[cad-linux] Re: CAD for Schools (UK)
- From: "Lars O. Grobe" <grobe@xxxxxxx>
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:36:28 +0200
> from my investigations so far it seems that Varkon has the parametrics,
> Salome has the integration of different modules and FreeCAD has the
interface (but
> not much else) Kreative3D has a nice wiki but no code. Isn't it about time
> someone got these open source guys to co-operate?
Hi!
Actually there is a problem, as the programs mentioned address different
need. I agree 100% that the big point for a working oss cad is
cooperation between different projects. But it is not three cad systems
that can be combined. Instead it is possible and useful to combine e.g.
2d-engine, 3d-(csg/...)-engine, object database, gui etc. The power of
open source is that this is possible. If you try to enhance a 2d app
with 3d, add 2d cad functionality to a modeler, etc, you will have some
thankful users imediately (that is why I would still like to see such
cooperation in a way of easy dataexchange at least), but get a
suboptimal design which will be hard to evolve.
By the way, that is why I am so excited about brlcad - as it is a
package of small tools and libraries that other apps could refer to,
without the need to take what is not wanted or needed. So e.g. a
3d-project such as freecad could easily use all its functionality.
Lars.
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