Editing Google Summer of Code/2018

= GSoC 2018 With BRL-CAD =

'''BRL-CAD was accepted as an [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com umbrella mentoring organization] for the Google Summer of Code!'''


= Accepted Projects =

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* Student: [[User:StudentName|Student Name]]
* [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#1234567890 Abstract]
* [[User:StudentName/GSoC18/Project|Project Plan]]
* [[User:StudentName/GSoC18/Log|Dev Log]]

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== Check command for Overlap tool ==
* Implementing the check command in C and its GUI in Tcl/Tk
* Student: [[User:Sharan.nyn|Saran Narayan]]
* [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#5757800244838400 Abstract]
* [[User:Sharan.nyn/GSoC18/Project|Project Plan]]
* [[User:Sharan.nyn/GSoC18/Log|Dev Log]]

== Python Geometry ==
* Extend the current project by building python bindings for BRLCAD Geometry
* Student: [[User:schindler97|Jaipal Singh Goud]]
* [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#4524440256249856 Abstract]
* [[User:schindler97/GSoC18/Project|Project Plan]]
* [[User:schindler97/GSoC18/Log|Dev Log]]

== Appleseed renderer integration ==
* Integrating Appleseed renderer into BRL-CAD
* Student: [[User:DenisPavlov|Denis Pavlov]]
* [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#5986640799989760 Abstract]
* [[User:DenisPavlov/GSoC18/Project|Project Plan]]
* [[User:DenisPavlov/GSoC18/Log|Dev Log]]

==  LibreCAD 3 OpenGL rendering ==
* Replace our current rendering engine Cairo with pure OpenGL rendering
* Student: [[User:Parth Partani|Parth Partani]]
* [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#5693792615661568 Abstract]
* [[User:Parth Partani/GSoC18/Project|Project Plan]]
* [[User:Parth Partani/GSoC18/Log|Dev Log]]

== Slic3r Face based rotation==
* Implement a way for users to select a face and choose it to be the face that connects to the plate
* Student: [[User:thethirdone|Benjamin Landers]]
* [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#5950027143315456 Abstract]
* [[User:thethirdone/GSoC18/Project|Project Plan]]
* [https://github.com/slic3r/Slic3r/issues/4397 Dev Log]

== Improving raytracing performance ==
* Speed up raytracing by improving the data structures used
* Student: [[User:Caen.padding|Cezar]]
* [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#6552575353028608 Abstract]
* [https://cezarelnazli.github.io/devlog.html Project Plan & Dev Log]

== OpenCL GPGPU Raytracing ==
* Convert ray-object intersection function of primitives from C to OpenCL
* Student: [[User:sreyanshjainrkl|Sreyansh Jain]]
* [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#5875907886055424 Abstract]
* [[User:sreyanshjainrkl/GSoC18/Project|Project Plan]]
* [[User:sreyanshjainrkl/GSoC18/Log|Dev Log]]

== MGED search -exec option ==
* Add an -exec option to the search MGED command.
* Student: [[User:paddedtto10|Peter Pronai]]
* [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#4852429728776192 Abstract]
* [[User:paddedtto10/GSoC18/Project|Project Plan]]
* [https://raingloom.github.io/summer-devlog/ Devlog]

== FreeCAD Packaging & Configuration Management ==
* Use systems engineering approach to improve dependency & release process pains
* Student: [[User:Kkremitzki|Kurt Kremitzki]]
* [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#6369281718091776 Abstract]
* [https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=28478| Proposal & Development Log]