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| ILLUSTRATING TIME'S SHADOW focusing on education and interesting practical aspects of sundial design FREE SOFTWARE ON THIS PAGE please download the free Programming Shadows book |
| FREE or LOW COST ~ GOOD SOFTWARE FROM ELSEWHERE JAVA (the IDE plus the JDK) You need the IDE (NetBeans) and the JDK my dials are here Also, consider the free Eclipse system for Java http://eclipse.org/ works first time, easier to use than Netbeans For Java Script please see here... Free CAD CADstd: Works well, you need to pay close attention to snaps otherwise you will get very frustrated with trying to draw angles. Not programmable. Also check NanoCAD and Powerdraw, both of which are programmable. |
FREE ~ GOOD SUNDIAL SOFTWARE FROM ELSEWHERE
SHADOWS www.shadowspro.com
comprehensive, license is reasonable and free version covers many
common needs , can upgrade to more features
ZW2000 http://www.de-zonnewijzerkring.nl/eng/index-links.htm
has graphical depictions, and includes extra features at no cost
Sundi http://www.myoptics.at/sundi/gallery.html
SHADOWS www.shadowspro.com
comprehensive, license is reasonable and free version covers many
common needs , can upgrade to more features
ZW2000 http://www.de-zonnewijzerkring.nl/eng/index-links.htm
has graphical depictions, and includes extra features at no cost
Sundi http://www.myoptics.at/sundi/gallery.html
CAD PROGRAMS ~ ~ ~ personal preference DeltaCAD for programmability, TurboCAD for drafting and 3d.
Apart from the free CAD program mentioned above, this web site and the books all used TurboCAD deluxe which is around $100, and
additionally they have an animation add-on at an extra price. IMSI provides TurboCAD. Scripting exists only at the TurboCAD
Professional level, see here for a VBS script or two.
DeltaCAD is a 2d only system, however it has a powerful scripting language that they call macros. DeltaCAD is available for around
$70 and you can see some of my macros here.
FREE PROGRAMMABLE SYSTEMS ALSO EXIST ~ such as NanoCAD and FreeCAD, free, programmable, and have
Illustrating Shadows macros for them. And Powerdraw, see here.
Apart from the free CAD program mentioned above, this web site and the books all used TurboCAD deluxe which is around $100, and
additionally they have an animation add-on at an extra price. IMSI provides TurboCAD. Scripting exists only at the TurboCAD
Professional level, see here for a VBS script or two.
DeltaCAD is a 2d only system, however it has a powerful scripting language that they call macros. DeltaCAD is available for around
$70 and you can see some of my macros here.
FREE PROGRAMMABLE SYSTEMS ALSO EXIST ~ such as NanoCAD and FreeCAD, free, programmable, and have
Illustrating Shadows macros for them. And Powerdraw, see here.
| The objective of the ILLUSTRATING SHADOWS web site is to use software that is either free or costs less than about $100. Nothing is truly free, so if you like a product, consider buying their purchased versions which have more features and better options. Hint - feel free to buy an online download of my book ILLUSTRATING TIME'S SHADOW |
IBM 360 BAL simulator with
assembler, linker, executor and
sundial programs. Open source
for entire simulator and
programs. Has vertical and
horizontal dials.
assembler, linker, executor and
sundial programs. Open source
for entire simulator and
programs. Has vertical and
horizontal dials.
| MODERN GRAPHICAL SYSTEMS |
ALGOL 68 a free Algol 68 system and a sundial program see here
| LEGACY HARDWARE AND LANGUAGES FROM THE 1950s~1960s FREE |
IBM 1401 SPS and Autocoder
simulator with assembler, linker,
executor and sundial programs.
Open source for entire simulator and
programs. Has vertical and
horizontal dials.
simulator with assembler, linker,
executor and sundial programs.
Open source for entire simulator and
programs. Has vertical and
horizontal dials.
BASIC a free BASIC compiler with many
sundial programs. see here
sundial programs. see here
ADA and one of my sundial programs.
And where to get a free ADA system.
And where to get a free ADA system.
C AND C++ A free IDE for C and C++
that matches the 8mb IDE for PASCAL.
The notes in the zip file updated to
compare with Visual C++ my dials are
here
that matches the 8mb IDE for PASCAL.
The notes in the zip file updated to
compare with Visual C++ my dials are
here
PASCAL systems and also this one A free 8mb fully integrated development environment (IDE) - modern windows layouts,
www.bloodshed.net/devpascal.html , and ditto at 28mb www.freepascal.org/ with excellent documentation but DOS windows type see
here
ALSO, see LAZARUS below which is a GUI Pascal system with graphical and forms support, the IBM 1401 and 360 simulators are
written in Lazarus.
www.bloodshed.net/devpascal.html , and ditto at 28mb www.freepascal.org/ with excellent documentation but DOS windows type see
here
ALSO, see LAZARUS below which is a GUI Pascal system with graphical and forms support, the IBM 1401 and 360 simulators are
written in Lazarus.
| LEGACY LANGUAGES FROM THE 1970s~1990s FREE |
EULER A free mathematical system,
however, these dials show how you can
program Euler for dials, tabular right now.
however, these dials show how you can
program Euler for dials, tabular right now.
SCILAB A free mathematical system, however,
these h- v- and vdec dials show how you can
program Scilab for dials, tabular and graphical.
these h- v- and vdec dials show how you can
program Scilab for dials, tabular and graphical.
Octave Like Euler and Scilab, and I have
free dial programs for Octave
free dial programs for Octave
NOTE: As with my Euler etc programs, the DELTACAD scripts also provide animation of the dial plate while varying a parameter.
| SPREADSHEETS |
DeltaCAD The standard for
dialling, I provide h and v dials,
decliners, Capuccin and the
Astrolabe, and animation, the
infamous inclined decliner, an
almanac, and many variants, etc, with
optional animation. see my stuff here
dialling, I provide h and v dials,
decliners, Capuccin and the
Astrolabe, and animation, the
infamous inclined decliner, an
almanac, and many variants, etc, with
optional animation. see my stuff here
ProgeCAD 2d CAD Large and full featured, free. Has LISP and C++ like scripting. The LISP method of
programming harks back to an earlier age. CADstd (not programmable) and DeltaCAD (programmable) are perhaps
better choices for 2d dialling. I have h-dial, v-dial, and v-dec scripts that work but DeltaCA is still my choice for
programability, and TurboCAD for non programmed drafting and 3d modeling. Check my LISP page which tells
you how to get ProgeCAD from ProgeSOFT: my LISP page has good notes, and also an h-dial, v-dial, and a v-dec
dial as well. ProgeCAD is a good product, well worth checking out. Its purchased version supports Visual Basic
programming harks back to an earlier age. CADstd (not programmable) and DeltaCAD (programmable) are perhaps
better choices for 2d dialling. I have h-dial, v-dial, and v-dec scripts that work but DeltaCA is still my choice for
programability, and TurboCAD for non programmed drafting and 3d modeling. Check my LISP page which tells
you how to get ProgeCAD from ProgeSOFT: my LISP page has good notes, and also an h-dial, v-dial, and a v-dec
dial as well. ProgeCAD is a good product, well worth checking out. Its purchased version supports Visual Basic
NOTE: As with my DeltaCAD program
scripts, these also provide animation of
the dial plate while varying a parameter.
Do not use animation if epileptic.
scripts, these also provide animation of
the dial plate while varying a parameter.
Do not use animation if epileptic.
| MODERN GRAPHICAL CAD SYSTEM PROGRAMS |
Lazarus Open Source free Delphi equivalent, see here. Free,
portable across many computers, very similar to Delphi. H, V, and
VDEC dials.
portable across many computers, very similar to Delphi. H, V, and
VDEC dials.
Visual Basic A small free Visual BASIC IDE (7mb) from
Envelop. see here
There is a free small system Envelop), a free Microsoft
system, and a full scale purchased system from Microsoft.
NOTE: Envelop is no longer supported, nor does it work on
Windows 8.
Envelop. see here
There is a free small system Envelop), a free Microsoft
system, and a full scale purchased system from Microsoft.
NOTE: Envelop is no longer supported, nor does it work on
Windows 8.
Python The JAVA
replacement, and my
dials are here along
with notes.
And my JAVA stuff is
here also, both Java
and JavaScript.
Oh, and PERL also.
replacement, and my
dials are here along
with notes.
And my JAVA stuff is
here also, both Java
and JavaScript.
Oh, and PERL also.
FORTRAN IV a free FORTRAN compiler,
my sundial programs. see here
my sundial programs. see here
COBOL yes, believe it or not, and one of
my sundial programs.
my sundial programs.
| MODERN GRAPHICAL SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGES |
Microsoft Excel see here for smartPhone
| my free sundial software is on this page, as well as other useful software links |
| Please note that Excel files ( .xls ) can be used by the free Open Office system and also by the Kingsoft software (which along with e-droid-cell can run on an Android cell phone). |