HeeksCAD explained

HeeksCAD is a free software computer-aided design program written in C++. It uses Open CASCADE Technology internally for the modelling^[2] and wxWidgets as its widget toolkit.^[2]

HeeksCAD supports cuboids, spheres, cylinders and cones as basic 3D solids. Further geometric objects may be created by sweeping or connecting 2D shapes.^{[3] [4]}

HeeksCAD makes extensive use of local coordinate systems. For example, these are used to define the drawing plane and the direction of an extrusion.^[5]

The program can be extended with additional plugins.^[6] Plugins are available for Python scripting, milling and freeform surface modelling.

See also

• Comparison of CAD editors for AEC

Further reading

• B. Collette, D. Falck, No Secrets: Open-source CAM Application Bares All, Digital Machinist Vol. 5 No. 3 Fall 2010

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011-04-10 . heekscad code analysis . Ohloh .
2. Web site: Details . sites.google.com . Heeks . 6 June 2020.
3. Web site: Preparing Geometry . sites.google.com . Heeks . 6 June 2020.
4. Web site: Extracting geometry from solids . sites.google.com . Heeks . 6 June 2020.
5. Wang . Tong . Yin . Yajun . Zhou . Jianxin . Dan Shen . Xu . Zhong Wang . Min . Optimal riser design method based on geometric reasoning method and fruit fly optimization algorithm in CAD . The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology . 2018 . 96 . 1–4 . 53–65 . 10.1007/S00170-017-1496-2 . 115925240 .
6. Web site: Home . sites.google.com . Heeks . 6 June 2020.