[cad-linux] Re: An open CAD file format
- From: astrojanek@xxxxxxxxxx
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 07 Sep 2003 04:18:25 +0200
Hello
I just examined both of those sites http://xspace.sourceforge.net/=20
(tried it, but didn't work at first try)
and=20
http://bugbear.blackfish.org.uk/~bruno/draft/
(also didn't work at first try)
(will keep trying ;))
and I'm excited by this new revolutionary idea!
Indeed the most important thing we have to develop is a very precise and al=
so very open to extending (but still following the specification) data form=
at.
With this data format everyone on the world can easily add his three cents =
to make a better/easier CAD editor for this. Someone is good at spline math=
? Great, he will only write a program that allows drawing splines. someone =
is good at 3d bool operations? great! - he can now write only this. without=
interfering with the rest of the data.
And other thing is a viewer application. That understands and displays the =
file format. Perhaps lx-viewer could be usad as a starting point?
ah, well. the only thing I personally miss the most is my autocad style of =
drawing... with command line, just some command <space> <space> <click> <cl=
ick> <space> m <space> <click> (another two-letter command)... that's very =
fast method to work. And yet there are no opensourde cad applications that =
allow that. Perhaps one based on this file format will be made?
As a intermediate linux C++ programmer I'm eager to help.
janek kozicki
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