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| Developer(s) | Dan Heeks |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 0.18 / 11 May 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-11) |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
| Type | Computer-aided design |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Website | sites |
HeeksCAD is a free software computer-aided design program written in C++. It uses Open CASCADE Technology internally for the modelling and wxWidgets as its widget toolkit.
HeeksCAD supports cuboids, spheres, cylinders and cones as basic 3D solids. Further geometric objects may be created by sweeping or connecting 2D shapes.
HeeksCAD makes extensive use of local coordinate systems. For example, these are used to define the drawing plane and the direction of an extrusion.
The program can be extended with additional plugins. Plugins are available for Python scripting, milling and freeform surface modelling.
See also
References
- ^ "heekscad code analysis". Ohloh. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "Details". sites.google.com. Heeks. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Preparing Geometry". sites.google.com. Heeks. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Extracting geometry from solids". sites.google.com. Heeks. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- Wang, Tong; Yin, Yajun; Zhou, Jianxin; Dan Shen, Xu; Zhong Wang, Min (2018). "Optimal riser design method based on geometric reasoning method and fruit fly optimization algorithm in CAD". The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 96 (1–4): 53–65. doi:10.1007/S00170-017-1496-2. S2CID 115925240.
- "Home". sites.google.com. Heeks. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
Further reading
- B. Collette, D. Falck, No Secrets: Open-source CAM Application Bares All, Digital Machinist Vol. 5 No. 3 Fall 2010