Csanyi Pal wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer- aided_design_editors_for_architecture,_engineering_and_construction > > Such as BRL-CAD, FreeCAD, ... > FreeCAD can be installed on Debian system from debian repository,
Yes, freecad aims to be an alternative to solidworks or inventor. The project was started a few years ago and it makes good progress. But there is still a very long way to go until its goal can be remotely regarded as fullfilled . > BRL-CAD can be installed from source. brlcad is ancient software. Its interface was designed in the 1980s. That is, it preceeds the invention of 3D mechanical CAD as we know it. The UI implicitely assumes a text terminal and a plotter. There are elements of a "modern" GUI but they don't quite blend with the general cancept. The interface has a severe tendency to make simple tasks complicated. I tried brlcad when I needed a 3D CAD application for a straight-up real world design. However, it took me more than an afternoon to put a cube on top of a sphere. In the end, I settled for varicad. This is a commercial 3D CAD application that was developed on/for linux. Its list of features is moderately comprehensive. There is no much support for parametric design, though. But the interface is quite intuitive. ---<)kaimartin(>--- -- Kai-Martin Knaak Email: k...@familieknaak.de Öffentlicher PGP-Schlüssel: http://pool.sks-keyservers.net:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x6C0B9F53 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/joodv8$sda$1...@dough.gmane.org
