avoCADo-CAD Open source 3D CAD designed for engineers and artists alike
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Open source 3D CAD designed for engineers and artists alike avoCADo (often written avoCADo-CAD to distinguish it from the fruit) is an Open Source 3D CAD design/modeling program written under the GPL.It is an attempt to offer a real alternative to commercial mechanical CAD and 3D modeling software. Many Open Source CAD programs have been developed over the years, but all seem to fall short in some form or another. By starting from a solid foundation and allowing for rapid expansion of both collaboration and functionality via plugins, avoCADo aims to be an indispensable tool with an intuitive interface for both artists and engineers alike. Here are some key features of "avoCADo-CAD": · Simple design of arbitrary 3D solids · Visually draw and construct solids · Intuitive and immediate feedback · Internal consistency and clear mode indication · Attention to user interface details · Low clutter; simple · Well chosen defaults · Advanced functionality still available via toolboxes · Collaboration throughout the design process · Networked presentation of projects to others · Part and project versioning · Annotation of flaws and features · Integrated categorized part repositories · Encourage reuse of parts where possible · Easily add/modify/annotate parts · Community support · Tutorials · Help · Bug reporting · New ideas · Expandable · Easily add new tools and features · Structurally flexible · Open Source · All code written specifically for avoCADo is GPLv2 · libraries must be at least as non-restrictive as GPL · Widget Toolkit: SWT (EPL) · OpenGL: JOGL (BSD) · File formats use open standards (XML based) · Platform Independent · Java-based for portability and robustness · Designed to run on Linux, Linux64, Windows, and Mac · Enjoyable · Pleasing to use · Supportive community · Sense of endless possibilities · Easy to make contributions to avoCADo What's New in This Release: · added revolve tool to the Build menu · holes can now exist within a region · arcs can also be references now by unique ID · sketches permitted on new faces after a build operation · added feedback for selecting regions and 2D elements · material selection (color only for now) · lots of CSG debugging (still more is needed) · updated graphics (startup, fonts, some icons)

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