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Introduction

If you are going to contribute and wish to be the part of ongoing development of BRL-CAD, you are highly recommended to read following introductory article to let you know the current roadmap of the project.

An Introduction To New Developers

Development Projects

• libpg : A parametrics/constraint library (old documentation)
• libpc : Geometric Constraint Solving
• Revolve Primitive
• OpenGL GUI Framework
• Global Illumination using Metropolis Light Transport
• Geometry Service
• BRL-CAD's core C++ interface
• Online Geometry

Developer FAQ

I'm interested in BRL-CAD development. How can I get involved?

• Join the IRC channel #brlcad at irc.freenode.net and/or the developer mailing list
• Read the developer's guide
• Start submitting patches

I'm trying to add a new file to the repository and I get an error on commit about mime types. What should I do?

You should set the mime type. See mime-types for more information.

Developer Examples

• Using db_walk_tree()
• GCV_Plugin_Tutorial
• Category:Code examples

Development Tips

• Compiling
• Emacs
• SVN+SSH