[Gmsh] Gmsh & OpenCascade

[Christophe Geuzaine]

William Hunter wrote:
> I'm finding it hard to contain my excitement, so if someone (probably
> the developers) can please put me out of my misery...
> 
> Is it true/rumour that Gmsh will make use of OpenCascade's modelling
> kernel in the future?

Yes, it's true--although initially we will only use OpenCascade to 
import geometries, not to create new ones. (This means that you will be 
able to import standard CAD data files into Gmsh, in addition to using 
Gmsh's built-in "geo" language.)




> 
> Also, does anyone know of a stable and good open source or moderately
> priced CAD (parametric 3D with good 2D capabilities) application for
> Linux. It would be great if one day I can do all my work on a Linux or
> OS X system...
> 
> Regards
> --
> wh
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Christophe Geuzaine
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Mathematics
http://www.case.edu/artsci/math/geuzaine