Thanks a lot. BTW, the page at [1] looks really good for a graphical software. Maybe some of its looks could be put in the CAD software repos, just to give a glimpse of what is possible with FreeCAD and StCAD.
[1] http://www.ar-cad.com/index.html Cheers, Offray On 24/06/18 19:05, askoh wrote: > Hi: > > I have just open source StCAD (MIT license) which has the code for freeCAD. > http://askoh.com/stcad > Although written in VisualWorks Smalltalk, I hope Pharo users will port it > in part or whole. > > All the best, > Aik-Siong Koh > > What is 'StCAD'? > > 'StCAD' is a basic 3D CAD framework in Smalltalk (VisualWorks 8.x). It > extends > the GF/ST 2D drawing framework into 3D. It also include 'StCAD-Geo' which is > the 3D geometric domain, 'StCAD-Math' which provides the mathematical > support > for 3D CAD and motion simulation computations, and 'StCAD-Doc' which is a > simple word processor. 'StCAD-Math' is also suitable for engineering, > scientific and business computing. The parcels are open source using MIT > License. Users can use these parcels with other private software to create > 3D > applications like motion simulation, finite element analysis, CAD, > scientific > visualization, etc. > > 'StCAD' allows users to create and manipulate assemblies, which are > collections of 3D parts. The parts are 3D solids, which can be connected by > joints, constraints, contacts, actuators, springs, dampers or forces. The > parts and connections define the structure or mechanism that the assembly is > meant to represent. Animation is possible, if the user can provide time > series > of position and orientation data for the parts. > > Users can also obtain output data in the form of plots and tables. XY plots > can be zoomed and set to equal scales. Data series available include linear > and angular displacements, velocities, accelerations and other user > generated > data. > > 'StCAD' has been used to create a freeware called 'freeCAD' which is a 3D > CAD > with Motion Simulation. For more information visit: > http://www.askoh.com > > > > > > -- > Sent from: http://forum.world.st/Pharo-Smalltalk-Users-f1310670.html > >
