brl-cad-mged ☆
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Description:
Solid modelling system
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 7.24.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Jul 9, 2024
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: cad 3d-modeling engineering opensource visualization csg
Install: brew install --cask brl-cad-mged
About:
BRL-CAD MGED is a powerful, open-source solid modeling system used for constructing and analyzing complex 3D models. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for geometry creation, editing, and ray-tracing analysis, with a primary focus on performance and precision for engineering and scientific applications.
Key Features:
  • Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) modeling
  • High-performance ray tracing for analysis
  • Extensive geometry editing and manipulation tools
  • Wide range of import/export formats
  • Scriptable command-line and GUI interfaces
Use Cases:
  • Engineering design and analysis of mechanical parts
  • Scientific visualization and simulation geometry preparation
  • Educational tool for computer-aided design (CAD) principles
Alternatives:
  • FreeCAD – More modern parametric CAD focused on mechanical engineering, less specialized on CSG and ray-tracing analysis.
  • OpenSCAD – Script-based CSG modeler, lacks the interactive graphical editing and extensive analysis suite of BRL-CAD.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Jul 9, 2024 8:30pm 7.24.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 7ef7dbe2
Mar 19, 2023 5:19am 7.24.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 6b0b5d72
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