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- Stars
- ★ 34.5k
- Licence
- LGPL-2.1+
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BRL-CAD
Constructive solid geometry modelling system with decades of history
Source codeNo public repositorySource code is published by the project at brlcad.org; we could not confirm a current public repository to read stars or commit dates from.
LicenceLGPL-2.1Per the project
BRL-CAD is a cross-platform solid-modelling system originally developed by the US Army Research Laboratory. It provides constructive solid geometry modelling, ray tracing, geometric analysis and format conversion.
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| Runs on | Windows, macOS, Linux |
|---|---|
| Commercial use | Allowed Open-source licence (LGPL-2.1): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use. |
Sources: opensource.org/osd. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.
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