On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Serge Le Huitouze
Hi Tom!
Mecha is a little constructive solid modeling language intended for 3D CAD. This release adds animation capabilities, which use POVRay and FFmpeg behind the scenes. At work we've used Mecha to illustrated the kinematics of a new hydraulic pump design -- I wish I could post the animation, it's pretty cool to watch.
It would be great if you could forge a simple example illustrating the capabilities, even it's not as cool as your "real" hydraulic pump. Since you're the creator of the software, I imagine it's very easy for you to find a simple, yet significant, example (you may even have some already available, e.g. that you developed for your unit tests...).
Sure. I started a simple model of a bent-axis pump. It will probably take me a few days to complete. In the mean time, you can pull down the latest snapshot from patch-tag.com. Currently the model has 3 parts finished: a timing plate, a barrel group, and a piston. No animation, but the CAD views provide decent visualization.
Best regards.
--Serge Le Huitouze