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Re: Petition to open the Parasolid kernel source code
Siemens did give Plasticity a lower Parasolid licensing fee than they charge for MCAD stuff like Onshape and Solidworks. Plasticity is aiming more to compete with Blender, Rhino and Alias for modeling. It will likely get some light history so it can at least live update a loft or Square surface if the curves change, but it’s not going to have a complex feature tree or 2D mechanical drawing package with GD&T.
S1mon
Re: Render Battle #6 - Coffee time ☕(Winner gets a real Prize!)
Since I don't drink coffee, I'm going to have to abstain…LOL
I love the realism of #4 but have to disqualify it for trying to game the system with distracting supporting objects. LOL
So since the render is really about the cup, I'm going to vote for #6 and its implied motion as being worthy of my vote. quite creative and quite impressive.
Just messing around Micheal btw… I really like yours too. 😉
#3 is just well really real. I love it. impressive
#2 I love inverted concept.
Combine #2 & #6 and that'd get my vote for sure.
MDesign
Re: Petition to open the Parasolid kernel source code
@nick_papageorge_dayjob seriously? And you really think this is true?
Linux is widely used by professionals and many companies have built their products on it. Some examples:
Android, ChromeOS, Tizen,Snap Store are all professional software used globally and I dare say by yourself also.
Router firmware and embedded systems are found everywhere and are commonly based on linux. Devices like top set boxes and IoT switches are based on Linux.
IBM mainframes, Supercomputers, Smart devices and Network components often run linux because of their stability.
Klipper, a 3d printer management software, is totally based on Linux and it is opensource itself. Klipper is being looked at by quite a few 3d printing machine companies as their firmware of choice. Soon enough 3d printing will be mainstream for businesses and Klipper will become the goto firmware of all of them. Basically the whole 3d printing movement started out as opensource with RepRap, a bunch amateurs giving away their spare time for free, like Kevin O'Connor. He created Klipper in 2014 as a way to enhance the performance of his 3D printer by leveraging the computational power of a general-purpose computer, such as a Raspberry Pi, alongside the printer's microcontrollers
And last but not least, Ubuntu core is a minimal secure Linux OS used in Iot and edge devices for rubust management and deployment. Container-Optimised OS, or COS, is developed by Google for running Docker containers and this is based on ChromiumOS which uses Linux at its core. Google, you know that bunch of hobbyists twiddling their thumbs on their keyboards?
Yes money is the prime motivator, but it is also the prime suspect when you look at development stagnation, global inequality due to technology not being freely accessible.
And finally, when source code is open, you are safer! That is a fact! Closed software is almost always containing backdoors and bugs. Most bugs are first found by the open source community. And backdoors puts you at risk from greedy people and spying governments! All in all I do not think your arguments hold a lot of water.
kees_bijker
Re: Petition to open the Parasolid kernel source code
But just occasionally, sometimes, magic does happen.
I give you this last week Electronic Arts putting Command and Conquer source code up on git. Three weeks ago that was never going to happen.
So it is worth talking about. Ideas have to start somewhere.
Re: Chain Select for picking curves? (eg Selecting "closed loop" for a surface)
Re: how can i make this mesh into a solid object
You'll have to do some surface modeling. Too bad you don't have any reference geometry in your scan, to help with establishing a coordinate system. First thing I'd do is create a center plane or move the scan so it is centered as accurately as possible. This is a symmetrical thing, after all, and why do the work twice? The corners of the windshield come to my mind, for they are the only somewhat defined features in the whole shape. Then, I'd create section planes, profiles and guide curves by using points from the scan as references.
That'll be a bit of work, and this is only a quick and dirty approach, but you get the idea.
Is it possible to apply a Linear Pattern to a Bezier Spline?
I am trying/wanting to apply a Linear Pattern to a Bezier Spline (along with several other line and arc segments….but I'm either doing something wrong or this isn't possible yet!
I select all items I want to pattern (top Pic, right side) and when i click the Pattern Icon, the tool patterns everything except the Bezier Spline (bottom pic).
If this expected behavior or am I doing something incorrectly?
Re: Hide Blue sketch rectangle feature
Thank You Michael for answer, I also find this way, but it's not permanent. I can imagine that if I am looking on sketch from its normal than rectangle is diabled and when I orbit from different points of view rectangle appear to help me as you said. Or maybe it could be transparent.
It is not such a big deal, I can handle it, thank you:)
