[tapia]

This looks super nice! That is kind of the interface I wish FreeCAD could have. I am more the type of person who likes to use a python interface to create parametric models, but this is really cool!

Anyone knows what is the status of Truck [1] in this regard. Are they going to implement an open-source CAD program with their CAD-kernel? That also looks like a promising project.

[1] https://github.com/ricosjp/truck

[infogulch]

CADmium is built with the Truck kernel, though it looks like CADmium has no repo activity since June '24. https://github.com/CADmium-Co/CADmium

There's also the Fornjot kernel. https://github.com/hannobraun/Fornjot

[ttouch]

Cadmium is long dead and unfortunately neither truck nor fornjot are "there" yet - "there" been anything more complex than a cube

Context: I was the main contributor/maintainer of cadmium

[MaKey]

> This looks super nice! That is kind of the interface I wish FreeCAD could have.

What do you dislike about FreeCAD's interface?

[tapia]

I think that the tools are not will organized, and I always have problems finding the tool I need in the menu. The concept of having different workbenches does not work good for me, as often I am looking for a tool and then realize I am in the wrong workbench. But it is not always clear why something is in a workbench and not in the other, and there are duplicated functions in some workbenches. Also, the fact that it does not support Wayland makes everything look blurry in hdpi screens. I like that it has a good python API though, but the documentation is a bit lacking. However, the different workbenches also sometimes complicate the use of the Python API. I like e.g. how build123d works.

[mclau157]

FreeCAD interface needs to take a lot of pointers from paid CAD programs, this Chili3D interface is quite close, larger icons in ribbons at the top of the screen with clear definitions

[Double_a_92]

- There are too many views whithout explanation of what they are

- By default the position of the tools and buttons is a chaotic mess

- There are things that seem to be the same but arent (e.g. Sketch from the "Part Design" and "Sketch" view)

- The 3D view is glitchy. The reflections make things invisible, AA is off by default, there is no proper Grid...

- The QT stylesheet is kinda ugly. If you literally delete it completely and revert to the default that QT has it looks much nicer.

- The settings are a bit messy and often it's not clear what they do.