[cad-linux] Re: VariCAD Press Release
- From: Maurizio Ferrari <mferrari@xxxxxxx>
- To: cad-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 16:34:28 +0200
keith frost wrote:
>
> --- Ernie Schroder <schroder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Is anyone running VariCAD? How's the interface? >
> Is
> > it autocadish or more
> > like SolidWorks or Pro/E? from what I see on their
> > site, it is pretty user
> > friendly, but reviews of 7.0 version spoke of a
> > pretty rough GUI with poor
> > translations and poorly titled buttons.
> > Regards, Ernie
> >
> Once again i'm falling behind. i'd worked with the 6.x
> and 7.x versions but have not done much with 8.x.
> one of my biggest complaints with the earlier
> releases was the interface and grouping of the icons.
> i was spending way too much time searching for
> buttons. my solution was to edit the file for the
> pulldown menus so that i could use them a little more
> efficiently. 8.x does seem to fix these issues so i
> have not tried changing the pulldowns on it. most of
> the complaints that i have heard on the current
> release are about the import/export only being 2D and
> a little about the facetted solids. if you are
> working in 2D then neither of these should be an
> issue. if you are working in 3D you still seem to be
> getting your money's worth.
>
> just my $.0222225 worth.
Seconded.
the new interface is slick and VariCAD runs reliably but the import
export are extremely limited in 3d (in version 8 IGES 3D output is
removed as they are rewriting the whole thing so if you need IGES 3D
export you must use the last 7.5 version which can read and save v. 8
file format) and the curves are not curves but multi face solids. Once
they finally fix this and give IGES 3D export AND import it will be a
huge step forward. I use it everyday with good results
Maurizio
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