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There is: FreeCAD, based on the OpenCASCADE kernel. SolidWorks is just so easy to pirate, that no one has much motivation. It's a massive effort to build somet
by nickpinkston 14y ago
There is: FreeCAD, based on the OpenCASCADE kernel.
SolidWorks is just so easy to pirate, that no one has much motivation. It's a massive effort to build something like this.
Also, it requires a multi-disciplinary team: math, programming, MechE / ID, UX, etc. - it'd be hard for an open source project to do this without some type of funded entity.
- zanny 14y agoHey, FreeCAD allows python scripting, I'm game. * *: got about 30 minutes into trying it a couple times before banging my head on a wall, goes back and plays with Blender.
- nickpinkston 14y agoYou can try OpenSCAD - but it's its own 3D language, but pretty intuitive.