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* [http://sketchup.google.com/ Google SketchUp]
==Intro==
* [http://www.artifice.com/free/dw_lite.html DesignWorkshop Lite]
Here are some open source options for CAD. Please add others if you know of any. We are looking for a cross platform program, preferably open source. We are using Linux so anything for a PC with linux should work ok. It would also be nice if it worked with our Mac OS X 10.3.9 laptops, and be cross platform for other collaborators, but this is not necessary.
* [[Blender]] - open source, 3D modeling classic, but with limited/nonexistent CAD functionality for creating 2D fabrication drawings
 
===[http://sketchup.google.com/ Google SketchUp]===
 
===[http://www.artifice.com/free/dw_lite.html DesignWorkshop Lite]===
 
===[[Blender]]===
open source, 3D modeling / animation classic, but with limited/nonexistent CAD functionality for creating 2D fabrication drawings
 
Works OK for basic 3d design and prototyping but only makes meshes. It is poorly suited for CAD use.
 
===[http://CAELunix.org/ CAELinux]===
* "Based on the open-source CAE softwares Salomé, Code_Aster, Code_Saturne and OpenFOAM , you can load your CAD geometry in Salomé and start partitionning and meshing your problem in just 5 minutes. Then you can simulate incredibly complex physics with the open-source FE & CFD solvers Code_Aster, Code-Saturne, OpenFOAM & Elmer: non-linear thermo-mechanics, coupled fluid-structure dynamics, seismic / non-linear explicit dynamics, contacts, visco-plasticity, fluid dynamics, heat exchange, convection heat transfer and radiation, electro-magnetcis in other words nearly all physics problem can be addressed with the integrated solvers!! Then reload your results files in post-processing applications like Salomé, GMSH, Visit, or Paraview to visualize your data in 3D."
** It can do CAD (Salome) but could be a little easier to use with more mouse control with widgets and hotkeys.
** Good candidate for CAD-CAE if nothing else is found.
 
===[http://avocado-cad.sourceforge.net/ avoCADo]===
* Evaluation pending.
 
===[http://brlcad.org/ BRL-CAD]===
* BRL-CAD is a powerful cross-platform open source solid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geometric analysis, image and signal-processing tools, a system performance analysis benchmark suite, libraries for robust geometric
representation, with more than 20 years of active development. Operating Systems: All major platforms.
* Evaluation pending.
 
===[http://www.opencascade.org OpenCASCADE]===
* Open CASCADE Technology is software development platform freely available in open source. It includes components for 3D surface and solid modeling, visualization, data exchange and rapid application development. Operating Systems: Linux, Sun Sparc, or Windows.
* Seems too ''clunky'' without a better GUI.
 
 


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Revision as of 01:43, 15 October 2010

Intro

Here are some open source options for CAD. Please add others if you know of any. We are looking for a cross platform program, preferably open source. We are using Linux so anything for a PC with linux should work ok. It would also be nice if it worked with our Mac OS X 10.3.9 laptops, and be cross platform for other collaborators, but this is not necessary.

Google SketchUp

DesignWorkshop Lite

Blender

open source, 3D modeling / animation classic, but with limited/nonexistent CAD functionality for creating 2D fabrication drawings

Works OK for basic 3d design and prototyping but only makes meshes. It is poorly suited for CAD use.

CAELinux

  • "Based on the open-source CAE softwares Salomé, Code_Aster, Code_Saturne and OpenFOAM , you can load your CAD geometry in Salomé and start partitionning and meshing your problem in just 5 minutes. Then you can simulate incredibly complex physics with the open-source FE & CFD solvers Code_Aster, Code-Saturne, OpenFOAM & Elmer: non-linear thermo-mechanics, coupled fluid-structure dynamics, seismic / non-linear explicit dynamics, contacts, visco-plasticity, fluid dynamics, heat exchange, convection heat transfer and radiation, electro-magnetcis in other words nearly all physics problem can be addressed with the integrated solvers!! Then reload your results files in post-processing applications like Salomé, GMSH, Visit, or Paraview to visualize your data in 3D."
    • It can do CAD (Salome) but could be a little easier to use with more mouse control with widgets and hotkeys.
    • Good candidate for CAD-CAE if nothing else is found.

avoCADo

  • Evaluation pending.

BRL-CAD

  • BRL-CAD is a powerful cross-platform open source solid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geometric analysis, image and signal-processing tools, a system performance analysis benchmark suite, libraries for robust geometric

representation, with more than 20 years of active development. Operating Systems: All major platforms.

  • Evaluation pending.

OpenCASCADE

  • Open CASCADE Technology is software development platform freely available in open source. It includes components for 3D surface and solid modeling, visualization, data exchange and rapid application development. Operating Systems: Linux, Sun Sparc, or Windows.
  • Seems too clunky without a better GUI.


See Also

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