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  1. Re:Isn't AutoCad Malware in Itself? by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 1 · on I've Got a Bridge To Sell You. Why AutoCAD Malware Keeps Chugging On (arstechnica.com)

    I tried to write some scripts for AutoCAD and in the first day I found about a dozen bugs in AutoLisp. I contacted AutoDesk to report the problems, and they told me they knew about the bugs, had no plans to fix them, and recommended that I use the JavaScript API instead.

    So I decided not to use AutoCAD. I did some research and found FreeCAD. Free software with a very nice Python API for scripting.

  2. Re:Microsoft Project?, Nah, FOSS by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: Software To Visualize, Manage Homeowner's Association Projects?

    Or given the request for cheap, go FOSS:
    https://www.freecadweb.org/ - Cad software that even uses autodesk's DWG file format
    http://www.ganttproject.biz/ - Gantt Project, an open source version of Microsoft Project

  3. Re:AutoCAD by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Ask Slashdot: What Would You Pay To See Open Sourced?

    FreeCAD works for me. I especially like scripting in Python. AutoCAD uses Lisp for scripting, but it is buggy and not included at all in the "lite" edition for students.

    Even if AutoCAD was free, I would prefer FreeCAD.

  4. Re:Oh yeah by sjames · · Score: 1 · on Linux Foundation Chief: Businesses 'Will Fail' If They Don't Use Open Source Code (techrepublic.com)

    How about FreeCAD.

    I'm not claiming it's there yet, but it is quite useful in it's current form and improving. Certainly it shows that sombody IS willing to make an actual project.

  5. Re:Windows As A Service? by phrostie · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft To Release Two Major Windows 10 Updates Next Year (arstechnica.com)

    Not sure if it has everything you need but,,,

      http://www.freecadweb.org/

    https://www.youtube.com/result...

  6. Re:Clickbait title? by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 3, Informative · on Microsoft Brings Its Embrace-Extend-Extinguish Game To K-12 Schools?

    Microsoft now owns Minecraft and they can do whatever they want with it. They may be using Python now, but that can change in a heartbeat.

    Then the school is free to dump Minecraft and move to something else. They didn't use Python because of Minecraft. They had already decided to teach Python, and then picked Minecraft because it used Python. The students also write Python plug-ins for FreeCAD and print their projects on a 3D printer. There are plenty of other options.

    Btw, you can write Minecraft plug-ins in languages other than Python, including C++ and Java. You may be able to use C# or VB as well.

  7. Re:SolidWorks and Word by Anomalyst · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: What Windows-Only Apps Would You Most Like To See On Linux?

    For the lazy http://freecadweb.org/

  8. Re:Where will decent software come from? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on HP Unveils Industrial 3D Printer 10X Faster, 50% Cheaper Than Current Systems

    I was half-right; the problem is with the licensing of the DWG library. See
    http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/p...

    FreeCAD requires installation of Teigha for DWG export:
    http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki...

    Teigha isn't freely-licensed. There isn't any license info on their webpage, but after installation, it states: "Copyright© 2003-2014, Open Design Alliance All Rights Reserved. This software may not be licensed, sold, distributed or included with other software products without the written consent of Open Design Alliance. "

  9. Re:Where will decent software come from? by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 3, Interesting · on HP Unveils Industrial 3D Printer 10X Faster, 50% Cheaper Than Current Systems

    CAD is recognized by the FSF as an area with a lack of suitable Freely-licensed software.

    Really? What is wrong with FreeCAD? It is a full parametric 3D modeling system. It can be scripted in Python. It exports industry standard STL. I find it far easier to use than AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or any other CAD program I have used. I have used it for dozens of projects, and have run into no limitations. I have also used it with a 3D printing class at an elementary school for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. They also had no problems with it. The license is GPL.

  10. Extrapolate 3-D solid from a 2-D picture by phrackwulf · · Score: 1 · on Fuel 3-D Claims to be a High-Res, Point and Shoot 3-D Scanner (Video)

    So I can play around with a part in http://freecadweb.org/ without caring about the measured tolerances.

  11. Re:Great, another quasi-monopoly by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 1 · on Autodesk Unveils 3d Printer As It Aims To Become Industry's Android

    With Android, google did something good to the mobile world I think.

    Autodesk is not Google. Android is a mostly open ecosystem, created to prevent Apple from dominating the smartphone market. I don't think that is what Autodesk is doing. If I can code up a design in Python, convert it to STL using FreeCAD, and print it on this device, then I will be very happy and might even buy one. But I will also be very surprised. I RTFAed, and didn't see STL mentioned anywhere, although they did repeatedly use the phrase "open source" in a context that made no sense.

  12. Re:3D printing by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 4, Informative · on 3D Printing: Have You Taken the Plunge Yet? Planning To?

    Blender doesn't do parametric modeling

    No, but FreeCAD does. Cost: $0. It has a nice GUI, and it uses Python as a scripting language, so if you prefer coding over using the GUI, you can whip up a python program to generate your part.

  13. Re:dying desktop. by bored_engineer · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: Are We Witnessing the Decline of Ubuntu?

    Here is a pretty good list of CAD software available for Linux.

    At home, I use Draftsight and FreeCAD. I had trouble with FreeCAD in the past, but it works quite well new. I tried gcad3d, but couldn't get used to it. I also used Cycas when I was designing a house, but it's a little different. Varicad is very nice, but it's too pricey for me.