NetFabb Alternative for Mac OS X

[Anonymous]

Newbie alert...

I am investigating software for Molecular Modeling / 3D Printing activities with my high school students. Because of the complexity of many molecules, I will need to "repair" the objects before they can be processed correctly by 3D printing slicing software. Autodesk Netfabb was suggested for this process, but my district is 100% Mac OS X and Netfabb is only available on Windows.

Can anyone recommend an alternative application to Netfabb with a Mac OS X version?

Thank you.

[Mark.Lancaster · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous

This forum is not the properly place to ask this question.. 

But these are the only products that Autodesk supports on the MAC OS.

I would suggest that you find a local Autodesk reseller and inquire with them.

[Anonymous]

What a crummy proprietary response, Mark!  Keep your wink to yourself.  Netfabb is not making any friends in the Mac community, that's for sure. 

It's Autodesk's limitations that cause you not to support Mac. Perhaps you should have considered how many Mac users there are, particularly given that people are leaving Microsoft in droves.  Your only response was to reject the person who asked the question as if they'd done the wrong thing. They didn't, particularly when your product used to support Mac. Why can't we access the old Mac Version? How would that hurt anyone?

FYI, Chamarisc - think yourself lucky, the free Netfabb trial arrives with a bunch of persistent malware that steals your band-width for Autodesk to use for other people's down-loads. It's called AcWebBrowser.  The best way to get rid of it is to find the folder inside the Autodesk Folder and delete it. You'll have to end task a number of times in Task Manager and delete it before it's reopened. 

For any Windows users, check out your Task Manager when you log on WITHOUT starting Netfabb and notice how AcWebBrowser and Autodesk are up and running and using your bandwidth as soon as you start your internet. That's malware and we weren't given a choice when we down-loaded. 

[Mark.Lancaster]

I'm not sure why you are taking your frustrations about this products limitation on the  MAC OS or what it does out on a user who supports this Autodesk forum.    I have no control over Autodesk and I don't work from them.   I volunteer my time here to help users.  

Update:  Also for a person who just joined today.   Not a great start to the Autodesk user forum by slamming a user who helps out.    I know you may be frustrated about this but don't take it out on those users who support these forums or others will not support you in the future. 

[mattyoung]

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[Anonymous]

Hi
Meshmixer is still one of my faves. https://www.meshmixer.com/ 
very easy to use and free... you can repair and add supports if you want to export to 3D print in that program. Good for students.

If you came to this forum looking for OSX alternatives to netfabb for repair and support as I did, Print Studio is also an option. It's basic but it is also a free Autodesk product that works on mac. https://support.ember.autodesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/212823998-Install-Print-Studio

To the community: Autodesk has great photogrammetry engines, is there a repair option in one of the programs that offers a great repair feature?

- Amy