RVT: At this moment we lack resources, but we will manage, obviously we can use more help. SF: Do you have the resources you need to make that happen?
#Librecad wiki free#
Sometimes the project stands still due to lack of time, but we try during GSoC to get 1 or two developers working on the project and I am working on it in my free time because I like c++. SF: How long do you think that will take? We are far from having a product, but we keep improving and working on it and one day this will be our new LibreCAD. This year we are making big steps with the current two GSoC students. RVT: We are working on a new version of LibreCAD, currently we call it LibreCAD 3 for lack of better naming. SF: What is the next big thing for LibreCAD?
![librecad wiki librecad wiki](https://blog.librecad.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/libfinal.png)
#Librecad wiki download#
RVT: SF has always been a stable and working platform for us where our user base could download the binaries. SF: How has SourceForge and its tools helped your project reach success? It doesn’t have to go fast, it doesn’t have to go frequently as long as it happens. RVT: Keep doing what you do and make LibreCAD better with each release. SF: What’s been your mantra throughout the development process? The release which included those also included many other new features and important bug fixes. Users can now select their own Qt style sheets, which allows for dramatically changing the program’s appearance. Command users might even find themselves more efficient. With custom menus (think right-click) you don’t need to move out of the drawing area to switch tools or snap modes. The new custom toolbar and custom menu system greatly improves user efficiency. Those came first but I think some of my contributions are worth mentioning. Ravas Mi: (For me it was) support for reading DWG files and exporting MakerCAM SVG files these are not part of the free version of QCAD, which LibreCAD forked from. RVT: We don’t have ‘the big thing’ but perhaps if I have to think of something for me personally is that LibreCAD is a working project with a solid past and future. SF: What was the first big thing that happened for your project? We try to release as often as possible but within reason. This is due to our team size and we are all doing this in our free time, most of us have a partner and/or children and they come first. RVT: We are too small for frequent releases. SF: Have you all found that more frequent releases helps build up your community of users? We are not huge compared to other projects, but we can sustain ourselves.
![librecad wiki librecad wiki](https://images.sftcdn.net/images/t_app-cover-l,f_auto/p/430fc3c6-9a64-11e6-90cb-00163ed833e7/163716442/librecad-screenshot.png)
Our community is active on IRC as well as our forum. RVT: Most important for us is to be friendly, help each other out, fix bugs and continue improving LibreCAD. SF: What has your project team done to help build and nurture your community? RVT: Read our wiki and start using the manual, and of course have a project in mind you want to work on. SF: What’s the best way to get the most out of using LibreCAD? RVT: Anybody that needs to make simple CAD drawings. SF: Who can benefit the most from your project? RVT: The very original vision (see previous answer) no but after we decided to create the LibreCAD fork, I do believe we achieved our goal. SF: Has the original vision been achieved? I never was able to finish the g-code creation module, but instead we now have a continuation of open source CAD that is available for everybody. One thing led to another and we gave this project a name, ‘LibreCAD’. I showed this to a few people on the LinuxCNC IRC channel and they urged me to put the codebase online.
#Librecad wiki code#
Working a bit on this project I came to the conclusion I needed to re-write the code for QT4 because Qt3 was old, which QCad was based on. So I decided to add a module to QCad so I can do it in one go. I told her that I needed to make a drawing, then open another application to generate g-code. Ries van Twisk (RVT): I was working on a CNC machine and my wife asked me why it took so long to let the machine do its job. SourceForge (SF): What made you start this project?
![librecad wiki librecad wiki](https://wiki.librecad.org/images/1/1c/Application_window.png)
Ries van Twisk and Ravas Mi, two of the developers behind the project shared some of their thoughts about the project’s history, purpose, and direction. For our August “Staff Pick” Project of the Month, we selected LibreCAD, a free Open Source CAD application for Windows, Apple, and Linux.