SolveSpace is by far the most interesting thing happening in open source 3D parametric CAD, specifically because they have built their own advanced parametric CAD kernel and constraint solver. The only other "advanced" open source kernel is Open Cascade which is a little difficult to work with, and nowhere near the commercial Parasolid in its functionality and accessibility. I would love to see some significant sponsorship of SolveSpace, there is enormous potential for a modern and useable Parametric Kernel.
For people not familiar with it, Parasolid is the geometry engine that powers a bunch of prominent commercial CAD/CAD-adjacent tools. SolidWorks, Onshape, Ansys, Abaqus etc. It's kind of the benchmark to beat for open source competitors like SolveSpace, which I agree is a very exciting tool.
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SolveSpace is by far the most interesting thing happening in open source 3D parametric CAD, specifically because they have built their own advanced parametric CAD kernel and constraint solver. The only other "advanced" open source kernel is Open Cascade which is a little difficult to work with, and nowhere near the commercial Parasolid in its functionality and accessibility. I would love to see some significant sponsorship of SolveSpace, there is enormous potential for a modern and useable Parametric Kernel.
For people not familiar with it, Parasolid is the geometry engine that powers a bunch of prominent commercial CAD/CAD-adjacent tools. SolidWorks, Onshape, Ansys, Abaqus etc. It's kind of the benchmark to beat for open source competitors like SolveSpace, which I agree is a very exciting tool.