solvespace/res/freedesktop/com.solvespace.SolveSpace.metainfo.xml.in

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<component type="desktop-application">
  <id>com.solvespace.SolveSpace</id>

  <name>SolveSpace</name>
  <summary>A free (GPLv3) parametric 3d CAD tool</summary>

  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
  <project_license>GPL-3.0-or-later</project_license>
  <update_contact>ryan_AT_ryanpavlik.com</update_contact>

  <categories>
    <category>Graphics</category>
    <category>3DGraphics</category>
    <category>Engineering</category>
  </categories>
  <description>
    <p>
      SolveSpace is a free (GPLv3) parametric 3d CAD tool. Applications include:
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>Modeling 3d parts — draw with extrudes, revolves/helix, and Boolean operations</li>
      <li>Modeling 2d parts — draw the part as a single section, and export; use 3d assembly to verify fit</li>
      <li>Modeling 3d-printed parts — export the STL or other triangle mesh expected by most slicers</li>
      <li>Preparing 2D CAM data — export 2d vector art for a waterjet machine or laser cutter</li>
      <li>Mechanism design — use the constraint solver to simulate planar or spatial linkages</li>
      <li>Plane and solid geometry — replace hand-solved trigonometry with a live dimensioned drawing</li>
    </ul>
  </description>
  <url type="homepage">https://solvespace.com</url>
  <url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/issues</url>

  <launchable type="desktop-id">@DESKTOP_FILE_NAME@</launchable>

  <screenshots>
    <screenshot type="default">
      <caption>Main window with an empty document</caption>
      <image>https://solvespace.com/pics/window-linux-main.png</image>
    </screenshot>
    <screenshot>
      <caption>Property Browser with an empty document</caption>
      <image>https://solvespace.com/pics/window-linux-property-browser.png</image>
    </screenshot>
    <screenshot>
      <caption>Viewing and editing constraints on a model</caption>
      <image>https://solvespace.com/pics/front-page-pic.png</image>
    </screenshot>
    <screenshot>
      <caption>3D view of a stand made from notched angle iron, from the "ex-stand" project</caption>
      <image>https://solvespace.com/pics/ex-stand-detail.jpg</image>
    </screenshot>
    <screenshot>
      <caption>Dimensioning a 2D sketch for a case for a printed circuit board, from the "ex-case" project</caption>
      <image>https://solvespace.com/pics/ex-case-outline.png</image>
    </screenshot>
    <screenshot>
      <caption>Showing tracing of Chebyshev's linkage, from the "ex-chebyshev" project</caption>
      <image>https://solvespace.com/pics/ex-chebyshev.png</image>
    </screenshot>
  </screenshots>

  <provides>
    <mediatype>application/x-solvespace</mediatype>
  </provides>

  <content_rating type="oars-1.0" />

  <releases>
    <release version="3.1" date="2022-06-01" type="stable">
      <description>
        <p>Major new stable release. Includes new arc and line length ratio and difference
        constraints, comments associated with point entities. Adds "exploded view" to sketches,
        and support for displaying measurements in "feet-inches". Adds a pitch parameter to
        helix extrusions. Allows use of Point and Normal to define a new workplane to sketch in.
        Adds live updating of Property Browser while dragging the sketch, and active links for
        all points, normals, and vectors in the Property Browser. Adds the ability to link STL
        files into a model. Includes a variety of UI improvements. Speeds up complex sketches
        by up to 8x and doubles the maximum unknowns.</p>
      </description>
      <url>https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/releases/tag/v3.0</url>
    </release>
    <release version="3.0" date="2021-04-18" type="stable">
      <description>
        <p>Major new stable release. Includes new intersection boolean operation,
        new types of groups, solid model suppression, usability improvements
        (especially regarding redundant constraints and automatic constraints),
        and more. Also includes performance and scalability improvements.</p>
      </description>
      <url>https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/releases/tag/v3.0</url>
    </release>

    <release version="3.0~rc2" date="2021-01-17" type="development">
      <description>
        <p>Second release candidate for the 3.0 stable release.</p>
      </description>
      <url>https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/releases/tag/v3.0.rc2</url>
    </release>

    <release version="3.0~rc1" date="2020-11-18" type="development">
      <description>
        <p>First release candidate for the 3.0 stable release.</p>
      </description>
      <url>https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/releases/tag/v3.0.rc1</url>
    </release>

    <release version="2.3" date="2016-12-23" type="stable">
      <description>
        <p>Bug-fix release in the 2.x series, fixing some crashes.</p>
      </description>
      <url>https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/releases/tag/v2.3</url>
    </release>

    <release version="2.2" date="2016-10-16" type="stable">
      <description>
        <p>Bug-fix release, including performance improvements.</p>
      </description>
      <url>https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/releases/tag/v2.2</url>
    </release>

    <release version="2.1" date="2016-06-11" type="stable">
      <description>
        <p>Introduced *nix compatibility, internationalization, technical drawing mode, improved import and export, and other features and fixes.</p>
      </description>
      <url>https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/releases/tag/v2.1</url>
    </release>
  </releases>

</component>