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@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@ - -WHAT IS IT? -=========== - -OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is free software -and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and Mac OS X. - -Unlike most free software for creating 3D models (such as the famous -application Blender) it does not focus on the artistic aspects of 3D modelling -but instead on the CAD aspects. Thus it might be the application you are -looking for when you are planning to create 3D models of machine parts but -pretty sure is not what you are looking for when you are more interested in -creating computer-animated movies. - -OpenSCAD is not an interactive modeller. Instead it is something like a -3D-compiler that reads in a script file that describes the object and renders -the 3D model from this script file (see examples below). This gives you (the -designer) full control over the modelling process and enables you to easily -change any step in the modelling process or make designs that are defined by -configurable parameters. - -OpenSCAD provides two main modelling techniques: First there is constructive -solid geometry (aka CSG) and second there is extrusion of 2D outlines. As data -exchange format format for this 2D outlines Autocad DXF files are used. In -addition to 2D paths for extrusion it is also possible to read design parametes -from DXF files. Besides DXF files OpenSCAD can read and create 3D models in the -STL and OFF file formats. - - -PREREQUISITES -============= - -To build OpenSCAD, you need some libraries and tools. The version -numbers in brackets specify the versions which have been used for -development. Other versions may or may not work as well.. - -* Qt4 (4.4 - 4.7): - http://www.qt.nokia.com/ - -* CGAL (3.6 - 3.9): - http://www.cgal.org/ - -* GMP (5.0.x): - http://www.gmplib.org/ - -* MPFR (3.x): - http://www.mpfr.org/ - -* boost (1.35 - 1.47) - http://www.boost.org/ - -* cmake (2.6 - 2.8, required by CGAL and the test framework) - http://www.cmake.org/ - -* OpenCSG (1.3.2): - http://www.opencsg.org/ - -* GLEW (1.6 ->) - http://glew.sourceforge.net/ - -* Eigen2 (2.0.13->) - http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/ - -* GCC C++ Compiler (4.2 ->): - http://gcc.gnu.org/ - -* Bison (2.4): - http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/ - -* Flex (2.5.35): - http://flex.sourceforge.net/ - - -BUILDING OPENSCAD -================ - -First, run 'qmake' from Qt4 to generate a Makefile. On some systems you need to -run 'qmake4', 'qmake-qt4' or something alike to run the qt4 version of the tool. - -Then run make. Finally you might run 'make install' as root or simply copy the -'openscad' binary (OpenSCAD.app on Mac OS X) to the bin directory of your choice. - - -DOCUMENTATION -============= - -Have a look at the OpenSCAD Homepage (http://openscad.org/) for documentation. - |