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> In contrast, the open source CAD landscape looks like this: He missed BRL-CAD, which also does brep. The interface is clunky but the kernel seems advanced.
by RobotToaster 2y ago
> In contrast, the open source CAD landscape looks like this:
He missed BRL-CAD, which also does brep. The interface is clunky but the kernel seems advanced.
- spookie 2y agoBRL-CAD is a true gem
- 0x0203 2y agoDo you have any preferred guides for getting started wtih BRL-CAD? I've tried a couple of times, but it seems like it's more a large collection of various tools and it's hard to know where to start. Or even what the general design philosophy is. It looks like the core functionality is more a code-driven approach to modeling? With UI driven design (archer) only in the experimental/early-development stage?
- bauta-steen 2y agoAnd interestingly "the oldest known public version-controlled codebase in the world that's still under active development" dating back to 1979. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRL-CAD#toc-History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRL-CAD#toc-History
- RobotToaster 2y agoUnfortunately it's interface doesn't seem to have been updated since then...