If computer graphics is of interest, BRL-CAD (https://brlcad.org) is very welcoming to new contributors and has lots of projects you could take on. Source: 12 months ago
Mike Muuss[0] approves of this message. 0: https://brlcad.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago
Join an open source community that is welcoming to newcomers (e.g., BRL-CAD, Haiku OS, OSGeo, ..) and work on a little bit of code every day. It can be a simple feature, specific bug, or something new you want to achieve. Many open source groups are very welcoming to newcomers if you do the work and ask smart questions. Source: about 1 year ago
You could also try out free AutoCAD alternatives like libreCAD (2D), or brlCAD (2D&3D, I believe). Source: about 1 year ago
So, uh ... Learning curve. If you want anything and everything under the sun, go with BRL-CAD. It was designed for ballistics testing and simulation, but it can do pretty much anything. The learning curve for BRL-CAD is immense. Otherwise, I recommend OpenSCAD. Source: about 1 year ago
BRL-CAD probably still works on Solaris, and I'm sure someone's "archived" AutoCAD R13 or a similarly-aged version of CATIA somewhere. Source: over 1 year ago
There's also the BRL-CAD kernel [1], no idea if that would work any better. 1: https://brlcad.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
I noted the same thing 15 years ago and asked around about it. A prof at the college I worked at said tools like this (PCB design tools are similarly awful) don't have a big market, so there is not a lot of competition or funds for development. Maybe that is less true today with more people designing their own PCB boards and 3D printed objects. There is also lock-in, if all your CAD is in AutoCAD are you going... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
Large codes NOT in the popular mainstream are the way to go. For C/C++, BRL-CAD (https://brlcad.org), Haiku (https://www.haiku-os.org), and Gimp (https://www.gimp.org) have excellent entries for new contributors.. Source: over 1 year ago
Sort of, but not entirely. The US military and DOD loves and trusts Linux with key infrastructure. Also they run many desktop/server systems all based on Linux for better reliability and security reason. Yes the US Gov't uses Windows for most desktops; but when push comes to shove they only use Linux for the important things like submarines, nuclear ships, weapon control systems, and even for a large part of R&D.... Source: almost 2 years ago
BRL Cad, but it is public domain not FOSS. https://brlcad.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
I'm glad to share that I've been selected for GSoC 2021 under the organization BRL-CAD for the project OGV. The moment I read the mail about my selection was endless. I was working for this event since I started my graduation in 2019. - Source: dev.to / almost 3 years ago
The best clone I have used is draftsight. I don't do 3D though. There are better softwares for 3D work, depending on what you are doing in 3D. https://brlcad.org/. Source: almost 3 years ago
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