Open Source Licenses#
OpenVCAD is free to use for hobbyist, academic, and non-commercial work under the license below. Commercial users should contact charles.wade@colorado.edu for commercial license information. The OpenVCAD source code is available from a private Git repository; users can request repository access through the project access form.
The dependency table on this page acknowledges open-source libraries used by OpenVCAD’s runtime libraries and Python packages. Always consult each upstream project for the complete and current license terms.
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Open-Source Library Acknowledgements#
Library |
Used by |
License |
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Core mesh import |
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Core and compilers on Linux through OpenVDB/VTK compression support |
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Core, compilers, bindings, and platform support |
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Core computational geometry and meshing |
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Core 2D polygon clipping and offsetting |
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Core DICOM loading |
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Core linear algebra support through C++ dependencies |
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Core expression evaluation |
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Rendering video export through imageio/imageio-ffmpeg workflows |
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Platform support for Linux wheel/runtime font discovery |
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Core and compilers vector/matrix math |
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Compilers simulation/XDMF export |
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Rendering image and animation output |
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Rendering video export helper |
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Core and compilers 3MF support |
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Compilers color profile conversion |
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Core and compilers PNG read/write |
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Optional resolver companion notebook |
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Rendering, medical utilities, and resolver visualization |
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Compilers archive/zip handling |
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Rendering tree/graph utilities |
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Core and compilers JSON handling |
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Core and resolver optimization |
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Resolver Python package |
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Python-facing custom attribute callbacks |
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Python packages and Python-facing numerical workflows |
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Core CAD import, text, and B-rep geometry support |
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Core sparse volume, SDF, mesh, and medical volume support |
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Rendering image post-processing and animation output |
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Compilers XML project generation |
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Python bindings for core and compilers |
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Python runtime and embedding/bindings |
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Resolver optimization helpers |
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Core and compilers parallel execution |
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Core/compilers mesh and image processing; rendering Python package |
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Rendering desktop UI |