Hi Gabriela,
Welcome, I am one of the mentors for STEPcode for BRL-CAD. Expanding on
the project ideas can be a narrowing of the scope or further elaborating
the function. For instance, import is better to start with than export
for a new capability like supporting additional schemas such as 214 and
242. For these schemas, focusing on additional support like STEP
assemblies and external (nested) references would be useful. There are
recommended practices for this at www.cax-if.org.
Charlie
On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Gabriela Voll <gvoll...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all, I am Gabriela Voll a junior at Hunter College in New York City,
> that double majors in Computer Science and Studio Art. I have a very strong
> knowledge of c++ and am learning python and java. Knowledge of advanced
> data structures, and computer law.
>
> I've been lurking for a couple days while I got to know more about this
> project and program and I'm interested in creating a STEP exporter and/
> Importer.
>
> I realize that for the program we are supposed to expand on the project
> ideas, but in this case the only way I could see expanding it would be to
> include more formats onto of the already implemented AP203 and the
> suggested additions AP203e2, AP214, AP242.
>
> Is there something else i should be thinking about in regard to how I
> could expand this project?
>
> Best Regards,
> -Gabriela Voll
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 11:52 PM, Christopher Sean Morrison <brl...@mac.com
> > wrote:
>
>> GSoC Students, Welcome!
>>
>> If you've not yet introduced yourself (this year), let's get a discussion
>> going about your interests! If you want to work with OpenSCAD, LibreCAD,
>> or STEPcode, please introduce yourself to their community as well:
>>
>> - OpenSCAD: http://www.openscad.org/community.html
>> - LibreCAD: http://librecad.org/cms/home/get-help.html
>> - STEPcode:
>> http://stepcode.org/mw/index.php?title=STEPcode:Community_portal
>> - BRL-CAD: You're already here! #brlcad on Freenode too.
>>
>> We have a truly exceptional acceptance rate, but know that you will have
>> to put in effort to prepare a detailed proposal [1]. Student proposals
>> last year were all pretty fantastic, so you have lots of examples [2]. Do
>> your homework and ask detailed specific questions so we can help. You are
>> evaluated heavily on your ability to communicate well, learn quickly, and
>> expand on topics, so please do speak up as soon as possible so we can
>> better know.
>>
>> Don't be afraid that asking questions will make you look dumb [3]. On
>> the contrary. Open source can be complicated and daunting, like a city.
>> Wandering a big foreign city without a guide can be slow to navigate at
>> best, or even dangerous. We're here to help each other!
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Sean
>>
>> [1] http://brlcad.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code/Application_Guidelines
>> [2] http://brlcad.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2013
>> [3] Avoid vague questions or statements like "help me understand / decide
>> / think". You are expected to read. Specific questions are best.
>>
>>
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