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I'm liking Onshape for CAD. There's a learning curve, but it seems logical in a geometric puzzle-solving sense.

I read a bit about resin-based 3D printing (stereolithography). The amount of detail looks impressive but it sounds expensive and messy due to the toxic chemicals and fumes. How do you deal with that?

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Very much depends what type of resin you use. The one I use has practically no odor and is water washable. In addition, there is an air filter(which is annoyingly sold separately) for that printer so even less of an issue. I was initially planning to shove it in the basement but after a few prints I figured it doesn't make a lot of sense.

What printer and resin are you using?

Elegoo mars pro 2 with their own resin [1]

[1] https://www.elegoo.com/collections/resin/products/elegoo-wat...

Messy yes, fumes yes, but the printers themselves are now less expensive than a decent FDM (filament) printer and the resin itself is relatively inexpensive as well.

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