RapCAD

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2D and 3D

Users can work with 2D and 3D objects within the same environment.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Boolean geometry

It supports Boolean operations on 3D Nef Polyhedrons, including union, intersection, and difference.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Design approach

It uses a modular scene description language rather than a GUI based CAD workflow.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Integrations

Designs are compatible with traditional text based source control management software.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

License

The project is published under the GPLv3 license.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Linux limitation

The README lists Ubuntu Bionic, Focal, and Groovy as supported distributions.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Maintenance

The project page says RapCAD is maintained by Giles Bathgate.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Multithreading

RapCAD is designed to use multi core processors for faster calculations.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Precision

RapCAD uses arbitrary precision arithmetic powered by the GMP and MPFR libraries, converting to floating point precision at rendering or export.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Procedural modeling

Its scene description language supports a procedural and imperative approach for defining and automating model creation.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Purpose

RapCAD is an integrated development environment for creating rapid prototype models for RepRap and RepStrap 3D printing machines.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Reusable modules

Users can create reusable component modules and distribute them as a design library.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Security

The project describes its GPLv3 licensed scene description language as avoiding general purpose capabilities such as reading or writing files and network access.gilesbathgate.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Source control

Its text based designs are compatible with traditional source control management software.rapcad.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Supported platforms

Installation instructions are provided for Windows, Ubuntu Linux, and Mac OS X.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026

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