Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

miriam · Posted: Wed 17 Oct 2007, 08:42 Post subject:

Hi puppyoutsider.

I have the same thing. I installed it easily and it worked with no problems until I tried the CAD radio button... and gCAD3D disappeared. So I tried starting it from the commandline (one of the nice things about Linux). I went to the folder where gCAD3D is, started up a new terminal by pressing the ` key, then typed:
./gCAD3D

Then when I tried the CAD button it responded with "segmentation fault". I don't know why. If anybody else has a clue I'd be happy to learn more. I wonder if it has anything to do with Gtk_Toolbox. I know gCAD3D requires Gtk_Toolbox, and I'm pretty sure Puppy uses Gtk_Toolbox already, but if there are some slight differences in the version Puppy uses and the version gCAD3D wants then it could cause problems with gCAD3D. This is just speculation though. I don't really know.

Suggestions anybody?

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6690 Location: lisbon

miriam,

i noticed that a new version, v1.12, has been released, and was hoping that it would resolve this issue. but it has the same problem.

i ran the program via gdb, clicked the CAD radiobutton, and it gave this output:

charlie6 · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1042 Location: South of Belgium

Hi Muggins,

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6690 Location: lisbon

Hello charlie6,

no, I gave up on gCAD3D. Have you tried searching for cad here?

charlie6 · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1042 Location: South of Belgium

Hi Muggins,
I run the french translation of Puppy412 with kernel2.6.25.16. Would you indicate me where to download and which an OpenGLWindow package (if possible .pet) which is compatible?
Cheers, Charlie

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6690 Location: lisbon

charlie6,

if you install xorg_xorg_dri-7.3-1.pet this will provide openGL...but gCAD3D will still crash with a segmentation fault. Have you looked at any alternatives?

medusa4
turbocad
qcad-2.0.5.0-1-i486.pet
varkon

bambuko · Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 445 Location: North Devon

And don't forget Varicad
I know it is not open source, nor is it free (but student licence is very reasonable) - this one comes closest to my idea of mechanical engineering solution.
It works very well on Puppy as well!

vtpup · Posted: Sun 22 Feb 2009, 22:47 Post subject:

Also, I've mentioned CollabCad before, and have run it in limited fashion on Puppy.

If you're looking for 3D and free, and running native in Linux this one is available. As Bambuko says, documentation is lacking, it might be tricky to dimension in a way that you like, and some of the very advanced collaborative features haven't been implemented yet. But it might be of interest as a try-out anyway.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=770677419&t=36240

Most of the others mentioned by muggins are 2D programs, but certainly good ones. I've been unable to crash Turbocad 4L on wine 1.1.14 as I could with earlier Wine versions, so it looks stable to me.

Qcad is an old standby, and my former dislike of its vector typestyles is gone since the user can now create new ones.

I try late version TurboCad and DesignCad 3D programs with every new release of Wine. Designcad is close nowadays but crashes after opening at odd moments. I'm pretty confident that with the right tweaking and dll substitutions somebody could get it to work. These apps are frequently available at very low prices. I got a TurboCad 14 Professional once for $19 at a Staples store markdown.

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6690 Location: lisbon

Just saw this on freshmeat:

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6690 Location: lisbon

Following charlie6's post, below, I've repackaged it as a .pet, and added it to page1 of this thread.

charlie6 · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1042 Location: South of Belgium

Hi,
since my last post I had some mails exchange with gcad3d developper Franz Reiter, and yesterday got it installed and working on toutoulinux4.1.2k2.6.25.16 frugal (french translation of Puppy).

I did the following:
installation of prerequisites:
1. OpenGL with installation of xorg_xorg_full_dri-7.3.pet
(verify installation doing in a console; if "Yes" answer for direct rendering then is OpenGL active).

charlie6 · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1042 Location: South of Belgium

Hi Muggins,

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6690 Location: lisbon

Hi charlie6,

I'm glad you persevered & managed to get gCAD3D working...I used an incompatible libselinux!

Anyway, thanks to the developer's work, it appears to be working on puppy now, so I've packaged it as a .pet, plus the required debian libraries, and added it to the first post of this thread.

Regarding qcad, you need to install qt-3.3.8.pet, then reboot, then run it from Menu->Graphic->QCad

charlie6 · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 1042 Location: South of Belgium

Hi muggins,
thanks!
I got qt-3.3.8.pet installed and qcad as well. It works.
Do you (or anybody else) have experience with printing with Qcad?
I wonder how to get a print from it?
Print preview gives a white page...(printer is CUPS-pdf; printer setup indicates CUPS-pdf at localhost)
There is no dialod box asking where to save the *.pdf document...

Cheers
Charlie

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6690 Location: lisbon

Unfortunately I don't have a printer to test on...but I wonder whether you could try printing to a file, as a .ps document, then try printing the .ps doc using the default .ps viewer?