Layerling – new free CAD software for 3D printing

Layerling – new free CAD software for 3D printing

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20 October 2026 at 06:41 #870348
Graham Stoppani
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I’ve just come across a new web based CAD application specifically aimed at 3D printing. It’s described as sitting between TinkerCAD and Fusion360.

As someone who’s found it difficult to transition from 2D to 3D CAD for designing my own parts for 3D printing this seems to hit the sweet spot, as its a bit more sophisticated than TinkerCAD while not as daunting as other 3D CAD software – I tried and failed with FreeCAD…

There are a number of reviews on YouTube that have appeared in the last couple of weeks. Here’s one of them if you’re interested.

https://youtu.be/cx0OVHgUsJM?si=R3Mg7etWyT0wZN8d
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20 October 2026 at 08:33 #870350
John Haine
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Looks interesting, I’ve installed it on my tablet. Another free web based tool if you are willing to make designs open source is OnShape. Once I got over the initial hurdle I’m finding it reasonably intuitive.
20 October 2026 at 09:40 #870363
Michael Gilligan
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Thanks, Graham

… it looks very promising [now I am past the, apparently obligatory , nonsense adverts]

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20 October 2026 at 10:08 #870368
paul1956
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I’ve played with it a bit and Layerling does have a few useful additions compared to Tinkercad.

However it still has major limitations compared to a full CAD package. Most importantly the ability to go back and adjust dimensions after grouping. The alignments options still lack a lot of functionality.

It’s useful for quick knocks ups, but anything serious will need to be done in CAD. I started with Tinkercad, but soon found it so limiting it was worth the effort of learning Fusion. I think the latest versions of Freecad are very much improved in usability and I’d probably start with that now.
20 October 2026 at 11:07 #870371
blowlamp
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Another open source one have tried is SolidCraft. It seems to be based on Fusion 360 and isn’t too difficult to get along with.

Clicking this link https://docs.solidcraft.io/app/ opens it in your browser, or you can download and install it for Windows, Linux or Apple.

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