#OpenCAD vs #OpenSCAD vs maybe #LibreCAD

#3DModeling

The main task set being perfecting the designs of mostly large (4ft long by 2 ft wide & bigger) wood furniture pieces.

A main design parameter set being strength, for both weight carrying & nonflexing ability, so I'll likely be fidgeting with the thicknesses of the boards a great deal within this.

I don't really need this program to automatically generate cut lists for me, but I do need it to give me at least a reasonably fast way to get a cubic footage of the material needed & similarly to know the exterior dimensions so it'll actually fit... (especially important for the pool which isnt likely to be a very simple shape).

First to check on video tutorials-- as I already have on draw which makes me doubt it's capable of this. CAD & SCAD I've now checked some & both definitely seem capable of doing this but so far CAD seems easier to do it with.

Second to check on written instructions on them
--- again I've read draw - hence my doubts, even as for my later set of projects- origami crease patterns & clothing making- it might work well. Reading on both again, they both seem capable but CAD just seems like it'll be easier.

Third to actually get the program(s) & see how they may or may not work for this.

that's actually a public admission of my inability to run a successful business, honestly. Even with open source projects that have businesses behind them, doesn't always work. Not sure what will happen with the Faeborn Networks organization, but it will stay on GitHub, and it's available if I deem a project warranting an org, though right now, that isn't happening for a long while. I don't think it's an accident that I finally realized the death of the #OpenCAD project. I think I just delayed.
that's part of the reason why the #OpenCAD project and the #101Schemes.io LLC organization exist...so that I can have a project where I get to make the technical rules rather than follow them.
The reason why our lead developer chose a custom framework? Because the others like Ignite, Yii, Z20, and so on had more than our application would ever need. I can see his argument, but I can also see arguments against it. #opencad #OC #dev #opensource.
This morning, after my conversation with with folks on /r/opensource, I think I now have some ideas for web site additions to the #OpenCAD presence to make it more friendly to developers.
#OpenCAD is a computer aided dispatch system for games such as Grant Theft Auto, though the eventuality is to make it able to handle community-developed plugins for other games. https://opencad.io is the relevant URL. Z
Open Source Computer Aided Dispatch, Mobile Data Terminal, and Identity Management System for Roleplay Communities.

Open Source Computer Aided Dispatch, Mobile Data Terminal, and Identity Management System for Roleplay Communities.

I guess we'll know soon enough when it's discovered that #OpenCAD finally has a full rewrite. Still trying to find people interested in our subject matter.
One thing regarding learning to code by reading other people's code...what does the original author mean by a particular variable? In #OpenCAD, we have the $ArrLang variable. It's a string, so took me a while to figure out what it's shorthand for. Arrange language? That wouldn't make sense...
Discord's jumping today. If any #PHP people haven't seen this,the #OpenCAD community could use some hands on both the front and backends of the rewrite. https://discord.io/opencadproject if you want to join us. We have fun, and it's all good times here.
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