Another interesting option is FreeCAD, which is scriptable in Python but its primary interface is a GUI. So you can use a script to create things programmatically, edit graphically, or both.

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WillAdams 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Isn't the Python scripting in FreeCAD just a direct representation of the internal object model?

It's _not_ something which was designed for ease of use, or rational semantics, or to facilitate expression.

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criddell a day ago | parent | prev [-]

FreeCAD sounds great but in practice it’s sooo slow.

If you are coming from SolidWorks, Fusion360, Inventor, or OnShape, it won’t take long before you start finding that there are a lot of things missing from it.

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zihotki a day ago | parent [-]

I'm coming from Fusion, advanced hobbyist, I can't find anything missing. </anecdata>

There is a problem though - sometimes what you want requires deep understanding. It's less user friendly, polished, and documented. That's also relevant to the performance - it's easy to cause performance issues. But I remember the same was also applicable to Fusion.

	▲	Animats a day ago \| parent [-]
		Of course FreeCAD is less user friendly, polished, and documented. It's open source. Open source people do not get GUIs. They think command line. It's taken decades for artists and graphic designers to nag the GIMP and Blender people into usable interfaces, and they're still inferior to Photoshop and Maya.