3D - CADCAM - software for MS-Windows and Linux
gCAD3D has its own
- import and export-programs,
- integrated 3D-OpenGL viewer,
- program interpreter for geometry and NC commands in 3D,
- integrated NC processor.
- programming interface for userprograms (plugins)
designed with gCAD3D
For porting gCAD3D to the Macintosh we would need a computer. If you could provide a Mac with OS X 10.5 for compiling in the Vienna area please send a short mail to franz.reiter - at - gcad3d.org.
License:
gCAD3D is freeware
- may be used for any purposes free of costs
- may be copied and distributed without restrictions
- no restrictions for AddOn-Software (Plugins, DDL's)
THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM.
THE ENTIRE RISK IS WITH YOU.
ThirdPartySoftware used by gCAD3D:
OpenGL - 3D-display (www.opengl.org)
GTK - Userinterface (www.gtk.org)
gtkglext - GTK-OpenGL-Binding (sourceforge.net/projects/gtkglext)
djpeg - Imagedecompression, the Independent JPEG Group (www.ijg.org)
NSIS - PackageBuilder (MS-Windows only)(nsis.sourceforge.net)
Doxygen - DeveloperDocumentation(www.doxygen.org)
MinGW - Runtime-libraries (MS-Windows only)(www.mingw.org)
GNU-GCC - C-Compiler (gcc.gnu.org)
Log-file (new functions): gCAD3D_log.txt
Last Updates:
V.1.44 / 2010-02-26 VRML-2-Import (no Animations, textures not yet)
tooltips and messages spanish/french/italian
updates for windows-7, bugfixes.
V.1.42 / 2010-01-15 all tooltips internationalized (de / en)
new PointEditor (move points of lines, polygons, splines .. -
all depending objects are updated dynamically)
OBJ-Files-Import: support for newer Format (blender, SweetHome3D)
V.1.40 / 2009-11-18 MS-Windows-Version only: missing xa_dxf_r.dll added.
V.1.40 / 2009-11-15 Browserwindow (treeview of all objects),
object-specific popup-menus (right mousebutton)
V.1.34 / 2009-09-08 Linuxversion now using libgtkglext (up to now libgtkglarea).
V.1.32 / 2009-08-29 INTersect and CUT improved. Select-options with middle mousebutton.
Change Browser and Editor (Standards).
V.1.30 / 2009-07-21 Linux-Version: problem "xa_test.so" fixed.
V.1.30 / 2009-07-17 DXF-Import completely rewritten.
V.1.28 / 2009-06-08 New documentation (mainly german), bugfixes.
V.1.26 / 2009-03-06 Defektive Package gCAD3D-1.26-Linux-x86 replaced.
V.1.26 / 2009-03-05 New: create parametric points at selection of surface
segment-faults at startup fixed for Puppy-Linux
MS-Win: ported to VC9 (Express-2008-Compiler)
V.1.24 / 2008-11-13 New: curves from intersection surface x surface; bugfixes.
V.1.2 / 2008-10-09 New: ObjectNames, filter with names, ObjectList ("Search/Name")
V.1.18 / 2008-09-10 MS-Win-Bug (startup-crash) fixed.
V.1.18 / 2008-09-08 New: JPG-Files for textures; move / scale textures dynamic.
GTK-Version 2.12 for MS-Win.
V.1.16 / 2008-08-12 New: Applicationprogramming with Inputforms (see Help/Application)
V.1.146 / 2008-06-10 processing-Constants-bug in FormulaInterpreter fixed.
V.1.146 / 2008-06-09 Bugfix Formulainterpreter (PRI-command).
V.1.146 / 2008-06-06 Formulainterpreter improved, bugfixes.
V.1.144 / 2008-03-05 Function to import, modify, export GIS-(Ascii)-pointfiles;
create mesh ("TIN") of GIS-points.
V.1.142 / 2008-01-18 Bugfix for openSuSE-10.3 and Ubuntu-7.10; English Documentation.
V.1.14 / 2007-12-04 Circle tangential to 3 Objects; tangential to 2 Objects rewritten
Development-Package: Functionheaders & Description (DevelTools.txt)
Documentation translated into English (~ 50 % of CAD-Help)
V.1.12 / 2007-10-20 Mesh-Import from Landmark.xml, Clothoid-Curves, compress models,
join B-Splines, new Circle- and Vectorfunctions.
Bugfixes: Iges-Import from Qmax, VRML2-Export: Overflow;
DXF-Import: Overflow.
V.1.100 / 2007-09-03 UserCoordinateSystem, B-SplineCurves through Definitionpoints,
B-SplineSurfaces from sectioncurves or BoundaryCurves
V.1.084 / 2007-07-07 Import of Iges-Files from Autocad-Inventor
V.1.082 / 2007-06-17 Bugfixes CATALOG.
V.1.08 / 2007-05-08 Modify subModelPosition (Translate/Rotate/Surface-to-Surface)
Standardpartfunctions Catalog; new Function WRITE/CALL.
Export in Format STL; subModels are exploded (f. Blender)
WRL-Export: exports now also Mockup-subModels (wrl,stl,..)
V.1.06 / 2007-03-27 Import STL-Files, MS-Win-Version: MS-VC8-Compiler, GTK 2.10
interactive Help-Funktion for CAD: not yet translated from german
V.1.05 / 2007-01-13 MS-Windows-Development with VC++2005-Express Compiler (VC8)
OpenGl-Libs from "Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK"
V.1.04 / 2007-01-01 Intersection Surface X Plane; Linux: Installer gxInstall ..
V.1.02 / 2006-09-13 VRML-2-Export, Textures, SurfaceColors, DXF-Export:3DFACES, ..
V.1.00 / 2006-05-12 SurfaceStyle, Linetyp interact.; Points parametr.; Bugfixes.
Download:
The gCAD3D-package contains a binary executable for 32-bit-Processors (not for 64-bit).
The devel-package contains -
- GTK-Toolbox with examples (sources and makefiles)
- some gCAD3D-demo-plugins (sources and makefiles)
- all gCAD3D includefiles
Prerequisites for the Linux-version: libc.2.4.4 or newer, gtk2, OpenGL/Mesa.
Prerequisites for the MS-Windows-version: none (gCAD3D comes with all necessary Gtk-runtimelibraries).
GTK siehe
www.gtk.org.
gCAD3D has its own
- import and export-programs,
- integrated 3D-OpenGL viewer,
- program interpreter for geometry and NC commands in 3D,
- integrated NC processor.
- programming interface for userprograms (plugins)
The creation of geometrical elements / NC-programs can be done by -
- interactive generated geometric objects or
- manually generated commands or by the
- import module (Step - Iges - dxf) or by the
- Mockup import module (Vrml-1 - obj ..) or by loading a
- datafile created by program or by
- special importprocessors (user-programs)
The programinterpreter provides functions for -
- creation and spatial visualisation of data
- NC-work, direct and program controlled
- preparation of data (building contours ..)
- analysis of data
- programming functions
Functions for making documentations:
- Display of 2D-draftings, 3D-models and images (bitmaps) in the same 3D-model space
- drafts and models can be generated / modified dynamically
- all graphic objects can be connected with interactions
Interactions can:
- call models (like HTML - HREF)
- call programs (start plugins)
- change the viewport
- change model parameter (dimensions ..)
The NC-processor provides functions for -
- implementation of all machining-strategies
- combined cycles (eg pocketing - contouring)
- automated generation of parametrized contours (eg keyholes ..)
- macro programs are user definable (ascii-text)
Outputting data is done by the -
- DXF export module or the
- IGES export module
- standard ISO postprocessor
- special export processors (user-programs)
- native format APT3D
The programminginterface offers -
- creation and analysis of geometric objects
- interactive dialog functions (selections ..)
- automatic compile, link and reload at runtime (DLL's in C)
gCAD3D Screenshots:
Import DXF
Import DXF
Software development
Software development
Iges-Import, gCAD3D - Intersections for NC
Vordach1 (Sept. 2006, designed with gCAD3D)
Vordach1.zip
Step import from Catia V5 (Contributor: Gerhard Olbert)
Motor_step.zip
VRML1-Import (Model from VRweb)
VRML1-Import (Model from VRweb)
Iges-Import !
Iges-Import !
Iges-Import !
franz.reiter@cadcam.co.at