Bug#776426: RFP: openvsp -- Parametric 3D Modeler

[Rob McDonald <rob.a.mcdonald@gmail.com>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

  Package name    : openvsp
  Version         : 3.0.3
  Upstream Author : Rob McDonald <rob.a.mcdonald@gmail.com>
  URL             : http://www.openvsp.org/
  License         : NOSA 1.3
  Programming Lang: C++
  Description     : Parametric 3D Modeler

OpenVSP is a parametric 3D geometry modeler originally developed by NASA.
Under development from the early '90s, it was released as open source
in January 2012.  Milestone version 3.0 has recently been released and
represents a near total re-write of OpenVSP with lots of great additions.

OpenVSP is decidely not CAD.  It presents an alternative approach to 3D
modeling in the spirit of SketchUp, Blender, OpenCSG, and others (though it
is unlike all of those).  Originally intended for aircraft modeling, the
addition of suport for custom components makes OpenVSP suitable for users in
any problem domain.

OpenVSP should be of interest to anyone looking to build models to 3D print.

I am the primary maintainer of OpenVSP and will be willing to help maintain
this package -- however, I have never packaged anything before and don't know
where to start.  OpenVSP does have some obscure dependencies that will
also need to be addressed in some way.

Rob