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I think version control like this would work great with programmatic CAD like OpenSCAD
Since OpenSCAD uses basically source code format, it already does. I'm more interested in tracking and versioning edits to KiCAD schematics, for instance.
I did set things up in Notion, but software is already documented in Git, so now we add in our QAS documents for each pull request.
Just thinking aloud. Change-tracking software like git works with "patches", that is, changes applied to a source file to produce the changed file. They are hardwired to work with text files like source code, with short lines, and with line-oriented changes. But nothing prevents such a system from working with arbitrary files, as long as there is a tool to create a "patch" or a "diff" (that is, a description of a cha…
The main part I worked on was to be able to do exactly this (not for CAD files specifically, but including those). It was a very difficult, but rewarding, problem to solve.
Just thinking aloud. Change-tracking software like git works with "patches", that is, changes applied to a source file to produce the changed file. They are hardwired to work with text files like source code, with short lines, and with line-oriented changes. But nothing prevents such a system from working with arbitrary files, as long as there is a tool to create a "patch" or a "diff" (that is, a description of a cha…
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I think version control like this would work great with programmatic CAD like OpenSCAD
Since OpenSCAD uses basically source code format, it already does. I'm more interested in tracking and versioning edits to KiCAD schematics, for instance.
Obsidian or logseq. Saves as markdown and can be processed to other formats. Also allows writing as you work. For step by step stuff, I’d lean towards logseq as the UI but sharing a folder inside an obsidian vault folder. Logseq is more at the bullet level which can be more useful in certain cases Lots of videos on your tube on this setup to allow you to access the best plugins from both systems.
+1 for Logseq. I have tried so many note taking and organization apps. Logseq had a little bit of a learning curve, but it works better than anything else for my ADHD brain. With other apps, I would still spend so much time thinking about where to put my notes when it's already difficult for me to take notes and organize things in the first place. I would end up with what was essentially a digital junk drawer. It was…
Mechanical Engineer here - this is the million dollar question. We currently use antiquated systems, or bad software based on antiquated systems. My approach - don’t rely on software. It’s a mentality, not a software. Your CAD should be organized in a future proof structure. Your analysis should reference the hardware by diagram. You should be able to easily find the analysis with nothing more than a hunch. Your draw…
Do you use a PDM system?
Poorly, usually. Markdown files everywhere, occasionally a google doc if I'm away from the laptop. Usually hardware projects will end up in a git repo, but mostly for the benefit of whatever firmware I'm writing around it - if there's any specific Kicad integration with version control, I wouldn't know. The biggest changes I've made recently are leaving notes inside the schematic (so I can't miss them) and keeping lo…
Also a lot of notes in the schematics/layout as well, utilizing layers. Overall I'm pretty satisfied.
I used my sweet label maker till I realized that it prints on heat sensitive paper and the label eventually fade out.
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Do you use a PDM system?
At work. I think it’s not very good most of the time.
If done properly it can be setup to automate a lot of the tedious work, making the process of designing things much smoother.
If done improperly it adds even more nonsense to all the stuff you already are doing, so it makes the process If desiging things twice as hard and confusing.
The key - have people that have actually used it to design things architect the setup, not professional managers.