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e5bd0d98 1Open CASCADE Technology
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5development platform providing services for 3D surface and solid modeling, CAD
9simulation (CAE).
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e5bd0d98 11License
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16published by the Free Software Foundation, with special exception defined in
17the file OCCT_LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt. Consult the file LICENSE_LGPL_21.txt included
18in OCCT distribution for complete text of the license.
21CASCADE commercial license or contractual agreement.
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e5bd0d98 27Packaging
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944d808c 32- Snapshot of Git repository: contains C++ header and source files of OCCT,
33 documentation sources, build scripts, and CMake project files.
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944d808c 35- Complete source archive: contains all sources of OCCT, generated HTML and PDF
36 documentation, and ready-to-use projects for building on all officially
37 supported platforms.
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e5bd0d98 39- Binary package (platform-specific): in addition to complete source archive,
47d9074a 40 it includes binaries of OCCT and third-party libraries built on one platform.
e5bd0d98 41 This package allows using OCCT immediately after installation.
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944d808c 43Certified versions of OCCT can be downloaded from http://www.opencascade.com
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45You can also find OCCT pre-installed on your system, or install it from
46packages provided by a third party. Note that packaging and functionality
47of such versions can be different from certified releases. Please consult
944d808c 48documentation accompanying your version for details.
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53Open file doc/html/index.html to browse HTML documentation.
55If HTML documentation is not available in your package, you can:
57- Generate it from sources.
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60 and accessible in your environment (check environment variable PATH).
944d808c 61 Use batch file *gendoc.bat* on Windows or Bash script *gendoc* on Linux
62 or OS X to (re)generate documentation.
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64- Read documentation in source plain text (MarkDown) format found in
65 subfolder *dox*
67See *dox/dev_guides/documentation/documentation.md* for details.
72In most cases you need to rebuild OCCT on your platform (OS, compiler) before
73using it in your project, to ensure binary compatibility.
75Consult the file *dox/dev_guides/building/building.md* for instructions on
76building OCCT from sources on supported platforms.
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81The current version of OCCT can be consulted in the file
e5bd0d98 82*src/Standard/Standard_Version.hxx*
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e5bd0d98 84Development
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e5bd0d98 87For information regarding OCCT code development please consult the official
88OCCT Collaborative Development Portal: