URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?9629>
Summary: Submission of CAD Block Library for Hydronic Heating Project: Savannah Administration Submitted by: gooserider Submitted on: Fri 21 Aug 2009 07:08:26 PM GMT Should Start On: Fri 21 Aug 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT Should be Finished on: Mon 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT Category: Project Approval Priority: 5 - Normal Status: None Privacy: Public Percent Complete: 0% Assigned to: None Open/Closed: Open Discussion Lock: Any Effort: 0.00 _______________________________________________________ Details: A new project has been registered at Savannah This project account will remain inactive until a site admin approves or discards the registration. = Registration Administration = While this item will be useful to track the registration process, *approving or discarding the registration must be done using the specific Group Administration <https://savannah.gnu.org/siteadmin/groupedit.php?group_id=10326> page*, accessible only to site administrators, effectively *logged as site administrators* (superuser): * Group Administration <https://savannah.gnu.org/siteadmin/groupedit.php?group_id=10326> = Registration Details = * Name: *CAD Block Library for Hydronic Heating* * System Name: *cad-hydronic-lib* * Type: non-GNU software & documentation * License: GNU General Public License v3 or later (My intent is that anyone may use the symbols in the library freely to create drawings with no restriction on the use or distribution of the drawings. I also fully support anyone including the library in a free or non-free drawing program so long as it is identifiable as a seperate entity, and the license preserved. I would want to see any changes or improvements to the symbols in the library (including the creation of additional symbols) made freely available under the same license terms, and hopefully returned to me so as to enable improving the original.) ---- ==== Description: ==== A library of 2D CAD "Blocks" in ASCII .DXF format for use in free or closed source CAD programs that can read this format. This type of library allows for the repeated insertion of frequently repeated or standardized image blocks in CAD drawings, without requiring them to be redrawn each time. The blocks in this library are related to drawing plans for Hydronic (hot water) based heating and cooling systems. They are not to scale or representative of particular products, rather they are intended to be used in producing the equivalent of an electronic schematic diagram. The blocks were designed using the Professional(proprietary) edition of QCAD, however the ASCII .dxf format file is a standard format that is openly documented and maintained by AutoCad, that can be read by many free and non-free CAD programs (The name stands for "Drawing eXchange Format" and was developed by ACAD to allow sharing of drawing files between programs from different companies) The symbols were created by me, but derived from samples collected in different places. I have done extensive searching and been unable to find a free / low cost set of hydronic drawing symbols, so have created this set for my own use, and would like to share it. ==== Other Software Required: ==== No dependencies as such, however the library files are essentially useless without the use SOME drawing program that can use and display them. ==== Other Comments: ==== Note that this is not really a program, but rather a set of data files for use by a program. As such I am not sure that it fits this sites objectives perfectly. If it does not, I'd appreciate any pointers to sites that might work better for this use. Also any suggestions for better (GPL compatible) licenses would be welcomed. I don't have the files in a ready to upload state yet, as I'm still figuring out how best to include the appropriate licensing info in the blocks. I am getting closer though, and thought it would be important to get a place to host them as well. (uploaded tarball does NOT have copyright notices, licenses, etc. - provided the tarball to make site happy, would add these things before making tarball public) Any questions or other issues feel free to contact me. Gooserider / Arthur Torrey (FSF member 5255) ==== Tarball URL: ==== http://savannah.gnu.org/submissions_uploads/CAD-hydronic-lib.tgz _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.gnu.org/task/?9629> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by Savannah http://savannah.gnu.org/