[ANNOUNCE] Thirty-second release of PythonCAD now available
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Thu May 25 18:49:35 EDT 2006
In article <mailman.6209.1148591765.27775.python-list at python.org>,
"Art Haas" <ahaas at airmail.net> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I'm pleased to announce the thirty-second development release of PythonCAD,
> a CAD package for open-source software users. As the name implies,
> PythonCAD is written entirely in Python. The goal of this project is
> to create a fully scriptable drafting program that will match and eventually
> exceed features found in commercial CAD software. PythonCAD is released
> under the GNU Public License (GPL).
>
> PythonCAD requires Python 2.2 or newer. The interface is GTK 2.0
> based, and uses the PyGTK module for interfacing to GTK. The design of
> PythonCAD is built around the idea of separating the interface
> from the back end as much as possible. By doing this, it is hoped
> that both GNOME and KDE interfaces can be added to PythonCAD through
> usage of the appropriate Python module. Addition of other PythonCAD
> interfaces will depend on the availability of a Python module for that
> particular interface and developer interest and action.
>
> The thirty-second release fixes a configuration problem where the
> newly added autosplitting feature would not be activated properly
> or could disable autosplitting in a Layer. A small bug in the
> reworked splitting code was also fixed, as well as a few other
> small errors.
>
> A mailing list for the development and use of PythonCAD is available.
> Visit the following page for information about subscribing and viewing
> the mailing list archive:
>
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythoncad
>
> Visit the PythonCAD web site for more information about what PythonCAD
> does and aims to be:
>
> http://www.pythoncad.org/
>
> Come and join me in developing PythonCAD into a world class drafting
> program!
>
> Art Haas
Cool.
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