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FreeCAD

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FreeCAD is a free and open-source (under the LGPLv2+ license) general-purpose parametric 3D CAD modeler and a building information modeling (BIM) software with finite-element-method (FEM) support. [1]

65 relations: Architecture, AutoCAD DXF, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Revit, Blender (software), Boundary representation, Building information modeling, C++, CATIA, Cinema 4D, Coin3D, COLLADA, Comparison of computer-aided design editors, Computational science, Computer-aided design, Computer-aided engineering, Construction, Constructive solid geometry, Debian, Engineering, Finite element method, Free and open-source software, Free Software Foundation, Geometric modeling kernel, GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License, IGES, Industry Foundation Classes, ISO 10303, LibreCAD, LibreDWG, License compatibility, Linux, MacOS, Mechanical engineering, Microsoft Windows, Oculus Rift, Open Cascade Technology, Open Design Alliance, Open Inventor, Open-source model, Open-source software, OpenSCAD, Packt, Phoronix, Product lifecycle, PTC Creo, Python (programming language), ..., Qt (software), Scalable Vector Graphics, Software license, Software release life cycle, Software relicensing, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, Source-available, SourceForge, STL (file format), Unix, Wavefront .obj file, XML, .dwg, 3D computer graphics. Expand index (15 more) »

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or any other structures.

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AutoCAD DXF

AutoCAD DXF (Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format) is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs.

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Autodesk 3ds Max

Autodesk 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio and 3D Studio Max, is a professional 3D computer graphics program for making 3D animations, models, games and images.

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Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Inventor is a computer-aided design application for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization, and documentation developed by Autodesk.

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Autodesk Maya

Autodesk Maya, commonly shortened to Maya, is a 3D computer graphics application that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, originally developed by Alias Systems Corporation (formerly Alias|Wavefront) and currently owned and developed by Autodesk, Inc. It is used to create interactive 3D applications, including video games, animated film, TV series, or visual effects.

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Autodesk Revit

Autodesk Revit is building information modeling software for architects, landscape architects, structural engineers, MEP engineers, designers and contractors developed by Autodesk.

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Blender (software)

Blender is a professional, free and open-source 3D computer graphics software toolset used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, interactive 3D applications and video games.

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Boundary representation

In solid modeling and computer-aided design, boundary representation—often abbreviated as B-rep or BREP—is a method for representing shapes using the limits.

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Building information modeling

Building information modeling (BIM) is a process involving the generation and management of digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of places.

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C++

C++ ("see plus plus") is a general-purpose programming language.

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CATIA

CATIA (an acronym of computer-aided three-dimensional interactive application, pronounced) is a multi-platform software suite for computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), computer-aided engineering (CAE), PLM and 3D, developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes.

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Cinema 4D

CINEMA 4D is a 3D modeling, animation, motion graphic and rendering application developed by MAXON Computer GmbH in Germany.

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Coin3D

Coin3D is a free and open-source implementation (library) of the Open Inventor API.

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COLLADA

COLLADA (COLLAborative Design Activity) is an interchange file format for interactive 3D applications.

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Comparison of computer-aided design editors

The table below provides an overview of computer-aided design (CAD) software.

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Computational science

Computational science (also scientific computing or scientific computation (SC)) is a rapidly growing multidisciplinary field that uses advanced computing capabilities to understand and solve complex problems.

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Computer-aided design

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer systems to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

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Computer-aided engineering

Computer-aided engineering (CAE) is the broad usage of computer software to aid in engineering analysis tasks.

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Construction

Construction is the process of constructing a building or infrastructure.

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Constructive solid geometry

Constructive solid geometry (CSG) (formerly called computational binary solid geometry) is a technique used in solid modeling.

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Debian

Debian is a Unix-like computer operating system that is composed entirely of free software, and packaged by a group of individuals participating in the Debian Project.

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Engineering

Engineering is the creative application of science, mathematical methods, and empirical evidence to the innovation, design, construction, operation and maintenance of structures, machines, materials, devices, systems, processes, and organizations.

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Finite element method

The finite element method (FEM), is a numerical method for solving problems of engineering and mathematical physics.

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Free and open-source software

Free and open-source software (FOSS) is software that can be classified as both free software and open-source software.

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Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Richard Stallman on 4 October 1985 to support the free software movement, which promotes the universal freedom to study, distribute, create, and modify computer software, with the organization's preference for software being distributed under copyleft ("share alike") terms, such as with its own GNU General Public License.

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Geometric modeling kernel

A geometric modeling kernel is a 3D solid modeling software component used in computer-aided design packages.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.

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GNU Lesser General Public License

The GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF).

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IGES

The Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) (pronounced eye-jess) is a vendor-neutral file format that allows the digital exchange of information among computer-aided design (CAD) systems.

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Industry Foundation Classes

The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is intended to describe building and construction industry data.

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ISO 10303

ISO 10303 is an ISO standard for the computer-interpretable representation and exchange of product manufacturing information.

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LibreCAD

LibreCAD is a free computer-aided design (CAD) application for 2D design.

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LibreDWG

GNU LibreDWG is a software library programmed in C to manage DWG computer files, native proprietary format of computer-aided design software AutoCAD.

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License compatibility

License compatibility is a legal framework that allows for pieces of software with different software licenses to be distributed together.

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Linux

Linux is a family of free and open-source software operating systems built around the Linux kernel.

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MacOS

macOS (previously and later) is a series of graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001.

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Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering is the discipline that applies engineering, physics, engineering mathematics, and materials science principles to design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a group of several graphical operating system families, all of which are developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.

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Oculus Rift

The Oculus Rift is a virtual reality headset developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a division of Facebook Inc., released on March 28, 2016.

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Open Cascade Technology

Open Cascade Technology (OCCT), formerly called CAS.CADE, is an open-source software development platform for 3D CAD, CAM, CAE, etc.

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Open Design Alliance

The Open Design Alliance is a nonprofit organization of over 1,250 members in 50 countries which develops Teigha, a software development platform used to create engineering applications including CAD.

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Open Inventor

Open Inventor, originally IRIS Inventor, is a C++ object oriented retained mode 3D graphics toolkit designed by SGI to provide a higher layer of programming for OpenGL.

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Open-source model

The open-source model is a decentralized software-development model that encourages open collaboration.

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Open-source software

Open-source software (OSS) is a type of computer software whose source code is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.

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OpenSCAD

OpenSCAD is a free software application for creating solid 3D CAD (computer-aided design) objects.

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Packt

Packt, pronounced Packed, is a print on demand publishing company based in Birmingham, UK and Mumbai, India.

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Phoronix

Phoronix is a technology website that offers insights regarding the development of the Linux kernel, product reviews, interviews, and news regarding free and open-source software by monitoring the Linux kernel mailing list or interviews.

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Product lifecycle

In industry, product lifecycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from inception, through engineering design and manufacture, to service and disposal of manufactured products.

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PTC Creo

Creo is a family or suite of Computer-aided design (CAD) apps supporting product design for discrete manufacturers and is developed by PTC.

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Python (programming language)

Python is an interpreted high-level programming language for general-purpose programming.

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Qt (software)

Qt ("cute") is a cross-platform application framework and widget toolkit for creating classic and embedded graphical user interfaces, and applications that run on various software and hardware platforms with little or no change in the underlying codebase, while still being a native application with native capabilities and speed.

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Scalable Vector Graphics

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics with support for interactivity and animation.

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Software license

A software license is a legal instrument (usually by way of contract law, with or without printed material) governing the use or redistribution of software.

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Software release life cycle

A software release life cycle is the sum of the stages of development and maturity for a piece of computer software: ranging from its initial development to its eventual release, and including updated versions of the released version to help improve software or fix software bugs still present in the software.

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Software relicensing

Software relicensing is applied in open-source software development when software licenses of software modules are incompatible and are required to be compatible for a greater combined work.

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Solid Edge

Solid Edge is a 3D CAD, parametric feature (history based) and synchronous technology solid modeling software.

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SolidWorks

SolidWorks is a solid modeling computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) computer program that runs on Microsoft Windows.

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Source-available

So-called source available software (or source-available software) is a software for which its source code is made publicly available for access.

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SourceForge

SourceForge is a Web-based service that offers software developers a centralized online location to control and manage free and open-source software projects.

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STL (file format)

STL (an abbreviation of "stereolithography") is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software created by 3D Systems.

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Unix

Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, development starting in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

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Wavefront .obj file

OBJ (or.OBJ) is a geometry definition file format first developed by Wavefront Technologies for its Advanced Visualizer animation package.

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XML

In computing, Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable.

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.dwg

DWG (from drawing) is a proprietary binary file format used for storing two- and three- dimensional design data and metadata.

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3D computer graphics

3D computer graphics or three-dimensional computer graphics, (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian) that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeCAD

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