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

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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 .
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