<div dir="ltr">Hello,<br>Anyone want to join a new reading group I'm starting?<br><br>The 
idea is to get a good background on parametric solid modelling CAD 
(think solidworks, proE, openSCAD). <br><br>(to be clear, NOT how to use the tools, but how to write new ones or contribute to FOSS implementations).<br><br>I think the first group meeting would simply be an overview of existing approaches and the pros/cons of existing FOSS CAD software (as well as introductions to each other).<br><br>Proposed time is 6pm EST Sundays over google hangouts (and possibly simultaneously in person in Camberville, MA), totally open to other times.<br><div><br><font size="4"><b>❄ ❄</b><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ASY2LDR0UnFmKwdGOJEE7ReH1RUWVNffleHHD7N5-Zw/viewform?usp=send_form" target="_blank"> Sign up here: FORM</a> ❄ ❄<br><br></b></font>The results are here:<br><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ICsCH8iS1qb9UIZmCgMg4_CAwTFv9VZFIKgwYUaetU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">RESPONSES</a> <br></div><div><br>I will form a new mailing list for this reading group from the emails on the form responses, unless you indicate otherwise on the form.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!<br></div><div>--Nancy<br><br></div><div>(for those who saw a round of emails in the spring: working slowly away on this topic, sidetracked by boatwork / grad school applications :])<br></div><div><br>===============<br>Some materials for reference<br><b><br>A good overview, B Rep vs F rep</b>: <a href="http://academy.cba.mit.edu/classes/old/cad_cam_cae/Bowyer.pdf" target="_blank">http://academy.cba.mit.edu/classes/old/cad_cam_cae/Bowyer.pdf</a><br><br>misc. stuff<br><ul><li><b>class, CAD for Mechanical Engineering<br></b><a href="http://www.cgeo.ulg.ac.be/CAO/" target="_blank">http://www.cgeo.ulg.ac.be/CAO/</a><br></li><li><b>2010? Essential Mathematics for Computational Design<br></b><a href="http://quicksilver.be.washington.edu/courses/arch486x/pdfs/Secondary%20Grasshopper%20Readings/EssentialMathematicsForComputationalDesign_SecondEdition.pdf" target="_blank">http://quicksilver.be.washington.edu/courses/arch486x/pdfs/Secondary%20Grasshopper%20Readings/EssentialMathematicsForComputationalDesign_SecondEdition.pdf</a></li><li><b>2004? A CAD-Free and a CAD-Based Geometry Control System for Aerodynamic Shape Optimization<br></b><a href="http://oddjob.utias.utoronto.ca/dwz/Miscellaneous/RenoPaperDaniel2005.pdf" target="_blank">http://oddjob.utias.utoronto.ca/dwz/Miscellaneous/RenoPaperDaniel2005.pdf</a></li><li><b>1998? Bridging the gap between CSG and BRep via Triple Ray Representation</b><br><a href="http://search.crossref.org/?q=10.1.1.56.305&category=Computer+Science+Applications" target="_blank">search.crossref.org/?q=10.1.1.56.305&category=Computer+Science+Applications</a><br></li></ul></div><font size="2"><font color="#666666"><br></font></font></div>