TheSwamp
CAD Forums => CAD General => BricsCAD Users => Topic started by: MP on February 15, 2018, 08:36:49 PM
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Just downloaded and installed the latest versions of BricsCAD (http://www.bricsys.com/en-intl/bricscad) (18.1.09) and DOSLIB (https://wiki.mcneel.com/doslib/home) (9.03) for same.
Ran a few tests. Absolute speed demon. Generally smokes its rival. The bulk of my utilities work straight out of the can -- and fast! A couple need rework, e.g. MOE (deep dives into the object model), but overall I am seriously impressed with the LISP implementation. VBA based utilities also work (with some re-work to address the lack of the VBASTMT command [or equivalent] so parameter passing from LISP to VBA currently has to be performed via kludgy slight of hand tricks). Anyway ... I'm grinning despite a crushing headache.
Well done Bricsys & partners, kudos!
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... and OpenDCL just keeps ticking along
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and the dotNET API works generally as expected.
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and the developers are responsive.
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I have some serious dev planned for BC, leveraging OpenDCL / Owen's great work is a no brainer!
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and the dotNET API works generally as expected.
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better than expected I think, it's when you port it to work with acad that you find the 'strange' things with the acad api that don't work 'as expected'. :)
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and the developers are responsive.
The CTO is responsive! I enquired about porting https://www.CADreplace.com to BricsCAD and the reply with all sort of offers of assistance came from their CTO. I don't recall getting an email from the A...k CTO lately.
and the dotNET API works generally as expected.
better than expected I think, it's when you port it to work with acad that you find the 'strange' things with the acad api that don't work 'as expected'. :)
That's good news and encouraging. I'll let you know how I go. I don't anticipate any major dramas. Famous last words, I know.