3D design software

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Tim here.  I'm not sure how readily most graphical-manipulations
(whether raster editors like Gimp, vector editors like Inkscape, or
3d editors like Blender) can be made accessible to those who are
completely blind.  There might be some degree of usability if you
still have some vision.

However, I do know that povray's file-format is pure text.  I used to
write such files back in the 90s for creating scenes and then shipping
off to the povray renderer to produce the image (several hours or
days of rendering later) from the file.  If I were hunting something
accessible to someone completely blind, this might be where I started.

If you're looking to create CNC files, often those are just grayscale
images to define the cut-depth at any given point.  While there are
fancier CNC machines where you can swap bits/colors etc, I'm not sure
how one would go about making those additional features accessible.
Or even making the core grayscale image manipulation accessible.
Well maybe other than some sort of AI with a camera that determines
the depth, seeing for you.  But manipulating that data once you've
acquired it would still be a challenge.

-tim

On April 21, 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Has anyone considered ways to write or make existing 3D design
> software accessible?  It might be interesting to be able to use
> some form of cad/cam as one of my hobbies and ocasional jobs is
> working with CNC machines.
> 
> Tom
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