Links

Here are some popular links from some of our club members:

LCRCC Facebook page           https://www.facebook.com/groups/838606232865626/

AMA                                                  www.modelaircraft.org

Flite Test                                         https://www.flitetest.com/

FAA UAS                                         https://www.faa.gov/uas/

Tower Hobbies                            https://www.towerhobbies.com/

HobbyKing                                    https://hobbyking.com/\

Horizon Hobby                            https://www.horizonhobby.com/

Buddy RC                                       https://www.buddyrc.com/

FAA Drone Zone                         https://faadronezone.faa.gov/#/

FAA Safer Skies                         https://www.faasafety.gov/default.aspx
Through Education                    

R/C Explorer                                 https://rcexplorer.se/

Outer Zone                                    https://outerzone.co.uk/

Open Builds CNC                       https://openbuilds.com/

Makerfire                                       https://shop.makerfire.com/

Software for model aircraft design
 

PAID SOFTWARE

Solidworks – An all purpose high end 2D/3D parametric modelling software.
Veterans program $20/year
Student Edition $60/year (cloud based) $99/year (desktop)

LightBurn – Designed for laser cutters, but has nice vector editing capabilities

Wing Helper – Software to specifically design built-up wings

CamBAM – Designed for CNC machines. Is scriptable and user plug-in capable (.NET). Post processor control

DevCad Products – Software expressly designed for building model airplanes. Also mold and foam construction variants.

Fusion 360 – A totally end to end CAD/CAM/CAE/PCB design solution

FREE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

FreeCAD – An open source 2D/3D parametric modelling software. Still in early development, but functional. Similiar in workflow to Solidworks.

Inkscape – An open-source vector graphics editor similar to Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Freehand, or Xara X

PrusaSlicer – Slicer for 3D printers

Cura – Slicer for 3D printers

OpenSCAD – A solid 3D modeller with a programmer’s interface

FREE TO USE SOFTWARE

DesignSpark Mechanical – A direct modelling CAD program. Push and pull objects. A derivative of the high end Ansys Space Claim

Sketchup – An easy to use push-pull modeler

TinkerCAD – A web based application for 3D design

Fusion 360 – Free for hobby and personal use version

Wing Designer – Wing Designer for 4 axis cnc foam cutter

OTHER SOFTWARE (tangentially related)

KiCAD – Software for electronics design. Schematic and PCB layout

DeepNest – An open source nesting application, great for laser cutters, plasma cutters, and other CNC machines

Virtual Here – Software that runs on a Raspberry Pi to extend a USB device over the network. (I use this to control my laser and vinyl cutter)
(Free to use for a single device per RPi)