RogCAD 3D modeling software                                          RogCAD™

  3D CAD modeling software for   DOS   Windows   Mac   Linux

RogCAD 3D CAD software description
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Download RogCAD here:

luebeckdownloads.com



Also see:  
   
RogCAD Girder and Panel Building Set

RogCAD for DOS screen capture (c-code version):

 RogCAD for Windows screen capture:

  



  RogCAD modeling (with corrected dimensions) of 
  this 1851 artist's conception of the Crystal Palace:

  


  


    



  An image from the Crystal Palace design stage.  Main south entrance opening:

  



Click on a New York City landmark for full image
 
           

      
                  Hull wireframe modeled in RogCAD                                       Hull surface modeled in RogCAD



  1 minute 27 seconds
  Watch it turn solid, plus garage deconstructions and constructions.

   


Three options for an addition

      

     


      

In RogCAD,  simple text files generate 3D models:

        

Cubic elements can be skewed, rotated, translated, replicated, 
repeated along straight or curved paths, and are the primary tool 
for most projects.

Here are some cubics defined in a text file using Notepad:


start   x   y   z            x   y   z
point   minimum values       maximum values  rotation  color
-----   --------------       --------------  --------  -----

type 1 window frames
001     0   0   0           .5   44  1.5      180      3
011     0   0   48.5        .5   44  51       180      3
021     0   0   1.5         .5   2   48.5     180      3
031     0   42  1.5         .5   44  48.5     180      3

type 2 window frames
041     0   0   0           .5   40  1.5      180      3
051     0   0   48.5        .5   40  51       180      3
061     0   0   1.5         .5   2   48.5     180      3
071     0   38  1.5         .5   40  48.5     180      3
.
.
etc    


   You can build a library of objects, then 
   rotate and translate them for precise placement:


   



Cubic elements can be repeated along an axis, then rotated
and translated into position:

x   y   z        x    y    z      spacing   endcube   rotation  color

0   0   0      .292 .292  2.67      5.86      28        270       2



Standard points, lines and planes are also useful:

point    x     y     z          Connect points:
-----    -------------           
1        0     63.2  0          LINE GROUP 1:
2        24    63.2  0          8,23   1,12   12,13   2,13
3        24    41.2  0          1,31   8,13   1,2     2,3
4        0     45.2  8          3,18   3,8    5,18    5,6
5        24    0     6          .
6        0     0     6          .
7        0     41.2  6          etc
8        24    41.2  8
9        24    0     8
.
.
etc


Plane data, with light-source shading information:

            points
        --------------
plane   t1  b1  t2  b2   direction  color

1       3   8   3   18     270       5
2       18  5   8   9      270       5
3       44  43  2   13     270       5
4       1   2   12  13     180       5
.
.
etc


Curved elements:

points       degrees       radius         offset           weight
per        -----------     -------      -----------       --------
section    start   arc     X     Y      X    Y    Z       left inc   stretch

   20
             20    -70     19.2  6      24   30   2.83     0    0     0
             20    -70     19.2  6      24   30   4.83     0    0     0
   20
             20    -70     19.2  6      24   30   4.83     0    0     0
             3     -87     10    6.9    24  27.6  4.83     0    0     0
   20
             3     -87     10    6.9    24  27.6  4.83     0    0     0
             3     -87     10    6.9    24  27.6  6.17     0    0     0
   . 
   .
   etc


Rotations and translations are easy:

--------------------------------------------
first  last  z-angle  tran-x  tran-y  tran-z

ZROTATETRANSLATE:
1      358     115      7       13      0
--------------------------------------------


..and you quickly get output:

RogCAD for DOS output, with customizable color palette:




RogCAD for Windows output:

















RogCAD for Windows customizable color palette:

RogCAD   for all computers

3D CAD modeling

Keyboard data entry CAD software
for productivity or hobby.

This software provides simple and complete
control of the output, being keyboard entry
based.  It's especially useful for combining
wireframe modeling with surface modeling
in a customized manner.

Also, being keyboard entry based, it
allows for easy editing of designs.
One simply edits a text file containing
the data elements, using Notepad or any
text editor.  RogCAD is a general use
CAD program.  You can download a copy of
it or hire me to model your project for you.


Project:  cabin addition

Project:  new workshop/office

Project:  sunrise - sunset modeling

Projects: old images page


Visit the 
RogCAD Virtual Girder and Panel home page


RogCAD is freeware.

Download page: RogCAD software


RogCAD for DOS has 640x480 resolution
and 15 colors per palette.

RogCAD for Windows has 1024x768 resolution
and 255 colors per palette.

RogCAD for DOS is now also available as a
stand-alone program for running on any
computer, including Mac.  (Thanks to QB64)

Click image for better detail

  Projects in RogCAD are built up mostly through the use of cubic
  primitives.  The user defines a cubic shape by specifying two
  diagonally opposite vertices.

  RogCAD automatically supplies the remaining six vertices as well
  as the connecting lines and planes.

  These cubic elements can be skewed, resized, rotated, translated,
  replicated and repeated along straight or curved paths.

  Thus generated are things like rows of mitered boards, windows,
  or rows of buildings.

  Points, lines and planes can also be defined independently, and are
  integrated with the cubic data structures, as are curved surfaces.

  Complex curved surfaces are modeled by stretching basic circular
  shapes in a variety of directions.  The boat shown here required
  about two hours of data entry.

  

 More about RogCAD features: 

   *  It's strictly keyboard entry, therefore inherently precise.
      Design elements fit together seamlessly.

   *  Data for a project is displayed collectively in a text file,
      allowing data entry and editing in any order.  

   *  Can combine wireframe and surface modeling in any manner.

   *  Provides automatic surface rendering, with automatic shading
      for light source direction.

   *  Provides customizable rotatable grids and multicolor wireframe lines.

   *  Provides unlimited range of perspective points and focal points,
      and allows you to specify those values using 3D coordinates.  

   *  With those precisely defined perspectives and focal points and
      rotatable grids, RogCAD is excellent for doing analytical work.

   *  Can overlay multiple projects.

   *  Provides excellent control of the color palette.

 Limitations:

   *  Not compatible with any other CAD format.

   *  You need to have an appreciation for the old fashioned
      "nuts and bolts" approach used in this software.

   *  Currently contains no libraries of predrawn elements, therefore
      not best suited for rapid detailed drawings of standard designs.  
      RogCAD is best suited for accurately conveying the overall look
      of an object, especially the unconventional.

   *  Surface rendering of curved surfaces is not fully automatic and
      requires inspecting the data or one's notes.

   *  Surface rendering of the most complex objects typically needs
      to be done in multiple steps, but RogCAD provides you with a
      macro text file to make this easy.



 I originally wrote RogCAD to run on my old IBM XT with the text-only monitor.
 The data points had to be plotted on paper by hand and then connected with 
 a straightedge.

 From 1993 to 2001, I developed it into its current form. 
 (Significant new features were added in 2021, and is ongoing.)

 RogCAD is freeware.  - Roger Luebeck


 I am the original rogcad.  I named my CAD program rogcad in 1995,
 which marked the beginning of the name.  I originated the domain 
 rogcad.com on 6/30/2000 and have owned it ever since.  There is a 
 rogcad listed on an online chess site, but it is not me.  I haven't 
 played chess since 1969.  Any occurrence of the name rogcad on the 
 Internet outside of my CAD work and my other web pages is not me.

  
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 Contact me regarding my services, which include: 

     architectural or general design assistance,
     2D and/or 3D CAD modeling of architectural or general designs,
     website assistance or design,
     and general computer programming for your software needs.


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