[cad-linux] Re: 2D vs 3D thoughts: reuse the code Luke

Yes, get a web site going.  Decide on a name.  But, please don't start 
from scratch.  Another project started from scratch and it will be 
another 10 years.
Check out what's out there and actually install some of it and try it 
out.  I am using Varkon again right now and having some fun with it. 
Qcad- I occasionally try to use it and kind of scratch my head about how 
to make it do things.  Opencascade- I use the Draw application (which is 
written in Tcl/Tk so that you can alter the gui to include commands that 
aren't the default) and end up reading the source a lot.  FreeDraft 
(from www.freeengineer.org) I have intsalled and just played with a bit.
If you do a search of CAD projects on sourceforge.net you will see a lot 
of projects with nothing released yet, but there are a lot of them that 
have applications that are pretty far along.  I check sourceforge every 
week and it seems like there has been a lot of projects released or 
improved greatly in the last month.  I suspect that this is due to the 
reuse of code - the Opencascade source code.
My needs aren't as great as some- I just want to be able to do 2d 
drawings and output 2-1/2D G-code to my CNC equipment.  I can probably 
get that from working with Varkon and the MBS scripting that comes with 
it. The HPGL to G-code converter that was released recently will 
probably do the trick.

Thanks,
Dan

marrandy wrote:
> On Saturday 18 January 2003 04:27 am, you wrote:
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> 
> 
> I run my own DNS servers.
> 
> Also web sites.
> 
> At some point in time, there has to be a move from talk to action.
> 
> Consolidating dead and slightly alive projects, people into one is going to 
> have to happen, otherwise, this conversation is going to continue to happenm 
> for the next Ten years with no end result.
> 
> Regards...Martin
> 
>

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