[cad-linux] Re: Any suggestions about free hosting sites for a CAD symbol library?
- From: Ricardo Perry <ricardoperry@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:22:39 +0000
Can you send a copy to me?
ricardo . perry [at] gmail . com
Thank you
Ricardo Perry
2010/1/22 Arthur Torrey <arthur_torrey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Send me an E-mail, and I'd be happy to send you a copy of the tarball, I
> don't
> think the list software will let me attach it to a list posting...
> I mention QCAD since it's what I used to create the files with - and it
> seems
> to be one of the few Linux CAD programs out there that is actively
> functional
> - I went through several different lists of Linux programs and it was the
> only
> one I found that worked on my machine and had the capabilities I wanted...
>
> Given that I developed the library w/ QCAD, I felt it was appropriate to
> mention the program for purposes of credit, and as a reference point where
> I
> can say "this is how to install and use them in QCAD, you need to adapt to
> your program if using something else..." - It is hard to say how to install
> the library if you can't say what program you are talking about...
>
> I also made the blocks in *.DXF format because that is what QCAD works with
> natively - it will do exports to SVG, PDF and various bitmap formats, but
> will
> not import them, other than to paste in as blocks that can be traced, but
> not
> modified... I found a fair number of symbol sets in other formats, but not
> in
> DXF, which is why I went to the trouble of making these instead of using
> something that already existed... I just want to share my work so that
> others
> won't have to do the same thing.
>
> ART
>
> PS - as something for the list admins - every time I post to the list I get
> an
> e-mail autoresponse saying chrisl@xxxxxxxxx has had his e-mail changed to
> @SmithEngineering.Pro rather than @secnm.com - is there anything that can
> be
> done about this?
>
> On Thursday 21 January 2010 19:30:01 Esben Stien wrote:
> > Arthur Torrey <arthur_torrey@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > I have created a drawing symbol library for Hydronic heating schematic
> > > symbols (boilers, pumps, valves, and so forth) to use in QCAD and
> > > other programs that can take *.DXF files...
> >
> > I'm just in the planning phase of my house and this was right on
> > time;).
> >
> > > I've been trying to use the FSF's "Savanah" site, but have been
> > > running into problems with them because they don't like me mentioning
> > > QCAD since they have both "Free" and Proprietary versions, and don't
> > > like the idea that people might be tempted to use proprietary
> > > software....
> >
> > Right, but why mention QCAD?. These symbols can be used in any
> > application.
> >
> > I think also a more general approach is better. Why not submit these
> > blocks to something like dia[0]?.
> >
> > Dia is supposed to handle all kinds of diagrams, like water systems[1].
> >
> > They accept SVG, but the conversion between DXF and SVG should be easy
> > enough.
> >
> > Then, a simple approach should be to generate block libraries from dia
> > to something which can be used in QCAD.
> >
> > [0]http://projects.gnome.org/dia/
> > [1]http://projects.gnome.org/dia/images/sadt.png
> >
>
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