Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-03-18 Thread Josh Dukes
> VNC style remote control of other seats of the same software so parts > can be discussed with ease over the phone etc. It seems like project verse would be really cool to have for this. http://verse.blender.org/ -- Josh Dukes MicroVu IT Department -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/p

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-03-17 Thread Josh Dukes
The real problem jelle is the license of OpenCASCADE. My understanding is that it's not recognized as "free" by debian because of it's description. The phrase "You are also obliged to send your modifications of the original source code (if you have made any) to the Initial Developer (i.e. Open CAS

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-03-06 Thread Wesley Brooks
Greetings All, I've been watching this thread since it kicked off with interest. I'd be interested in being kept in the loop with the development of this project as I have made some very simple CAD like tools for Layer Manufacturing (also known as Rapid Prototyping) machines in the past and would

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-03-05 Thread jelle feringa
Hi Josh, > http://www.pythonocc.org/ However, I'm > not entirely clear on the license for this so that might be an issue. We're using a French license for the moment, but will move to something more standard soon. PythonOCC ( the current SVN version ) wraps 85% of the OpenCASCADE kernel. Consi

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-03-03 Thread dazaster59
I am interested in the possibilities of a CAD system built on top of a computer algebra system. I would be willing to contribute implementations of your "entities" (and associated transforms) using sympy, using the current 2d geometry module as a starting point. For adequate performance it would so

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-24 Thread geremy condra
I'm interested. If you are still serious about doing this in two months, send me an email. If you have something put together at that point we can talk about its future. Sound fair? Geremy Condra -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-24 Thread r
On Feb 20, 3:09 pm, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > Even 3DS or Maya is easier to learn that Blender. > > Notepad is easier to learn that VI. Not a good program does simple make. And not a good program does complex make either Yoda. Assembly language is very powerful and allows full control down to the p

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-20 Thread Dotan Cohen
> Even 3DS or Maya is easier to learn that Blender. > Notepad is easier to learn that VI. Not a good program does simple make. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-19 Thread r
On Feb 19, 2:29 am, Lie wrote: > On Feb 18, 8:02 pm, r wrote: > Blender's UI is designed for effective and efficient 3D workflow, not > for low learning curve. And that will be it's downfall! I know what what Blenders UI is designed for. However not too many people get religious about learning

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-19 Thread Lie
On Feb 18, 8:02 pm, r wrote: > Hello Josh, > Blender is a lost cause. It is a powerful app but the UI is horrible. > Even the Blender folks admit only a complete rewrite could solve the > major flaws that plague the design. So maybe i could salvage > some code > but for what i have in mind, Blend

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-18 Thread Josh Dukes
You might also want to look in to open cascade. It supports a bunch of standard 3d model formats (stl, iges, step) and has python bindings. Salome is based on open cascade. http://www.pythonocc.org/ However, I'm not entirely clear on the license for this so that might be an issue. I know the Debian

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-18 Thread Zamnedix
On Feb 9, 12:58 pm, rantingrick wrote: > Hello all, > > It has long been my dream to create an open source 3D CAD program and > i am starting to crawl my way into the first steps. I now believe i am > ready to start this endeavor and i am currently looking for fellow > Python programmers (no matte

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-18 Thread r
Yes i want linux, windows, and mac support. I think you are good for a few years though :). Getting something up and working is the easy part. Adding all the features that are required to compete with something the likes of SolidWorks or ACAD takes time. One way or another i am going to build thi

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-18 Thread r
Hello Josh, Blender is a lost cause. It is a powerful app but the UI is horrible. Even the Blender folks admit only a complete rewrite could solve the major flaws that plague the design. So maybe i could salvage some code but for what i have in mind, Blender will look like a piece of software from

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
> It has long been my dream to create an open source 3D CAD program and > i am starting to crawl my way into the first steps. If you are really serious, then I am waiting for a Linux-compatible Solidworks replacement. That means that I can work and collaborate with other Solidworks users in Solidw

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-17 Thread Josh Dukes
What kind of cad are you focused on? Mechanical cad, architecutal cad, or something else? If you're interested there have been some experiments with blender http://projects.blender.org/projects/blendercad/ http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=65559 Unfortunately I don't think anything

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-12 Thread greg
rantingrick wrote: It has long been my dream to create an open source 3D CAD program and I have a real good idea of the UI design Have you seen Sketchup? http://sketchup.google.com/ It has an amazingly intuitive user interface, much better than any other 3D modeller I've seen. Anyone thi

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-10 Thread Mike C. Fletcher
rantingrick wrote: ... It has long been my dream to create an open source 3D CAD program and i am starting to crawl my way into the first steps. I now believe i am ready to start this endeavor and i am currently looking for fellow Python programmers (no matter what skill level) to get started bra

Re: Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-10 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen
"rantingrick" wrote 8< - dreams, goals and tentative spec - Have you looked at Pycad ? - it started off with a similar rush some time ago. Maybe there is something there that you can use and/or salvage. - Hendrik -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyth

Python 3D CAD -- need collaborators, or just brave souls :)

2009-02-09 Thread rantingrick
Hello all, It has long been my dream to create an open source 3D CAD program and i am starting to crawl my way into the first steps. I now believe i am ready to start this endeavor and i am currently looking for fellow Python programmers (no matter what skill level) to get started brainstorming th