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Re: Open Source CAD Tool
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lugnet.cad
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:13:11 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Tim Courtney wrote:
> Everyone,
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> Today I ran across an open-source CAD tool on Make. Has anyone seen this yet?
> Is there potential for either 1) extending it to read LDraw files, 2) porting
> LDraw files over to this system, or 3) re-skinning the UI to allow people to
> build models using standard LDU increments, rotations, etc?
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> http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/make_projects_-_easy_3d_models_with.html
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> Food for thought. :-)
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> Tim
Tim, congrats on the 2009 James Jessiman Award. Glad to see you haven't
forgotten us :)
Even though we call it CAD, our LDraw based CAD (software wise) is much more
like an interactive OpenGL environment than a true Mechanical Engineering or
Drafting CAD program.
I don't mean to be a downer on the idea, but I know that MLCAD is still being
developed (obvisously BrickSmith is too)...and it would take a tremendous amount
of work to have a new program catch up to them. I've considered trying this
more than once.
Now, if Lachmann were to set up a SourceForge repository, I'd bet that he could
put together a great team of volounteers to help him. It is no small dream of
mine to be a part of such a project.
Alternatively, if Allen would let someone else completely re-write BrickSmith to
be multi-platform complient...well, maybe I won't volunteer for that.
Scott
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