The History

of BRL-CAD

1979 Birth of a Software
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In 1979, Mike Muuss began the initial architecture and design of BRL-CAD in order to meet the demand for tools that could assist with the computer simulation and engineering analysis of combat vehicle systems and environments.

1983 Product Packaging
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BRL-CAD's development as a unified package started in 1983.

1984 First Public Release
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BRL-CAD was first released to the public in 1984!

December 21st 2004 Off to Open Source!
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On December 21st 2004, BRL-CAD became an open-source project and is now believed to be the oldest public version-controlled codebase in the world that is still under active development!

August 17th 2011 New Logo
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BRL-CAD held a contest for its users to design a whole new logo for the software. On August 17th 2011, the results were announced and our new logo is revealed!