Originally Posted by: digitalphaser I have no problem reading forums where I am not registered. Why does PunchCAD behave like a closed community? Developers are happy with the sales?
The 3d software is quite difficult to learn. I personally do not have time for experiments. So I choose software with powerful support. Video tutorials, books,well visited forums etc.
Hello
The forum is not a closed forum it must have happened with some recent setting changes, You could always browse the PunchCAD forum as a guest. It is that a lot of spam got started through the guest account since it was allowed to post.
I have seen in many many years on this forum that almost all requests for help have been answered by all the great members of this forum or by the developers themselves.
Its hard to understand the learning curve for someone starting a new software esp if you have used it or similar types of products for years. That said these products have available a good manual/online help files , lots of videos, a tips and trick book(purchase req.), and the lots of forum members willing to help.
I have used lots of software over the years 3D - CADDS ComputerVision, Pro Engineer, Solidworks / 2d- Generic CADD, thru Autocad + many more clones and knockoffs, all which had learning curves.
I think that there are 2 things to differentiate, learning a software's tool set, and learning how to model/create a 3d object/part/assembly.
In my opinion the best support is being able to have a forum (members+developers) willing to help each other with specific files,suggestions, or examples which you cannot always get a video or tutorial close enough in context to what you are working on to be helpful. With all software today, there is a learning curve, and some have better support than others, but unfortunately, training/support budgets are not huge for a lot of companies, so a good forum community is a great resource today.
Regards
Jason