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− | + | == Where is the roadmap for BRL-CAD ? == | |
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− | == Where is the roadmap for BRL-CAD? == | ||
BRL-CAD is a large project with various development efforts that are heavily dependent upon how the community sustainably contributes, but these should help give an idea of where we're going: | BRL-CAD is a large project with various development efforts that are heavily dependent upon how the community sustainably contributes, but these should help give an idea of where we're going: | ||
− | * [http://brlcad.org/BRL-CAD_Priorities.png BRL-CAD Project Priorities] <span style="font-size:0.75em;">(0.7MB [http://brlcad.org/BRL-CAD_Priorities.png PNG], 0.1MB [http://brlcad.org/BRL-CAD_Priorities.pdf PDF])</span> | + | * [http://my.brlcad.org/~sean/BRL-CAD_Priorities.png BRL-CAD Project Priorities] <span style="font-size:0.75em;">(0.7MB [http://my.brlcad.org/~sean/BRL-CAD_Priorities.png PNG], 0.1MB [http://my.brlcad.org/~sean/BRL-CAD_Priorities.pdf PDF])</span> |
− | * [http://brlcad.org/~sean/ideas.html BRL-CAD Project Ideas] | + | * [http://my.brlcad.org/~sean/ideas.html BRL-CAD Project Ideas] |
− | ==How do I start BRL-CAD? == | + | ==How do I start BRL-CAD?== |
BRL-CAD is a suite of more than 400 tools and utilities. The suite of applications are intentionally designed to perform a succinct task so that they can be chained together, scripted, and expanded upon in order to provide powerful flexibility. | BRL-CAD is a suite of more than 400 tools and utilities. The suite of applications are intentionally designed to perform a succinct task so that they can be chained together, scripted, and expanded upon in order to provide powerful flexibility. | ||
− | That said, most users will be interested in using [[mged]] as a first step in getting started with BRL-CAD. Documentation on mged can be found in the share directory where BRL-CAD was installed. There is also extensive mged documentation available on the website under [[Documentation]]. | + | That said, most users will be interested in using [[mged]] for editing geometry as a first step in getting started with BRL-CAD. Documentation on mged can be found in the share directory where BRL-CAD was installed. There is also extensive mged documentation available on the website under [[Documentation]]. |
If you're on Windows, there should be an icon for MGED in your start menu or on your desktop. For any other platform, you should be able to run this in an X11 terminal: '''/usr/brlcad/bin/mged''' | If you're on Windows, there should be an icon for MGED in your start menu or on your desktop. For any other platform, you should be able to run this in an X11 terminal: '''/usr/brlcad/bin/mged''' | ||
− | + | Although /usr/brlcad/bin/mged works under Ubuntu as well, the alternative is to use a special BRL terminal which can be started with brlterm. In this terminal the command mged will run the program. | |
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== How can I check out the Archer prototype (on Windows)? == | == How can I check out the Archer prototype (on Windows)? == |