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New software: Technics and engineering

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WOSH (Wide Open Smart Home) is a message-oriented middleware for controlling and automating a smart home. It comes with working services and devices. WOSH is an open multi-platform C++ framework. Its architecture is service (bundles) oriented and designed for distributed (cloud) computing. WOSH ships with library source, many services, and some applications (a server, a trayicon remote controller, and a GUI full-controller). Some features provided by its micro-kernel are a multi-user system with access policies, a centralized database manager and system monitor, and automatic network management and masquerading (on TCP). Some of the implemented services are: multimedia audio playback, monitor and control of X10 devices, remote control using instant messaging, and a remote control using SMS and call notification

http://freshmeat.net/projects/wosh-framework
FreeCAD is a CAx RAD based on OpenCASCADE, Qt4, and Python. It features some key concepts like Macro recording, Workbenches, and the ability to run as a server. It's also platform-independent. It is is fully scriptable and designed to be easily extensible; only the core functionality is embedded into the core libraries, but all further functionality like support of triangle meshes, CAM, FEM, etc. is implemented in extension modules. Normally, such a module is divided into an 'App' part containing the data structures and algorithms and a 'GUI' containing the graphical representation of data structures, dialogs, workbenches, etc.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/freecad
Google Sketchup
Google SketchUp is software waarmee u 3D-modellen kunt maken, wijzigen en delen.
http://sketchup.google.com/
Mr Filter is an active filter design assistant. Electrical engineers can use it to design and simulate analog active filters.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/mrfilter
QElectroTech helps you to design electric schematics. It includes both a schematic editor and a symbol editor. It uses XML files to store the produced contents.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/qelectrotech
leJOS is a Java-based replacement firmware (OS) for LEGO Mindstorms programmable bricks, including RCX and NXT. It supports threads, exceptions, synchronization, floating point arithmetic, strings, and so on, but there is no garbage collection yet. It is also designed to be portable to other small devices.
http://freshmeat.net/projects/lejos
Kicad is an open source (GPL) software for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and printed circuit board artwork.

http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad/
3D Canvas - A free real-time 3D modeling tool.
A free real-time 3D modeling and animation tool.
http://www.filecluster.com/Photo-Graphic/Editors-Utils/Download-3D-Canvas.html
http://www.amabilis.com/products.htm
HeeksCAD is a CAD application. It can import solid models from STEP and IGES files, draw construction geomtery and lines and arcs, create new primitive solids, or make solids by extruding a sketch or by making a lofted solid between sketches. Solids can be modified using blending or boolean operations. Save IGES, STEP, and STL. The 2D geometry can be plotted with a printer. DXF files can be imported and exported, but only for lines and arcs at the moment. It is possible to make Add-In modules using the HeeksCNC project.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/heekscad
Burr Tools is a set of programs for solving some kinds of puzzles, namely puzzles that are made out of square, cube-shaped, spherical, or triangular units, and whose solution also contains only pieces aligned along those grids. The program finds assemblies for the puzzle and animates how you have to assemble for some of them.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/burrtools
Ohm's Calculator
Ever wanted to quickly calculate the value of your resistors? Well now you can with Ohm's Calculator. With this program you can calculate resistors values if you have the colors.
http://www.libertypr.net/jem_1910/OhmsCalculator.html
Logisim is an educational tool for designing and simulating digital logic circuits.
http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~burch/logisim/
AC3D
Create 3D models
http://www.inivis.com
Sailcut CAD is a sail design and plotting software. It allows you to design and visualise your own sail and compute the accurate development of all panels in flat sheets.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/sailcut/
TankCalc is a sophisticated storage tank analyzer. Using numerical Calculus methods, it models storage tanks of many different kinds: horizontal, vertical, even mounted at an angle between 0 and 90 degrees, with flat, spherical, elliptical, or conical end caps with user-defined dimensions. It produces tables of data correlating content height and partial volume or the reverse, and computes the tank's weight as well as the weight of its contents. It includes a 3D (perspective and anaglyphic) graphic modeling tool that greatly helps users in understanding the tank being modeled as well as configuring sensor placement

http://freshmeat.net/projects/tankcalc
RealCADD
A 2D Computer Assisted Drawing Program
http://www.adx-online.com/realcadd/realcadd.htm
Sweet Home 3D
Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application that helps you placing your furniture on a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview.

http://sweethome3d.sourceforge.net/
Tulip is a software system dedicated to the visualization of huge graphs. It manages graphs with up to 500,000 elements (node and edges) on a personal computer (PIII 600 with 256MB RAM). The Tulip architecture provides the following features: 3D visualizations, 3D modifications, plugin support, support for clusters and navigation, automatic graph drawing, automatic clustering of graphs, automatic selection of elements, and automatic coloring of elements according to a metric.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/tulip/
Electric is a complete EDA system that can handle many forms of circuit design, including Schematic Capture (digital and analog), Custom IC layout, Logic Simulation, Electro-mechanical hybrid layout, Programmable logic (FPGAs) and much more.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/electric
VariCAD is a compact, fast, and easy to use 3D/2D CAD solution for mechanical engineering. It contains everything you need for mechanical engineering design

http://freshmeat.net/projects/varicad/
http://www.varicad.com/
BRL-CAD is a powerful constructive solid geometry solid modeling system that includes an interactive geometry editor, ray-tracing support for rendering and geometric analysis, path-tracing for realistic image synthesis, network distributed framebuffer support, and image and signal-processing tools.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/brl-cad
FreeCAD is a CAx RAD based on OpenCASCADE, Qt4, and Python. It features some key concepts like Macro recording, Workbenches, and the ability to run as a server. It's also platform-independent. It is is fully scriptable and designed to be easily extensible; only the core functionality is embedded into the core libraries, but all further functionality like support of triangle meshes, CAM, FEM, etc. is implemented in extension modules. Normally, such a module is divided into an 'App' part containing the data structures and algorithms and a 'GUI' containing the graphical representation of data structures, dialogs, workbenches, etc.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/freecad/
KiCad EDA is software for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and printed circuit board artwork. It is a set of four programs and a project manager: Eeschema (schematic entry), Pcbnew (a board editor), Gerbview (a Gerber viewer (photoplotter documents)), and Cvpcb (a footprint selector for components used in the circuit design). Kicad is the project manager. It includes a 3D visualization feature.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/kicad/
HYCAD
A general purpose CAD program
http://www.drawease.com/index-en.htm
Archimedes: The open CAD
Archimedes will be a Computer Aided Design (CAD) program developed side by side with architecture offices in order to fulfill all their needs. This way, we hope to develop software better suited for architects than the currently widely used AutoCAD.

http://www.codeplex.com/archimedes
Interkonekto helps with drawing electrical interconnection diagrams, a human-readable form of how electrical cables interconnect two or more pieces of equipment. The output drawings are DXF files, versions 2000 or 2004.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/interkonekto/
AnyCAD is a 3D CAD platform, with plug-in architecture.

http://www.codeplex.com/anycad
FRC Simulator
Build, wire, program and drive a virtual robot
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/154609
http://www.knightsofalloy.com/frcsimulator/indexs.html
Curtains Made to Measure
Made to measure and ready made curtains
http://www.filecluster.com/Desktop-Utilities/Screensavers/Download-Curtains-Made-to-Measure.html
Fachwerk3D
Fachwerk3D calculates three-dimensional strut-and-tie models used by structural engineers for analysing and designing reinforced concrete structures. The program only uses the equilibrium conditions, thus it is not assuming elastic behaviour.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/fachwerk3d
Range Software is software for finite element analysis in engineering simulations. Its main features are support for heat transfer and radiation, linear stress-strain, ground water flow, 3D mesh generation, an intuitive GUI, and import and export functionality. The Range Software package contains several tools which helps the user to setup, solve, and analyze the engineering problem.
http://freshmeat.net/projects/range/
gCAD3D is a 3D CAD-CAM application that features an integrated 3D OpenGL viewer, a program interpreter for geometry and NC-commands in 3D, an integrated NC-processor, and a programming interface for user programs. It has support for importing Step files and support for both importing and exporting Iges, DXF, and VRML files.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/gcad3d
PovRay
An open-source ray tracer and computer graphics software that can create stunning photo-realistic computer-generated images and animations.

www.povray.org/
K3DSurf is a program for visualizing and manipulating multidimensional surfaces by using Mathematical equations. It's also a "modeler" for POV-Ray in the area of parametric surfaces. It features 3D, 4D, 5D, and 6D HyperObjects visualization, full support for all functions (like the C language), support for mouse events in the drawing area, animation and morph effects, Povscript and mesh file generation, and support for VRML2 and OBJ files. More than 100 examples are provided.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/k3dsurf/
Misfit Model 3D is an OpenGL-based 3D model editor. It supports multi-level undo, skeletal animations, simple texturing, scripting, command-line batch processing, and a plugin system for adding new model and image filters. Complete online help is included.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/misfitmodel3d/
Electronics Optimizer is an electronic design tool for advanced optimization and design of electronic circuits.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/electronicsoptimizer/
Qucs is a circuit simulator with a graphical user interface. It aims to support all kinds of circuit simulation types, including DC, AC, S-parameter, and harmonic balance analysis.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/qucs/
DesignBots
A 3D design environment for robotics, game development, or basic CAD
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_3_34_26310.html
LEGO Digital Designer
Lets you build anything in your imagination using virtual bricks.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_1_22_26230.html
AutoCAD Version Explorer
View AutoCAD previews and version info in an Explorer-like interface.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_3_34_8199.html
devCad Learning Edition
An innovative 2D CAD application
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Science-CAD/devCad-Professional.shtml
K-3D is a free 3d modeling, animation, and rendering system.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_3_32_21618.html
Envisioneer Express enables you to easily create 3D home designs using a variety of drag and drop elements including walls, windows, stairs, home furnishings, kitchen appliances and many other home o....
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/envisioneer-express.html
AutoQ3D
A complete 3D modeling application for computing aided drafting in three dimensions.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_3_34_25362.html
AutoCAD Drawing Viewer
A powerful tool for viewing AutoCAD drawing files.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_3_34_21079.html
Freemat is an intepereted, matrix-oriented development environment for engineering and scientific applications, similar to the commercial package MATLAB. It provides visualization, image manipulation, and plotting as well as parallel programming.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/freemat/
Design Intuition
Woodworking CAD that is a joy to use
http://www.gizmolab.com/software/index.html
VectorWorks Fundamentals
Object based CAD program
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/16640
DPlot
Engineering plotting software.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/24269
VectorEngineer Quick-Tools
Simple but very effective CAD drawing program, not confusing at all.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_3_34_16143.html
Impact is a finite element program for simulation of dynamic events such as car crashes or other large deformation events. It is kept very simple to make it intuitive to use and easy to change and extend. The program includes a NURBS based pre-processor for modelling, a solver with editor, a post-processor, and a graph plotter for results viewing. Impact also interfaces with several other programs, such as Nastran and Gmsh.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/impact/
HorsePower is J2ME scientific calculator optimised for use on mobile phones, with the appearance of the classic range of Hewlett Packard calculators (MIDP 1.0 and CLDC 1.0).

http://freshmeat.net/projects/horsepower/
PLCEdit
Editor for programmable logic controller
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_10_108_15373.html
gEDA is a suite of electronic design automation (EDA) tools. Currently, the project offers a mature suite of free software applications for electronics design, including schematic capture, attribute management, bill of materials (BOM) generation, netlisting into over 20 netlist formats, analog and digital simulation, and printed circuit board (PCB) layout.
http://www.geda.seul.org/
Enki is a fast 2D physics-based robot simulator. It is able to simulate cinematics, collisions, sensors, and cameras of robots on a flat surface. It also provides limited support for friction. It is able to simulate groups of robots hundreds of times faster than real-time on a modern desktop computer.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/enki/
CadStd Lite
This is a general purpose CAD program for creating mechanical, electrical,...
http://www.tucows.com/preview/284939.html
EasyDraw
Why pay to learn AutoCAD when you can do it for free in the comfort of your home or office? EasyDraw for Learner (it's ...
http://www.sofotex.com/EasyDraw-download_L17286.html