Bricscad for Linux alpha 10.3.3

Hugh Dixon

Hi,

I am using Mandria 2010.0 and bricscad  (both this and the previous alpha) run well.

(I had to download and install libjpeg62-6b-44mdv2009.1.i586.rpm first)

Bricscad looks good to me ~ although I'd like more LISP and information about C/C++ development (ADS/SDSBDS whatever...)

Hugh

Torsten Moses

Hello, Hugh,

the Lisp engine already supports standard AutoLISP and VL Lisp functions (vl-xxx).
The next steps planned are support for VLAX function set (vlax-xxx) and VLR Lisp reactors (vlr-xxx).

Both will come soon, it is already very advanved. :-)

Final VLA function set (and vlax-get/put-property, vlax-invoke--method) will come somewhat later,
as this requires a kind of "wrapper" ... all VLR/VLAX/VLA functions are based on COM system, which
is not available under Linux;
thus, those (vlax-xxx) and (vlr-xxx) functions which are already available internally, do use a first stage
of such COM emulation.

Many greetings, Torsten

Maximiliano Meilan

File ---> Open...   show all *.dwg files, but not *.DWG

Bradley Hake

I have two questions for the forum -

1.  Is there a way to access typefaces to select from - one post indicated that TTF typefaces weren't available - how can I access my shx library, etc?

2.  Am I missing something, or is only one layout per drawing visible and accessible?  (I develop all of my related drawing sheets on a single file) - and is it possible to access model space, not from a layout viewport?

Thanks.

Maximiliano Meilan

There's no Layout tab, but try from main menu: Insert --> Layout ---> Layout.  You can "List" to see the layouts avaiables, and "Set" one layout typing the name of the layout.

Werner Macho

Hi!

First of all thank you that you make it possible to bring the world of 3D CAD to Linux in a very good way.

I only want to ask a question: Is there any bugreporting or feature request platform for the linux version of bricscad? As long as it is in development I'd like to support and probably add some user experiences to the unfinished product.

So that it will probably even be better than all other CAD systems out there

Can someone point me to the right URL?

thanks

macho

 

Nivande Machado

Dear Ones

I just have downloaded the bricslinux alpha but I canot install in my Ubuntu 9.04.Would somebody help me please?
I had that old brics on linux under wine, but  now I really would like to  try this new one.Nice from you  giving me some help!

Hugs

Nivande

Normand Chamberland

Werner Macho wrote:

"Is there any bugreporting or feature request platform for the linux version of bricscad? As long as it is in development I'd like to support and probably add some user experiences to the unfinished product."

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Taken from the Release Notes page (link in the "Download Bricscad for Linux" window):

Until the final Beta we will not answer questions nor give support for the versions published. Please DO NOT USE the Support Request pages.

Normand Chamberland

@ Nivande

Your question is so vague it is difficult to be helpful. What do you mean, you can't install? What have you tried exactly?

There is actually no installation to speak of.

You extract the downloaded archive to the place of your choosing, say in /home/nivante (of course replace with your true Ubuntu user name). Others are extracting to /usr.

You open a terminal window and change to the directory where your Bricscad folder is:

cd /home/nivante/BricscadForLinux-10.3.1-1-en_US

And then, always in the terminal, you run the Bricscad.sh script:

sh Bricscad.sh

That's it. Bricscad should start.

BTW you have to run it through the terminal. I tried creating a launcher, but it doesn't work. I edited the Bricscad.sh to add the complete path but it has no effect. I guess it's because all the system libraries are included in the Bricscad folder.

Bradley Hake

I found some help setting up a launcher on the ubuntu forums website.

1.  Create a standalone script i.e. bricslaunch.sh (locate where you find appropriate) to execute with the launcher

#!/bin/sh
cd /<path>/<to>/<Bricscad files>
./bricscad.sh

2.  Set the script executable:

        chmod +x bricslaunch.sh

3.  Right click on the desktop and create a launcher, then edit the launcher to point to bricslaunch.sh, change icon, etc.

btw - can anyone point me to the Bricscad icon to use in the launcher?

Hugh Dixon

Hi Torsten,

(message#34 ~ sorry I am so late to reply!)

When I open a new briscad session

I type (+ 3 4)

and bricscad  says

***********************************************
: (+ 3 4)

; ----- Error around expression -----
0
;

***********************************************

 

I am old ACad user ~ not sure about bricscad.

Am I doing lisp right for bricscad?

Can you point me to manual or something I should read?

TIA,

Hugh

 

Torsten Moses

Dear Hugh,

thanks for your notification ... indeed, the previous Alpha version missed 2 files, which are nessecary for the Lisp engine.
So as you see, we are not perfect :-)

But I just got a note from Tijs, that a new Alpha version is about to be published, including the 2 missing files, so Lisp engine will work then.
Sorry for the trouble.

Torsten Moses

@Hugh

Just to mention - if you have a Bricscad for Windows version installed somewhere, then you can take the missing 2 files from there,
those are encrypted files, but not binaries :

Copy these file to new names, as used under Linux :
"LispEx.lsx" => "liblispex.lsx"
"LispEx.ext" => "liblispex.ext"

and then copy into your Linux Bricscad folder ... then it will work :-)

Normand Chamberland

@ Bradley Hake

Thanks for the tip! Worked like a charm. Much appreciated!

As for the Bricscad icon, I couldn't find one in the BricscadForLinux folder. Since I'd already installed the demo V10 Windows version with Wine, I located its icon in ~/.local/share/icons.

I also found it on the web with a Google search (I've compared with mine on my system, it's exactly the same), you can download it here:

http://img.informer.com/icons/png/48/1169/1169293.png