>> Try this
>> http://www.brlcad.org/
Too limited. It might be a great product for some, but for any professional
it would be far to limited.
CSG modelers like BriCAD simply cannot model at the same level as a good
NURBS modeler, like Rhino. CSG modelers construct the model by combining
several simple geometric shapes. Modeling a ball in a CSG modeler would be
constructed of many triangles. Too few and the surface would have flat
spots like a diamond. Too may and the file size gets extremely large. A
CSG modeler would be suitable for a house, since it's mostly a series of
boxes (walls), but it is nearly impossible to create an egg carton or modern
car body. NURBS (when properly done) give you the ability to control the
model shape with control handles. Rhino is like modeling clay, yet it's
fast and the file size is tiny. Comparing the two is like comparing a
modern Linux distro with Windows 1.0. To the casual user, they may look
somewhat alike, but under the hood they couldn't be more different.
On Linux, tools like PTC's ProEngineer have capabilities far beyond anything
free or low cost. Rhino won't do everything ProE does, but it can do some
things that ProE can't. Rhino is used by some F1 teams for modeling their
aero parts. Nuff said.
Ken Elliott
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-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of SOTL
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 5:08 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Real World Class 3D modeler for Linux
On Thursday 07 June 2007 17:53, Ken Elliott wrote:
> No, it's not FOSS or Open Source, but Rhino is a fantastic world-class
> CAD package. The producer (Robert McNeel and Associates) seems to be
> probing to see if there is an interest in a Linux version. For
> designers like me, this type of tool is one of the last reasons I've
> had to keep a few Windows boxes around. McNeel has a Mac port in
> beta, so a Linux version might not be too hard.
>
> Product: http://www.rhino3d.com/
>
> Vote here:
> http://offbroadway.blogspot.com/2007/06/rhino-for-mac-os-x.html
>
> No, it's not free, but compared to the $4,000 to $10,000 price tag of
> most CAD packages, Rhino's $995 price is rather reasonable.
>
> Ken Elliott
>
Try this
SOTL
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