Bricscad V12 - direct modeling
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looks similar to this
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And maybe not the same price!
SU was one of the first to use "Direct Modeling"
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@unknownuser said:
SU was one of the first to use "Direct Modeling"
'direct modeling', i.e. modeling w/o the need for constraints, formulas or parametrics is nothing new and was available before SU (e.g. TurboCAD).
'direct modeling' in the sense Bricscad is using it, i.e. push/pulling the model is available already by the recent PunchCAD NURBS modelers... starting with ViaCAD 3D for 100 bucks.
Norbert
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I find the interface choppy as hell???
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I agree with Norbert. You can do all of that (as a precision modeller) with ViaCAD 2D/3D.
ViaCAD's an often overlooked modeller. It has a history tree and is a lot easier to use than say Rhinoceros.
And its a bargain for what you get.
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@tfdesign said:
I agree with Norbert. You can do all of that (as a precision modeller) with ViaCAD 2D/3D.
ViaCAD's an often overlooked modeller. It has a history tree and is a lot easier to use than say Rhinoceros.
And its a bargain for what you get.ViaCAD is nice app but Bricscad is slightly different animal.
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Yes, you are right, but an lot of professionals still use ViaCAD. And I've seen the results in the shops. A designer who designed a series of chopping boards that Joseph-Joseph released, designed those in ViaCAD. Jol Yates is another designer who uses ViaCAD.
ViaCAD is based on the ACIS geometric kernel, but I don't think it is fair to call ViaCAD an ACAD clone. ViaCAD is actually a better, more refined version of the old Ashlar Vellum!
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@tfdesign said:
Yes, you are right, but an lot of professionals still use ViaCAD. And I've seen the results in the shops. A designer who designed a series of chopping boards that Joseph-Joseph released, designed those in ViaCAD. Jol Yates is another designer who uses ViaCAD.
ViaCAD is based on the ACIS geometric kernel, but I don't think it is fair to call ViaCAD an ACAD clone. ViaCAD is actually a better, more refined version of the old Ashlar Vellum!
Not ViaCad but BricsCad is ACAD clone. Its GUI, command line etc mimics ACAD.
Compared to ViaCAD BricsCAD is much more dedicated to 2d drafting, but V12 brought this really nice 3D feature. -
Ah, that's where the confusion lay.
(I know Bricsys is an ACAD clone)Looking forward to the soon-to-be-announced Mac version.
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