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title: FABACADEMY - software recommendations
tags: [MDEF, FabAcademy, Fab Lab Barcelona, Future Learning Unit, FLU]

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title: FABACADEMY - software recommendations
description: list of most common software
Autors: FLU
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###### tags: `FabAcademy` `FLU` `Future Learning Unit` `Fab Lab Barcelona` `MDEF`


# FABACADEMY SOFTWARE

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## Text editor
- [Sublime Text](https://www.sublimetext.com/) (Free + Opensource Image Editor)
- [Atom](https://atom.io/) 
- [Brackets](http://brackets.io/)


## Design 2D 

### Raster

- [Gimp](https://www.gimp.org/) (Free + Opensource Image Editor)
- [Krita](https://krita.org/es/) (Free)
- [Photoshop](https://www.adobe.com/es/products/photoshop.html)


### Vector
- [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/en/) (Free + Opensource Graphic Editor)
- [Illustrator](https://www.adobe.com/es/products/illustrator.html)

## Design 3D

### Parametric

- [Freecad](http://www.freecadweb.org/?lang=eng_EN) (Free + Opensource parametric 3D modeler)
- [Fusion 360](https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview) (free 3-year education license)
- [Grasshopper-rhino](https://www.grasshopper3d.com/)

### Nurbs
- [Rhinoceros 6](http://www.rhino3d.com/en/) (Commercial 3D Cad software)

### Meshes
- [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) (Free + Opensource 3D software)
- [Meshmixer](https://meshmixer.com/) (Free)
- [ZBRUSH](https://zbrushcore.com/mini/)

### Coding
- [OpenScad](http://www.openscad.org/)

### 3Dscan
- [Metashape](https://www.agisoft.com/)
- [kinect-Skannet](https://skanect.occipital.com/)
- [Meshroom](https://alicevision.org/)


### Milling
- [Rhinocam]()
- [Meshcam](http://www.grzsoftware.com/)

### Slicer
- [Ultimaker Cura](https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura)(Free)
- [Slicer3d](https://slic3r.org/)
- [Chitubox](https://www.chitubox.com/en)

## Physical Computing


### Electronics and PCB

- [Kicad](http://kicad-pcb.org/download/)
- [Arduino IDE](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage)
- [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/es/)
- [Platformio](https://platformio.org/)

### Interface and Application Programming

- [Processing](https://processing.org/)
- [MIT APP INVENTOR](https://appinventor.mit.edu/)



