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F you're a beginner then I think my first advice to you is to not use Blender. Start with something like TinkerCad, much easier to work with, and more than adequate for what stated.
TinkerCad lets you add shapes together, and the neat thing is that there are also hole shapes, negative volumes that you can use to cut away material.
I tried with tinkercad, and I struggled. I was again able to align the shapes directly on top of one another, but when it came to modifying the actual shape I could not figure it out- is there a tutorial on adding shapes together or anything, or even carving stuff out?
I looked and couldn't find anything this specific. It seemed like a much easier tool to use, but I couldn't figure out how to do what I wanted. I also used
There are many YT channels about 3d printing that also cover TinkerCad. One of them is HL Modtech, this one for instance = https://youtu.be/gPeWdLQYfuA
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://piped.video/gPeWdLQYfuA
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
I'll check it out. I liked tinkerCad when I used it, but it didn't seem like there is a way to trim either object to do what I wanted, so I wasn't sure if it's the right tool. Maybe a little user error on my end, so I'll look into it more
I didn't check your other responses about the actual shapes you want to work on, but IMHO trimming away some edges or pieces is really simple, just by putting a "hole block" on the material you don't want. Group the parts together and see the result.
I'm also a newbie that uses blender, which open source CAD tool would you recommend (if you have any experience with it)?
Don't know any good open source. Use TinkerCad...