 3D design files mandatory.

Vector graphics are lossless scalable, because it uses “nodes” and between this nodes are “pathes”
Commonly uses file formats are svg or dxf

3D Modeling

Fusion360

HERE I describe some Fusion360 basics

FreeCAD

HERE are some FreeCAD basics

Vector Graphics

Inkscape

HERE you find just a really quick Tour and example files, which I drew in the past.

Affinity Designer

HERE I’ve tried the commercial software Affinity Designer.