Archimedes (CAD)
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| Archimedes - The Open CAD | |
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 Archimedes User Interface |
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| Developer: | Archimedes Project, University of São Paulo |
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| Latest release: | 0.17.1 / 23rd of November, 2006. |
| OS: | Linux, Windows, Mac OS, and any other platform supporting Java |
| Use: | Architectural Computer Aided Design |
| License: | GPL |
| Website: | http://www.archimedes.org.br |
Archimedes - "The Open CAD" - (aka Arquimedes) is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) program being developed side by side with architecture offices in order to fulfill all their needs. In this way, the developers hope to create software better suited for architects than the currently widely used AutoCAD, or other available CAD software.
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[edit] Function
The latest stable version of Archimedes is a step closer to what could be called a 1.0 version. Relatively simple in its current development phase, it nevertheless includes basic drawing tools; some advanced CAD functions, such as filleting; auto-save; SVG export; an Italian translation; and greater stability. It uses its own open format, which seems to have a similar structure to SVG, although it has yet to support exporting to other CAD formats, which may limit some advanced uses.
[edit] Timeline
The Archimedes Project started as a collaboration between a group of programmers and architecture students at the University of São Paulo, in Brazil, in 2005. The project is still running as a university project, with a few restrictions on contributions (developers must work in pairs etc.). The university part of the project will be finished in December 2006, and the project will become a fully fledged open-source package.
- Archimedes was registered as a Sourceforge project on the 12th of July, 2005.
- the latest stable version is 0.16.0, which was released on the 23rd of October, 2006.
[edit] Programming
Archimedes is being programmed in Java, and the Current Version, 0.17.1, Runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux/Unix based systems, and probably other OSs that support Java.
