Does it do solid modeling?

Tim Glover <tgl### [at] nettallycom> wrote in message
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> Don't have AUtoCAD or $3000 to get it?  Don't want to go the warez
> route?  Try the following legal, free ()for home use) AutoCAD "clone":
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> http://www.cadopia.com/
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> At least  80% of the utility at none of the cost.  Reads and writes
> native DWG files, does most autoLISP, etc.
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> On Sun, 28 May 2000 04:09:50 GMT, phi### [at] cleanwebnet (Philip Bartol)
> wrote:
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> >In article <3930812b@news.povray.org>, "cadman"
<NOS### [at] graffitinet> wrote:
> >>added (converts AutoCAD colors).  Win95+, of course, I think AutoCAD
only
> >>runs on Windows.
> >
> >Yes, they decided to cut everyone else loose to find another solution. I
think
> >someone at AutoDesk has been sleeping with Bill Gates.
> >
> >I much prefer the attitude that Bentley has with MicroStation. The Kernal
of
> >the program is re-written for each system and all the tools are written
kinda
> >Java style, write one run everywhere (I think you do have to compile the
> >source for each platform though).
> >
> >I wish I still had access to AutoCAD, I'd like to give it a look-see.
Maybe
> >I'll see if my friend still has acess and get him to convert some stuff
over
> >for me to check it out.
> >
> >
> >PHIL
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cadman wrote:
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> Does it do solid modeling?

Not at the time, only faces.

This is essentially due to the stupid decision autodesk has
made, not making .dwg (thus acis) specs availiable.  Autodesk is
the Microsoft of cad business (maybe even worse).

(however, if you open a .dwg file with solids in Intellicad, it
 will not display them, but they will be saved back as they were
 if you do a save within Intellicad)

Fabien.

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