Mail Archives: geda-user/2013/06/21/19:55:55
Evan Foss wrote:
> Openscad is a good suggestion. The limitations with it go back to our
> earlier part of the thread on BOT (Bag Of Triangles) and modeling vs
> CAD. It does not truly understand curves. It would also require QT.
>
> As for BRL Cad's age. It has managed to hold onto it's google summer
> of code participation. As to the user interface complaints many people
> say the same thing about gEDA and we are not talking about using it
> out right, we are talking about interfacing too it.
>
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Kai-Martin Knaak<kmk AT familieknaak DOT de> wrote:
>
>> Evan Foss wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Respectfully the freecad program is more like an interface to the
>>> opencascade kernel.
>>>
>> This is actually a smart move. There have been quiete a few stalled
>> trials to whip up an open sourced 3D CAD application from scratch. It
>> takes just too much of an effort before the resulting binary is
>> remotely usable for real life projects.
>>
>>
>>
>>> I don't think the freecad people could just code
>>> a replacement because they suddenly felt like it.
>>>
>> They don't need to. There is openscad, which looks like a viable
>> alternative. After all, this is a "GUI-less 3D modelling software".
>>
>>
>>
>>> Using freecad
>>> which is totally depended on opencascade for this feature is
>>> effectively adding opencascade as a dependency.
>>>
>>> Has anyone looked at BRL-Cad integration. They have API's and
>>> import/export functions for most formats. BRL-Cad is totally open
>>> source.
>>>
>> It is ancient to the point that its UI precedes the invention of the
>> computer mouse. This still reflects in the interface. A few years ago,
>> when I was looking for an open source mechanical CAD solution for a
>> serious construction project, I gave brlcad a try. However, I was not
>> able to do a cube with a bunch of holes after half a day spent on
>> tutorials and getting started documents. In addition, STEP import is
>> "still in its infancy" according to brlcad.org:
>> http://brlcad.org/wiki/STEP_importer_improvements
>> So a major ability, I'd really like to see from import/export to a 3D-
>> mechanical CAD, is not ready for smooth use. I seem to remember I read
>> the exact same wording on the state of STEP import back when I gave
>> brlcad a try...
>>
>> --
>> Kai-Martin Knaak
>>
>>
>
>
Hi,
Please give https://github.com/bert/pcb/archive/LP699502.zip (10.5 MB) a
test drive.
Patches and opinions how to improve are welcome ;-)
Kind regards,
Bert Timmerman.
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