[cad-linux] Re: GraphiteOne Q&A

2D/3D: It's own. Obviously.
2D/ limited 3D : DXF
3D import: BRep (OpenCascade), STEP, IGES
3D export: STEP, IGES, VRML, STL
Hoops HMF/HSF is possible with a few lines of code. Will be added in the next 
release.

Why no full 3D DXF: DXF 3D data (solids)  is basically a triangulation. 
GraphiteOne does not use triangulations for its 3D data representation. It 
uses features. There is no reasonable path from a triangulation to a feature.
I have to think about that.

> What file formats can GraphipeOne import and export?
>
> Best regards,
> Luis Matos
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Schmidt" <thomas.schmidt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 2:44 PM
> Subject: [cad-linux] GraphiteOne Q&A
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > There have been some questions about GraphiteOne. Let me try to answer
>
> them:
> > TomCAD:
> > Strictly speaking, TomCAD was the predecessor of GraphiteOne. From a
>
> techology
>
> > point of view, they have nearly nothing in common. GraphiteOne provides
>
> much
>
> > more functions and is based on a different technology.
> > Regarding the licence: TomCAD was GPL. And will always be. GraphiteOne
> > has
>
> a
>
> > different licencing. See below.
> >
> > Licence:
> > GraphiteOne is dual-licenced. It is free for private, educational or
>
> research
>
> > use. It is not free for any commercial, revenue generating purposes.
> > You may look here for details:
> > http://www.graphiteone-cad.com/en/
> > contentframe.php?body=about_licencing&menu=about
> > Yes, it's not GPL. Hope that's not too bad.
> >
> > Pricing:
> > There is of course a standard price for a single-user/single-seat
> > licence. Apart from that, GraphiteOne is priced on a per customer basis.
> > This might include training, support, customer specific
> > changes/features... Please write to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if you are
> > interested in details.
> >
> > Who is going to use this?
> > Answer is open source like: Anyone who think it is usefull enough :-)
> > GraphiteOne was not build to make me incredibly rich. It was build
> > because
>
> I
>
> > liked to. Thats why it is free for private use. The existance and the
>
> future
>
> > of GraphiteOne does not at all depend on commercial customers. This being
> > said, I have to admit that there are indeed commercial customers with
> > some interest in GraphiteOne. Please understand that I cannot state any
> > names.
>
> The
>
> > most interesting usage of GraphiteOne would be some kind of inhouse
> > usage, where GraphiteOne is part of some specialized solution. Thats
> > where GraphiteOne fits best because of its open and extensible nature.
> >
> > Fast AG
> > The Fast AG has quite some tradition in IT consulting/training. Providing
> > products is comparativly new. Nethertheless, one need a company to do
> > business. I'm working for Fast AG as a IT consultant for some years now,
>
> so
>
> > it was the obvious choice to work together on commercial GraphiteOne
> > offerings.
> >
> > Bye,
> > Thomas

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