Re: gEDA-user: Vericad?
You can run PCB under cygwin rather easily. I believe gschem is stuck in the past with a very old mingw version(I could be wrong about this one, perhaps it's been updated recently). Cesar Strauss recently updated gschem and friends to run under cygwin. People have had success running the tools under cygwin. -Ales ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
Re: gEDA-user: Vericad?
Have you looked at brl-cad or qcad. BRL-Cad is nice but I don't know what state the DXF output is in. It is however free so it can't hurt to try. QCad has DXF but I have had issues with it in the past. You might want to check with some of the Linux-CNC people. Hi -- Thanks for the pointers. Yes, I have downloaded BRL-CAD and built it on a couple of machines. BRL-CAD is really a 3D modeling program. that is, you use it to create 3D models of equipment and scenes for visualization. It really isn't optimized for creating mechanical drawings. Also, creating 3D models using mged (the drawing editor) requires using a CLI which I have only incompletely learned (and now forgotten anyway). Finally, BRL-CAD is a biiig system, and I haven't learned it all. In any event, it isn't optimized for what I want to do, which is basically drafting. QCad is OK, but it's a PITA to drive. Drawing any primitive (line, circle, etc) reqires at least four mouse clicks on the tool pallate. Also, the F/OSS version doesn't support polylines. I have played with Pythoncad in the past, but it is nowhere near ready for my use yet. Unfortunately. Anybody whose used them have opinions on Vericad vs. QCad? Stuart ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
Re: gEDA-user: Vericad?
On Thursday 31 August 2006 15:32, Stuart Brorson wrote: QCad is OK, but it's a PITA to drive. Drawing any primitive (line, circle, etc) reqires at least four mouse clicks on the tool pallate. Also, the F/OSS version doesn't support polylines. I tend to use the FOSS version just like I would a conventional drawing desk/pencil/paper, and it works really well for that -- I've managed to do some pretty complex drawings without too much brain-pain (or mouse-finger-pain). Peter -- Fisher Society publicity officerhttp://tinyurl.com/o39w2 CUSBC novices, match and league secretary http://tinyurl.com/mwrc9 Quake II build tools maintainer http://tinyurl.com/fkldd v3sw6YChw7$ln3pr6$ck3ma8u7+Lw3+2m0l7Ci6e4+8t4Gb8en6g6Pa2Xs5Mr4p4 hackerkey.com pgpy9JR5V2ED9.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
Re: gEDA-user: Vericad?
You can run PCB under cygwin rather easily. I believe gschem is stuck in the past with a very old mingw version(I could be wrong about this one, perhaps it's been updated recently). I prefer myself to run Fedora Core 5 under VMWare Player. There are plenty of VMWare images available on the net so all you have to do is install VMWare Player(free) and then install gEDA and dependencies. Performance is quite good and saves me from having a separate Linux box. And I can transfer the VMWare image from box to box w/o pain(desktop to laptop and so forth). From: Peter TB Brett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: gEDA user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org To: gEDA user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org Subject: Re: gEDA-user: Vericad? Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:25:33 +0100 On Thursday 31 August 2006 15:32, Stuart Brorson wrote: QCad is OK, but it's a PITA to drive. Drawing any primitive (line, circle, etc) reqires at least four mouse clicks on the tool pallate. Also, the F/OSS version doesn't support polylines. I tend to use the FOSS version just like I would a conventional drawing desk/pencil/paper, and it works really well for that -- I've managed to do some pretty complex drawings without too much brain-pain (or mouse-finger-pain). Peter -- Fisher Society publicity officerhttp://tinyurl.com/o39w2 CUSBC novices, match and league secretary http://tinyurl.com/mwrc9 Quake II build tools maintainer http://tinyurl.com/fkldd v3sw6YChw7$ln3pr6$ck3ma8u7+Lw3+2m0l7Ci6e4+8t4Gb8en6g6Pa2Xs5Mr4p4 hackerkey.com attach4 ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
gEDA-user: Vericad?
Guys, I'm toying around with the idea of purchasing a Linux-based mechanical CAD package. I recall that several geda-users have mentioned in the past that they use Vericad. I'd like to hear opinions about Vericad -- positive and negative -- particularly from folks who've used it. Are there better packages out there (for Linux) now? Is Vericad worth the $500 cost? Is it overkill for creating 2D drawings of mechanical parts for the local job shop, or underkill? Does it support DXF adequately so that it interoperates with other CAD tools nicely? TIA, Stuart ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
Re: gEDA-user: Vericad?
Have you looked at brl-cad or qcad. BRL-Cad is nice but I don't know what state the DXF output is in. It is however free so it can't hurt to try. QCad has DXF but I have had issues with it in the past. You might want to check with some of the Linux-CNC people. ___ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
