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Originally Posted by iggy_gim
Hey guys, our team wants to experiment using Blender/Maya for CAD instead of SketchUp and Inventor as we usually use. It's more for decorative parts so thats why I thought it would be better than the standard Inventor/SketchUp. What do you think?
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I would not use Maya/Blender for CAD, but you can do as you like.
The reason I would not is that tools like Inventor/Solidworks/ProE are the tools of the professional engineer. As such, having your teammates learning those tools is a great advantage in the next few years when they enter the workforce. *Note* I don't see Sketchup as a professional tool, instead as a hobbyist tool.
Maya/Blender/3Dmax are excellent animation/video tools. If someone on the team is looking to go that direction in their careers, then modeling the robot in those tools is a great idea, but those models probably will not help when you need a part cut.