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Re: Disrupt Space and Time: Win a 3D SpaceNavigator

Federico Cantoni — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:44:35 -0000

Future of cad will be open source.

Right now, the 2D/3D CAD world has two huge problems
- high buying and maintenance costs.
- myriad of different and not interoperable proprietary formats. Working in a R&D office, I usually get files from various suppliers. In my last week emails, I can see nine different types of 2D/3D files, mostly requiring a specific software

CAD is a necessity for most companies, and smallest ones can barely afford those expensive licenses.
I think it is a matter of time before an open source project will address those needs, and the result will eventually be a stable, fast, cheap (or free), reliable software.

Of course, this software will be ignored and criticized for a long time before becoming a market standard.

It happened in the server apps (like apache or mySQL) and office suites (OpenOffice) market, and is happening now with vector graphics (inkscape), publishing (scribus), 3D render (blender) and such.

Why not CAD too?

Re: SolidWorks Corporate Move to Venice Could Mean JetSkis For All

Federico Cantoni — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:56:22 -0000

Hey solidworks guys!

When in Venice, drop me a line! we could have an espresso together, or go fishing...

Re: It’s GiveAway Time - Win Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended.

Federico Cantoni — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:52:30 -0000

Would use video in PDF to add 3D overviwe of projects in documentation submitted to clients.
Anyway, I've never used those advanced PDF features, so maybe could come up with something else after a few practice...