by rcarmo on 5/1/24, 7:42 PM
This looks pretty nice for a 1.1 - I have been looking for a cross-platform (inc. Linux) parametric CAD application that actually has a UI (I can use SolveSpace, but it's a pain) and that isn't crammed with eldritch horrors (I've tried to use FreeCAD so often it's almost a meme now). Maybe this will reduce my reliance on Shapr3D and Fusion...
by phkahler on 5/1/24, 7:48 PM
Lucas K, can you email me? Yes I'm the solvespace maintainer. I can't find your email. Mine is same ID at g mail. I have a few topics you might be interested in.
by WillAdams on 5/1/24, 7:48 PM
The footnote from the main page:
https://github.com/dune3d/dune3d
is notable:
>I ended up directly using solvespace's solver instead of the suggested wrapper code since it didn't expose all of the features I needed. I also had to patch the solver to make it sufficiently fast for the kinds of equations I was generating by symbolically solving equations where applicable.
There's also a top-level domain:
https://dune3d.org/
and documentation: https://docs.dune3d.org/en/latest/
by failrate on 5/1/24, 7:25 PM
Dune3D is CAD software.
by James_K on 5/1/24, 9:11 PM
I can't explain it, but there's something oddly unnerving about seeing the stock GTK widgets in a piece of software like a CAD or video editor.
by claytonwramsey on 5/1/24, 7:26 PM
I've been following this project for a little while and it's very exciting to me. It's cool to see some movement on it since FreeCAD hasn't seen a lot of development and the rest of the OSS parametric CAD field is rather inactive.
by smolsky on 5/1/24, 11:01 PM
Oh, I thought this was an OSS remake Dune II. How sad... heh.
by mitthrowaway2 on 5/1/24, 9:09 PM
Whoa, is this by the same guy who did the electronics CAD program Horizon EDA? Very impressed.
by grzeshru on 5/1/24, 8:37 PM
Frank Klepacki on soundtrack?
by programmarchy on 5/1/24, 7:31 PM
This is an impressive project because of how several existing libraries were leveraged and synthesized into a powerful tool. Keen insight and well executed.
by abraae on 5/1/24, 7:51 PM
Kudos for using "anticipated questions" instead of the always bogus "Frequently asked questions".
But brickbats for not having "does it run on linux?" in there as a question (I guess the answer is no).
by mypalmike on 5/1/24, 7:39 PM
by rowanG077 on 5/1/24, 10:00 PM
I love the idea of solvespace but it shits the bed on even simple geometries. Let alone no fillets. I will try this out and check if it's any good.
by jopsen on 5/1/24, 10:04 PM
I played a bit with 1.0.0, it crashed a bit here and there... But it was fairly simple to use.
Granted, I've mostly been using tinkercad so far :)
by mjfl on 5/1/24, 7:38 PM
How does this compare to AutoCAD?
by LeoPanthera on 5/1/24, 7:36 PM
"Dune 3D is a parametric 3D CAD application that supports STEP import/export, fillets and chamfers."
Since I thought this was some kind of remake of the Dune II RTS.