From 90cfe994c4a88e79802cf78b2880a16f5158229a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: reinoud Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:44:28 +0000 Subject: Import of openscad-2011.12: OpenSCAD - The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller --- cad/openscad/DESCR | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 cad/openscad/DESCR (limited to 'cad/openscad/DESCR') diff --git a/cad/openscad/DESCR b/cad/openscad/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..82f059439dc --- /dev/null +++ b/cad/openscad/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free software +and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and Mac OS X. + +Unlike most free software for creating 3D models (such as the famous +application Blender) it does not focus on the artistic aspects of 3D modelling +but instead on the CAD aspects. Thus it might be the application you are +looking for when you are planning to create 3D models of machine parts but +pretty sure is not what you are looking for when you are more interested in +creating computer-animated movies. + +OpenSCAD is not an interactive modeller. Instead it is something like a +3D-compiler that reads in a script file that describes the object and renders +the 3D model from this script file (see examples below). This gives you (the +designer) full control over the modelling process and enables you to easily +change any step in the modelling process or make designes that are defined by +configurable parameters. + +OpenSCAD provides two main modelling techniques: First there is constructive +solid geometry (aka CSG) and second there is extrusion of 2D outlines. As data +exchange format format for this 2D outlines Autocad DXF files are used. In +addition to 2D paths for extrusion it is also possible to read design +parametes from DXF files. Besides DXF files OpenSCAD can read and create 3D +models in the STL and OFF file formats. -- cgit v1.2.3