BOSL
The Belfry OpenScad Library - A library of tools, shapes, and helpers to make OpenScad easier to use. (by revarbat)
BOSL2
The Belfry OpenScad Library, v2.0. An OpenSCAD library of shapes, masks, and manipulators to make working with OpenSCAD easier. BETA (by BelfrySCAD)
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| BOSL | BOSL2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 36 | |
| 469 | 770 | |
| - | 6.0% | |
| 0.0 | 9.6 | |
| about 1 year ago | 4 days ago | |
| OpenSCAD | OpenSCAD | |
| BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License | BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
BOSL
Posts with mentions or reviews of BOSL.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-31.
- Can you add male or female bolt threads in Prusa Slicer?
- I'm sure many around here already know about this gear generation library, but for those who don't, I'm sharing it here,
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I just want to show you my parametric gear that I just finished. Since the code is a mess, I can't share it completely, but I'll improve it soon so you can use it easily.(sorry for my english)
I belive something like this?
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Bosl1 or 2
Ah, never mind. I found it: https://github.com/revarbat/BOSL
- Creating a library for OpenSCAD
- Help with a threads module. I don't know where to start to add in the specs I want.
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OpenSCAD help needed
OpenSCAD provides the primitives for constructive geometry. Anything beyond that requires libraries. BOSL is quite popular (although I use BOSL rather than BOSL2 because BOSL2 is not finalized). https://github.com/revarbat/BOSL
- N-order Bezier curve function (Did I do this right?)
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What is the best 3D modeling program to learn?
If you have any programming experience then OpenSCAD might be worth a look. Up until very recently I have used it exclusively for the past few years. It takes a bit to build yourself up a personal library of common shapes but once you do you can code up a design pretty quickly. And if you use any type of good programming experience your designs are parametric by default. There are also existing libraries out there that can help out quite a bit (e.g. https://github.com/revarbat/BOSL and https://github.com/JustinSDK/dotSCAD)
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This how far I've gotten after 10 days through learning curve and iterative cycle of OpenSCAD > Cura Slicing > 3D Printing > Tweaking > Repeating...
Back to topic, you might find Round Anything to be useful -- I certainly have. I haven't used it yet, but the shell2d() out of the Belfry OpenScad Library also looks like it would be helpful for these sort of functional parts.
BOSL2
Posts with mentions or reviews of BOSL2.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-16.
- The Belfry OpenScad Library
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My first project with the BOSL2 library
The BOSL2 equivalent is https://github.com/BelfrySCAD/BOSL2/wiki/CheatSheet
- Polygon paths using logo like commands?
- Bend Lines (machining reference) - DXF.
- Is there a more efficient way to make rounded cubes and cylinders?
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New Bypass Valve for My Old Water Softener.
I used the BOSL2 library for the threads. Much easier that way!
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Squeeze Tube Organizer in one (long) line of OpenSCAD
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5905001 - Thanks to BOSL2, once I've defined a few constant, the entire source code is one (long) line:
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How to control decimal precision/places on text( str=($number) )
I was heading down this path, but stumbled across this library that has a TON of really great functions: BOSL2. Lot's of useful stuff here and not just strings and math. I used format_fixed() to solve my problem. It doesn't seem to accept math functions in the call, but that is easily solved with an intermediate variable.
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Help modeling fire fighter helmet.
It won't be easy, but try using this: https://github.com/revarbat/BOSL2/wiki/beziers.scad
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How to slightly bend object?
BOSL2 has a function for bending a polyhedron around a given radius but it's one of those functions that are super powerful but not very clear about how to use effectively (maybe that's just me).
What are some alternatives?
When comparing BOSL and BOSL2 you can also consider the following projects:
OpenAstroTracker - 3D printed DSLR tracking mount
Round-Anything - A set of OpenSCAD utilities for adding radii and fillets, that embodies a robust approach to developing OpenSCAD parts.
NopSCADlib - Library of parts modelled in OpenSCAD and a framework for making projects
dotSCAD - Reduce the burden of mathematics when playing OpenSCAD
threads-scad - OpenSCAD threading library
SolidPython - A python frontend for solid modelling that compiles to OpenSCAD
bend.scad - Procedures for bending models on the surface of a cylinder or into a parabola in OpenSCAD
cadquery - A python parametric CAD scripting framework based on OCCT
OpenSCAD_fasteners
OpenJSCAD.org - JSCAD is an open source set of modular, browser and command line tools for creating parametric 2D and 3D designs with JavaScript code. It provides a quick, precise and reproducible method for generating 3D models, and is especially useful for 3D printing applications.