On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:23 AM, Djimeli Konrad wrote:
> I am Djimeli Konrad, a first year university student offering computer
> engineering.This is not the first time i am communicating on the mailing list
> but i am sorry, i did not get to introduce myself the first time.
No need to apologize, and welcome Konrad!
> What i was actually intending to implement was a shape like a
> tetrahedron which could be used to design diamond and crystal shapes like
> those found in this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahedron
Not to bust your bubble, but BRL-CAD already has two very generalized
polyhedron primitives. Our ARB4 and ARBN (with four planes) will make a
tetrahedron. See
http://brlcad.org/tmp/primitives/Primitives2_grouped_with_labels.png
> While walking my way through and familiarizing myself with the software i
> came across the arbitrary convex polyhedron (arb) with arb5 which actually
> produces shapes very similar to what i intended to implement. So i am
> considering going though the projects page and choosing and a suitable
> project to work on.
We're still in the process of updating our projects ideas page, so do check
back in a couple days too. If you're interested in working with primitives,
there are other new object types mentioned in our TODO file and
http://brlcad.org/~sean/ideas.html that would be useful to have, some more than
others.
> This is my first time of trying to get involved with an open source
> organization so i wish i can get some directive on how i can keep on moving
> forward.
Welcome is most definitely in order! Open source is all about community and
communication, so just keep talking. :) Learn as much as you can, read a lot
(self-guided learning is highly valued), and ask good questions when you
honestly get stuck. I presume you're interested in GSoC, so hopefully we can
find a project suited to your interests and ability level.
Cheers!
Sean
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