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Re: Open Source CAD Tool
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:16:19 GMT
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On 12/18/2009 12:24 PM, 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
Neat! I've always wanted to be able to export my POV-Ray models into
different formats. I guess now I can!
I didn't fully read the article. But, it seems mainly to discuss the
z-index extrusion technique. I'm not sure what CSG primitives the
program supports, and whether they are the same as POV-Ray's.
Also, how does the program handle materials and textures?
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Michael Horvath
mikh2161@gmail.com
http://isometricland.com
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