[cad-linux] Re: Open-source Parametric software for Architect s

Sounds about right for what I'm doing (GtkCAD), but I'm too far into it 
to stop now ;-)

I think I remember a story/interview where Linus said he never would of 
written Linux, if he knew when he started how much work it actually 
involved.

cheers,
Jim Parker

On 2002.09.16 09:19 "Hundiak, Arthur" wrote:
> I think what stopped the various open source CAD projects is the sheer
> magnitude of the task.  Back in the nineties our company produced an
> outstanding 2D/3D fully parametric associative extendible
> drafting/modeling/production package.  It's currently being used to
> design, model and build the Navy's latest warship (the LPD 17 class).
> 
> 
> The source code consists of approximately 40,000 (yes forty thousand)
> files.  And some of these files contain thousands of lines of code.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephane Routelous [mailto:route@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 7:19 AM
> To: 'cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [cad-linux] Re: Open-source Parametric software for Architect
> s
> 
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It was a really very goo thread !
> 
> Thanks a lot for mentionning my project ( exoTKAD ), but as I don't
> know the
> "AEC World", I'm not sure that exoTKAD will suit the particular needs.
> 
> Stephane
> http://www.exotk.org
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> (...)
> I am convinced that to start an open source CAD for Linux the best
> thing
> to do is to start from OpenCascade and stick QT on it, like Mr.
> Routelous is doing with ExoTKad http://exotk.sourceforge.net/
> 
> 
> Regards
> Maurizio
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