LazCAD – First Release!

[maurog]

@davo:

Hi Davo,

Thanks for the detailed information. Yes, I was able to reach Piero. He was really enthusiastic about the LazCAD project and very happy to hear about it. I even asked him if he would be willing to continue maintaining the CADSys4 library. However, he mentioned that he currently lacks the motivation to do so, but he may reconsider in the future.

Regarding the license, I will definitely discuss it with him. I will forward your post directly to him, if that's okay with you.

Thanks again for the important information!

[maurog]

@ALLIGATOR.

That sounds like a fantastic idea! Bringing all CAD developers together under one topic to share experiences and discuss common challenges would be incredibly valuable. It could really help foster collaboration and innovation within the community. I'm definitely on board with this!

[maurog]

@web86:
Thank you for your suggestion and for your enthusiasm about collaborating on CAD projects. I appreciate your interest in working together on large-scale CAD systems.

I reviewed the ZCAD source code, and although I found it quite complex and challenging to understand, I respect the effort and work that has gone into it. LazCAD is built on the CADSys4 library, which is object-oriented and very clean, making it highly extensible, modifiable, and readable.

In our announcement, we emphasized that everyone is welcome to contribute, and we value contributions from all interested parties. If you’re interested in collaborating, we might find ways to work together within the framework of the CADSys4 library or share insights.

Additionally, we are open to you integrating code from LazCAD into your project if it proves useful to you.

Thanks again for your interest and understanding!

[veb86]

@web86:
Thank you for your suggestion and for your enthusiasm about collaborating on CAD projects. I appreciate your interest in working together on large-scale CAD systems.

I reviewed the ZCAD source code, and although I found it quite complex and challenging to understand, I respect the effort and work that has gone into it. LazCAD is built on the CADSys4 library, which is object-oriented and very clean, making it highly extensible, modifiable, and readable.

In our announcement, we emphasized that everyone is welcome to contribute, and we value contributions from all interested parties. If you’re interested in collaborating, we might find ways to work together within the framework of the CADSys4 library or share insights.

Additionally, we are open to you integrating code from LazCAD into your project if it proves useful to you.

Thanks again for your interest and understanding!

I had to try. Without an active community, it would take many years to write a good CAD.
Anyway, we are in touch. If you change your mind, you are welcome

[maurog]

@web86

Thhank you.

[ALLIGATOR]

One suggestion I want to make is to share (if possible of course) examples of drawings (DXF) that are causing problems (rendering issues, crashing and so on)
This will allow to hone the rendering/parsing engines
Maybe not even necessarily in this thread, but at least document such cases in the issues system on github or similar services.
This, by the way, is one of the reasons to get you an account on github (or similar services)
I don't quite understand if you use version control systems...

[maurog]

@ALLIGATOR.

Thank you for the suggestion. I will create a Git repository next.
Please note that LazCAD is a 2D application and the DXF module still requires a lot of work.

[zamtmn]

And it seemed to me that CADSYS was very simple. Unfortunately, simple paths often lead to a dead end, In order to work quickly you have to complicate

[maurog]

For my work, it is completely sufficient. (2D CAM/CNC applications).

[jcarlos77]

Have a nice day, friends...
Is it just me, or somebody else has problems to start LazCAD?
On both windows and linux, the application starts, but it is not possible to open a new or existing drawing.
No menu is enabled.

[maurog]

Before running the binaries, you should adjust the LazCAD.ini.

[jcarlos77]

Oh I got it.
Thank you.

[maurog]

Sure! Enjoy working with LazCAD

[maurog]

@dbannon

CADSys4 as in https://github.com/michalgw/CADSys42 ?

Maurog, that CADSys4 has a DIY license attributing copyright to a Piero Valagussa ? Piero does not seem to be involved in the Github project, is he/she available for you to discuss this matter ?

Hello, with the kind permission of Piero, the CADSys42 library has been re-licensed under the MIT License. You can now see the updated license in the Git repository https://github.com/michalgw/CADSys42. Additionally, I have temporarily uploaded LazCAD to this Git repository: https://github.com/mdadali/LazCAD  Later, it will be moved to michalgw’s repository, as I am also modifying the library.

Best regards,
Mustafa

[amir.eng]

I downloaded it for win64.
it gives this error and menus doesn't work.