TransCAD

Description:

Macro-Parametrics Approach (MPA) is a method for exchanging feature-based CAD models among heterogeneous CAD systems. TransCAD, a specialized CAD system, is based on this approach.

TransCAD 7.1 :

A test assmebly model is shown in the assembler of TransCAD.

GitHub Repository:

Macro-parametrics/TransCADAn neutral CAD system to translate 3D CAD model among commercial CAD systems - Macro-parametrics/TransCAD

Compiling:

**Development Environment**

OS: Windows
Compilier: Visual Studio 2010
Language: C++

Compiling TransCAD requires ACIS and HOOPS of SPATIAL. ACIS and HOOPS are a commercial library. However, if you are students or educators in university, you can use ACIS and HOOPS freely.

In this section, we assume that you already have ACIS and HOOPS license. To compile TransCAD, you should use specific version of ACIS and HOOPS.

ACIS : version R25
HOOPS : version 1919

**Step 1**

Download ACIS and HOOPS library and extract them

**Step 2**

Add environment variables

1. ACIS

Variable name: A3DT

Variable location: yourPath\acisR25

2. HOOPS

Variable name: HOOPS_INSTALL_DIR

Variable location: yourPath\HOOPS-1919_VS_2010

**Step 3**

Add variable locations to Path

ACIS

%A3DT%\NT_VC_DLL\code\bin

%A3DT%\NT_VC12_DLLD\code\bin

HOOPS

%HOOPS_INSTALL_DIR%\bin\nt_i386_vc12

%HOOPS_INSTALL_DIR%\bin\nt_i386_vc12d

**Step 4**

Download an additional files

[http://www.dropbox.com/s/3rrcqhpub5a05as/RegBin.7z?dl=0 Download Here]

Extract to TransCAD source code folder

The folder structure is shown below.

TransCAD

-RegBin

-Src

-TransCAD.sln

**Step 5**

Building TransCAD