With this approach I am teaching also in schools to young students that need to be introduced or prefessionalized on 3D printing and model. I am the teacher of the first 3D printing course in Graphic Designer High School and a tutor to introduce elementary level children in 3D production.
I have a open approach: what I use is for the most part a free and open software. I an old user of Blender, GIMP, Inkscape and may others apps that are made in that kind of philosphy.
This way you will learn with a…