Re: removal of dxf term from default build

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On 20/05/17 07:22, Karl-Friedrich Ratzsch wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> last week two old legacy terminals were removed from the default
> target in the 5.1cvs tree. While corel is indeed likely not useful
> any more, I wanted to point out that Autodesk's dxf is still the
> standard 2D vector exchange format, that can be read in by every
> program in the CAD/CAM business.
> 
> Especially some of the freeware CAD suites just cannot construct
> lines via mathematical formulas, and it's still a hassle imo with
> e.g. Inventor.
> 
> So, unless it becomes really broken, it'd be nice to keep it at
> least in future binaries, for those who cannot easily make their own
> build. As long as you can do simple black and white line plots, it's
> still useful.
> 
> Best, Karl
> 
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Interesting, I had not thought of using gnuplot but it could potentially 
be a valid means of producing involute profiles for gear wheels.

Someone has videos showing how to do this is Blender, which gives very 
nice £d models but is a bit of an up hilll struggle.

Maybe using Gnuplot would be a better option to create the outline and 
save as DXF.  I probably never thought of this because I did not know it 
had a DXF terminal.

Thanks for pointing that out.  I would second the idea of keeping it 
since it is still very much valid in CAD/CAM context, not obsolete.

Peter.