Registration is required to install the free-standing and higher performing PC version. Unregistered users can also use 3D Slash as a web application. Much like a stone cutter, the user accesses various tools, including a hammer, drills, and saws to remove material and a trowel to rebuild parts of the cuboid. In the program, this block, a cuboid, is shaped into a desired form. 3D Slash, on the other hand, starts with a solid block of material like real-world stone cutters. Classic 3D design software starts with a blank slate and then puts together a result seemingly out of nowhere via small and simple shapes. Working effectively with 3D Slash requires that the user understand the basics of how the program works. The clips are short but full of information, so you won't be bored. It is difficult to proceed without first looking at these tutorials.
This language choice does not pose much of a problem for non-native speakers, because operations are performed mostly via buttons, with self-explanatory symbols on the start page, the menu option Learn opens a help page that offers various tutorials in the form of short video clips. The website and the application are available in English and French. A trial run requires only that the user's system and web browser support WebGL.įigure 1: A trimmed down version of the 3D Slash CAD software is available as a web service.
IntroductionĪ user can gather first impressions of 3D Slash ( Figure 1) by taking it for a spin on the provider's website. I also compare the 3D Slash to Tinkercad, the predominant CAD software offered by Autodesk, Inc. In this article, I look closely at the functionality and performance of 3D Slash running on a Raspberry Pi 2 (RPi 2) outfitted with the current Raspbian "jessie" operating system. A trimmed down version with basic functionality starts directly from the web browser. The company promises that the Linux version works without problem on the Rasp Pi. The French firm 3D Slash offers a program by the same name in several versions, including one for Linux. More and more CAD software is becoming available for standard PCs or as a web application. This state of affairs has changed considerably in the last few years. For a long time, computer-aided design (CAD) was the domain of powerful and expensive workstations.
0 kommentar(er)
