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

is that one of the opencascade efforts?

--- Maurizio Ferrari <mferrari@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> According to Dr. H.K.Suhas, Senior Technical Director of the National 
> Indian Informatics Centre, CAD Group, Collabcad
> ( http://www.collabcad.com ) will be out again for Linux at the end of 
> Year 2002.
> 
> Regards
> Maurizio
> 
> Vishal wrote:
> > Death before dishonor. But neither before breakfast.
> > ________________________________________
> > 
> > From: "Hundiak, Arthur" <ahundiak@xxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 6:49 PM
> > 
> > 
> > <<I think what stopped the various open source CAD projects is the sheer
> > magnitude of the task.>>
> > 
> > That indeed is very true Arthur. Such an undertaking is far from a small
> > army task. Starting new open source projects each time a person gets an
> > 'idea & vision' doesnt seem a good idea. Should be better to join exisiting
> > promising projects parallel to one's interests & contribute. It is time
> open
> > source grew up from a huge pile of small time experiments to something *big
> > scale*. If it can be managed, a *real full-fledged open source CAD system*
> > should do the thing for the morale of open source philosophy & practice.
> > 
> > <<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).>>
> > 
> > You possibly could give us more insight into this? A technical insight I
> > mean. One observation & suggestion I desire to make is, could we have more
> > technically detailed inputs here? CAD system developers (I am sure there
> are
> > many who lurk here silently) could give comments on possible & feasible
> > approaches.
> > 
> > <<The source code consists of approximately 40,000 (yes forty thousand)
> > files.  And some of these files contain thousands of lines of code.>>
> > 
> > :-) Expected. But then don't tell us that it is impossible or not worth it
> > to materialize such a dream.
> > 
> > 
> > regards,
> > 
> > v i s h a l .
> > [ a  v i r t u a l l y  t r i v i a l  n o t h i n g ]
> > 
> > 
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