Orthorectificatie: 2D versus 3D

Let op, dit is een concept. “Orthorectificatie” (“orthorectografie”) kan je omschrijven als het ontdoen van perspectief in een foto waardoor een exact haaks bovenaanzicht ontstaat met een uniforme x- en y-schaal. Als gevolg kan zo’n “gerectificeerde” foto geplaatst worden in een CAD-programma. Je krijgt dan een platte projectie waarin je kan meten, de foto is … Read more

SMR hard disks: Avoid them!

Very slow performance made me wonder and so I got introduced to SMR technology. A warning is in place: Manufacturers don’t advertise SMR and if you buy a SMR drive, you’ll only be able to write data at frustratingly low speeds. Most normal computer users do not want SMR drives for that reason but since … Read more

Editing PC3, CTB, STB and PMP

This is a seed… Situation: Large organization where administrators need to create several PC3 files per PC and per profile because users can switch from PC to PC. For some reason just sharing the same PC3 file does not work. Oh boy, that is a frustrating job! Let’s try to solve it… Introduction What we … Read more

Linux on Lenovo ThinkPad P16s

This post describes a practical installation and is also a kind of review. A ThinkPad was deliberately chosen because the hardware is known to be pretty well supported in Linux. We’ll see… Summary Windows, preparation… Possibly I will need the pre-installed Windows version again, I will continue that installation and leave it as is . … Read more

NFS on Ubuntu

A very condensed post about setting up an example NFS server 192.0.2.1 and client 192.0.2.16. All actions as root. Configure the server 192.0.2.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 sudo su apt update apt install nfs-kernel-server systemctl start nfs-kernel-server.service mkdir -p /data/acme nano /etc/exportssudo su apt update apt install nfs-kernel-server systemctl start nfs-kernel-server.service mkdir -p … Read more

The Flit: Getting rid of Apple and MS fly shit

Apple and Microsoft drop fly shit on your harddisk. Files like Thumbs.db, Thumbs.db:encryptable and .DS_Store are pooped everywhere. Although well-intentioned, these files pollute your environment. You can hardly prevent their creation but you can eradicate them. My grandmother yelled: “Those damned mosquitoes”. She grabbed the “FLIT”, she sprayed in every corner of the bedroom where … Read more

AMD Pro 4650G workhorse: Meet PharLap

It is always hard to come up with a system with cutting edge components without the accompanying problems and showstoppers. So this page can help you (and me), I hope you like it. This is in particular true for Linux users where unsupported hardware can be a nasty disappointment. This page is pre published in … Read more

CAD Lisp and variables

A simple test on the command line… Write or paste the yellow stuff and try to understand. On the command line… What is it? (defun test ( / foobar) (setq foobar T)) DEfine a FUNction “test” that sets a variable “foobar” to T (True). No need to say you have to finish with an enter. … Read more

Applied Mathematics concerning CAD Faces

This comprehensive page is a practical collection about CAD faces with layman explanations of mathematics and additional code fragments. It deals with vectors, angles, normals, 2D projections, rotations and more. The best news is that even BricsCAD Lite supports both Lisp and 3D commands like RuleSurf. Even with limited resources you can build great solutions. … Read more

Afplatten van regeloppervlakken tot uitslagen

Deze pagina biedt oplossingen en achtergrondinformatie over het maken van uitslagen of, meer specifiek, het afvlakken van een regeloppervlak – een “ruled surface”. Er zijn nogal wat toepassingen. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan uitslagen van een spiraalboor voor grondboren, hout- of metaalbeplating in de scheepsbouw en gebogen wanden en plafonds in de architectuur. Het doel is om … Read more

Flattening ruled surfaces to blanks

This page provides solutions and background information on making blanks or, more specific, flattening a ruled surface. There are quite a few applications. Consider, for example, blanks of a spiral drill for ground drilling, wood or metal plating in shipbuilding and curved walls and ceilings in architecture. In my humble opinion, the subject is totally … Read more

GHS-pictogrammen als SVG-download

Als je niet geïnteresseerd bent in de details, kan je hier de GHS-labels downloaden. De labels zijn omgezet van EPS naar SVG en kunnen daarom direct op webpagina’s of anders worden gebruikt. https://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/pictograms.html bevat de afbeeldingen. Dit is het bestand met alle variaties. Als DXF gewenst is, kunnen Inkscape SVG-bestanden eenvoudig worden opgeslagen als DXF-bestanden.Het … Read more

GHS pictograms as SVG download

If you are not interested in the details, you can download the GHS labels here. The labels have been converted from EPS to SVG and can therefore be used directly on web pages or different. https://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/pictograms.html contains the images. This is the file with all variations. If DXF is desired, Inkscape SVG files can easily … Read more

CAD-Lisp: configuration file syntax

There are plenty of ways to create configuration files. They all have pros and cons. What are the possibilities for CAD-Lisp? Choosing a configuration file syntax Win.ini is nice because of its simple structure. The downside is that it is limited, lacking array functionality for example. On the other side of the spectrum there is … Read more

The Linux BricsCAD pages, part 7: Publishing your drawings

Printing in Linux is very different, but not harder. In fact, scripting creates extra possibilities… THIS ARTICLE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YOUR POSITIVE INPUT IS APPRECIATED. All related parts: 1: Introduction 2: Linux base install 3: More user software 4: Tuning Linux 5: Tuning your software 6: Getting BricsCAD working 7: Publishing your drawings PDF as … Read more

The Linux BricsCAD pages, part 4: Tuning Linux

Optimizing your Linux CAD environment. A proper work space means increased speed and optimized working pleasure… THIS ARTICLE IS ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YOUR POSITIVE INPUT IS APPRECIATED. Updated for Xubuntu 22.04 LTS All related parts: 1: Introduction 2: Linux base install 3: More user software 4: Tuning Linux 5: Tuning your software 6: Getting BricsCAD … Read more

The Linux BricsCAD pages, part 2: Linux base install

So Xubuntu 22.04 it is. Ready to install? THIS ARTICLE IS ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YOUR POSITIVE INPUT IS APPRECIATED. All related parts: 1: Introduction 2: Linux base install 3: More user software 4: Tuning Linux 5: Tuning your software 6: Getting BricsCAD working 7: Publishing your drawings Preparation You need partitions, free disk space. Assumed … Read more

CAD: An approach to mathematical curves for engineering, part 0, just hackish.

Part 0: Drawing mathematical functions in BricsCAD and AutoCAD. Calculating x and y values with a spreadsheet and drawing the curve in BricsCAD (and AutoCAD, ZWCAD). Post-processing: smoothing and exporting as SVG for LibreOffice, PDF. This is a series about creating mathematical curves in BricsCAD (and AutoCAD).Part 0, just hackish with a spreadsheet, result driven.Part … Read more

CAD: An approach to mathematical curves for engineering, part 2, the coding.

This is a series about creating mathematical curves in BricsCAD (and AutoCAD).Part 0, just hackish with a spreadsheet, result driven.Part 1, the math, understanding ways to iterate.Part 2, the coding, techniques available. THIS ARTICLE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YOUR POSITIVE INPUT IS APPRECIATED. In part 1 the mathematics are explained. It turns out to be a … Read more

Documenting: LibreOffice Writer Template Changing

Internally, LibreOffice Writer has been used for technical documentation for many years: Writer is very strong in combination with style sheets and SVG format is perfectly supported. Vector-based images can therefore be inserted very well. When you work with large documents, there are two annoying peculiarities you should be aware of. The first is that … Read more

CAD: An approach to mathematical curves for engineering, part 1, the math.

This is a series about creating mathematical curves in BricsCAD (and AutoCAD).Part 0, just hackish with a spreadsheet, result driven.Part 1, the math, understanding ways to iterate.Part 2, the coding, techniques available. THIS ARTICLE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YOUR POSITIVE INPUT IS APPRECIATED. Introduction Mechanical engineers sometimes need mathematical curves. For example: A satellite dish is … Read more

CAD: Insert and units

You add an external drawing and suddenly the scale is no longer correct. It is a problem that everyone sometimes encounters. How do you solve that? This article explains the consequences of various unit settings. Do you draw in inches? Or mm? Or unitless? And how are “INSUNITS”, “INSUNITSDEFSOURCE” and “INSUNITSDEFTARGET” set? Do you find … Read more

CAD: Invoegen en eenheden

Je voegt een externe tekening toe en ineens klopt de schaal niet meer. Het is een probleem waar iedereen weleens tegenaan loopt. Hoe los je dat op? In dit artikel wordt uitgelegd wat de gevolgen zijn van diverse instellingen van eenheden. Teken je in inches? Of mm? Of eenheidsloos? En hoe staan “INSUNITS”, “INSUNITSDEFSOURCE” en … Read more

CAD: Vorm- en plaatstoleranties

(Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) Dit is WORK IN PROGRESS, reacties, tips, commentaar zijn uiterst welkom! Introductie Toleranties aangeven is een ware kunst. Je moet goed nadenken over wat acceptabele waarden zijn en waar je de toleranties plaatst. Immers, te kleine toleranties zijn prijsverhogend, te grote of verkeerde toleranties leveren productie- en gebruiksproblemen op. Deel twee … Read more

Documenteren: Bibliotheken van CAD naar PDF- en HTML-publicaties

Het extraheren van illustraties uit CAD-bestanden voor documentatie is voor de hand liggend. Organisaties kunnen dit slim en goedkoop doen door XML te gebruiken. Het oorspronkelijke artikel staat hier: https://vanderworp.org/en/libraries-from-cad-to-pdf-and-html-publications/ Automatische vertaling… Automatische vertaling…

Documenting: Libraries from CAD to PDF and HTML Publications

Extracting illustrations from CAD files for documentation is obvious. Organizations can do this smart and inexpensive by using XML. However, little can be found on the net about this. It is time for an example. For understanding the value for your organization, for learning and or for direct use. Part I: What we are going … Read more