A (very) quick overview of libre mechanical software Fernando Oleo Blanco (Irvise) [email protected] Disclaimer ● I am just a hobbyist/student! ● I have not used most of this software in depth ● I will focus only in end-user programs ● Logos and trademarks are part of their respective owners ● Of course software must be available for Linux ● "ry them for yourself! I will try to be as impartial as possible ● It could be pretty good to make this a yearly thing# Help welcome! ● %otta go fast!!! 2 CAD QElectroTech OpenSCAD FreeCA! 7 CAM #iri$ Moto Slic"r 8 MESHing MeshLa) GMS' %%& TetGen (Old) Cfmesh libmesh SnappyHe!*esh 9 Simulation | General, there are just too many O+,L-. $% Simulation | Mechanical Sys&ems (alculix $$ Simulation | CFD DualSP$ysics OpenL. $2 -isuali.ation $, nergy / HVAC rela&ed tools S % (adyb*+ Tools OpenStudio $/ 3tras OpenT,-.S (OI+-OR 2u*0 $2 5ther tools ● Documentation ● ,10/(1* – LaTe/ – !oli)arr – O!F – E-7.ext – %arkdown – Tryton – Scri)*s (posters2 flyers, books) – Odoo – Emacs5or+mode (no joke) – S*iteCR% ● 0roject management ● -ccountancy – OpenProject – Tai+a – &.,Cash – Fire3ly III – (eanti4e – #an)oard – Ho4eBank – (ed+er – ProjeQtOr – We0an – #%y%oney – %oney Mana+er Ex $4 Current s&atus | The Good bi&s ● 3e are already doing great in research and $0(! ● 3e have great tools for beginners and small businesses! ● 3e are incredibly fle!ible# .ut everything could be a little bit more integrated ● 3e can scale# 4rom simple problems to research grade ones ● "here are a ton of low-level 5uality tools! &+ot covered in this talk) $7 Current s&atus | Bad bu#s ● Industry acceptance/usage (very' low ● +o o6icial support! (Not quite' ● 5 Axis (-* 0LC programming 89& ● Low integration of the di6erent tools# .ravo to )alome and Free(-/ ● :ser interfaces are lagging behind ● )ome big domains are not covered for e!ample turbomachines $8 +uture ● Obviously: need for better commerciali;ation! ● )tarting with support. Some are already providing di6erent services ● .etter/more accessible documentation. "utorials, courses ● *ore visibility# That is the goal of this talk ● *ore/better integration of different tools ● .etter UI/:< ● *aintain and improve the quality of the software $9 What can I do: ● :se the programs! ● "ake part in the community! $elp people in the forums write blogs= ● "utorials, documentation and e!amples ● 4eedback: opinions, testing unreleased versions, new features= ● Spread the word show what we are capable of ● "ranslate ● (ode> ● /onations> 2% 6hank you! 9s there time for <=A) issues: irvise>irvise.3y. 2$.