On Mar 13, 2014, at 4:39 AM, gagan <thegag...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am Gaganjyot, a student of Chandigarh Engineering College, > Chandigarh, India pursuing bachelors degree in Computer and Science > Engineering currently in the second year. In my past I have undergone > Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. Projects involving CAD/CAM and > Programming are of my interest.
Welcome Gaganjyot! Sounds like you’ve definitely come to the right place. > I am well-versed in Python , PHP and > Shell scripting. Currently studying C/C++. Being a mechanical > engineer, I have skills for using BRL-CAD , FreeCAD and LibreCAD ( I > have also used Autocad and Solidworks). I strongly believe in the > principles of FOSS and am really enthused about people working > together, sharing the source code and learning a lot in the end! That’s outstanding to hear. > Last year GSoC, I have sucessfully completed my participation under > GNU orgranisation for LibreDWG ( An opensource CAD Library to handle > DWG files). Is there a reason you wouldn’t want to continue working with them again this year? > Considering my previous work and my intrest I would like to > participate in GSoC this year with LibreCAD for developing the kernel > for LibreCADv3. Great. Please also join their mailing list and introduce yourself if you’ve not done so already. > Following are some of my contributions to the world of FOSS: [snip] That’s an excellent experience vitae you shared. Glad to have you working with us. Be sure to include relevant experience in your proposal. > This is an opensource library to read Autocads native format file > known as DWG (Drawing). This file is a binary file encrypted with some > wierd encryption known to autocad only. A feature rich extensive API > was developed by me to avoid direct access to the internals of the > library and to be able to intergate easily in other programs such as > LibreCAD, BRL-CAD, OpenSCAD or may be FreeCAD. Unlikely BRL-CAD if only due to the license (GPL is a no-go), but also because it’s just a terrible format. This is basically like the .doc vs .docx situation all over again. I’m of the opinion that we’re much better off in the long term and as a community investing in STEP and other open formats. If we can seamlessly exchange data amongst ourselves, and import open formats better than the proprietary engines, our users will be better off in the long run. Cheers! Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ BRL-CAD Developer mailing list brlcad-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-devel
