BRL-CAD VS libfive Studio

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: almost 1 year 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

You should check out libfive! https://libfive.com/studio/. Previously discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26930822. It is the child of Ao, previously discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12319406. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

Libfive does something similar but uses lisp instead of rust. https://libfive.com/studio/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

I found it confusing for a similar reason especially when you get into more complicated designs with multiple parts. I think development could be massively sped up with a little funding. I tried libfive (https://libfive.com/studio/) too which is roughly similar to OpenSCAD but faster to sketch with imo. There was a good discussion here on this topic too if you were interested:... - Source: Hacker News / almost 3 years ago

Super cool to see Matthew's library as well: https://libfive.com/studio/. - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago