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In lugnet.cad, Timothy Gould wrote:
> --SNIP--
>
> > Add to this the fact that to get a working connection-enabled tool, you need
> > start with (or at least develop along the way) a working GUI-based editing tool.
> > That really narrows the field of potential tool-developers/standard-makers,
> > because any such PTD/SM either (a) has to write their own tool or (b) has to use
> > someone else's (open source) tool.
> >
> > Steve
>
> I'm going to go a bit more general here so this is an answer to both parent and
> grandparent and probably other relatives too.
> --
>
> Why does one person need to do the whole thing? We have a wealth of skills and
> experience in the Lego CAD community as is evidenced by the number of people who
> have written tools, and the number of people who have written parts etc.
>
> This means, we could have some people write specs, some people code, some people
> write connections etc. At a first iteration we could release connections lists
> for the most basic pieces quickly but leave them to be approved later. Likewise
> with code. The specs. of course would have to be thought out a little more
> carefully, but if we make them adaptable (by using xml for example) this isn't
> too much of a worry.
>
> Personally I would be more than happy to contribute to a project designing a
> fully open sourced editing tool with connections. While its nice to have a baby
> to call your own, it does take a lot of time to finish writing one. It would be
> so much easier just to finish a certain component of a larger project.
>
> As such, I am going to announce myself as more than happy to work on any project
> to develop an "open source, connections enabled, brick based, CAD editing tool".
> I'll even post a mini-CV if desired so that if anyone else would like to
> contribute they know what I can (probably) do.
>
> I hope someone else is interested, either in tool, spec. or database design.
>
> Yours (hopefully),
>
> Tim
Hi Tim,
May be you should get a try at LeoCAM, a LeoCad derivative incorporating
LCD-like features:
http://news.lugnet.com/cad/?n=10110
Sincerely yours,
- damien
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