BRL-CAD Commands

Intro

This is a list of the unix commands provided by BRL-CAD. In the spirit of unix there are over 400 commands that each do a single thing well and can be used together as you see fit.

Modelling

mged -- multi-device geometry editor. Start here.

fence -- make a model of a fence

tire -- make a model of a tire

vegetation -- make a model of a tree.

Model Interogation

rtshot -- pass a ray through a model to see what it hits.

Translators from BRL-CAD

g-vrml -- convert a .g file to vrml 2.0

g-stl -- convert a .g file to a .stl file