MCAD
SolidPython
| MCAD | SolidPython | |
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| 2 | 13 | |
| 556 | 1,048 | |
| 1.1% | 0.0% | |
| 0.0 | 1.9 | |
| 3 months ago | about 1 year ago | |
| OpenSCAD | Python | |
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MCAD
- 100yr Old Lathe Question; all gears missing, has anyone tried 3d printed plastic gears as replacements?
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OpenScad is great, but slow to render.
If you’d rather not use a different language, OpenSCAD’s standard(-ish) library, MCAD should also include some polyhedral thread utils too, I think.
SolidPython
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Better OpenSCAD?
https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython --- apparently there's a fork as a v2 which is to be preferred
- Is there a way to assign properties to solid objects?
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Created a makefile build system using python for easier generation of multiple scad objects
Then use SolidPython to generate the scad files. ;)
- SolveSpace – parametric 2d/3D CAD
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GhostSCAD: Marrying OpenSCAD and Golang
I wonder how many OpenSCAD wrappers now exist? I know of scad-clj [0], openpyscad [1], and solidpython [2].
I particularly like scad-clj, because of `lein auto generate`. It watches source files, and regenerates the OpenSCAD files automatically, which OpenSCAD then also picks up. Although I'm not well versed in Clojure, and find debugging Clojure tricky, the workflow is just so good.
[0] https://github.com/farrellm/scad-clj
[1] https://github.com/taxpon/openpyscad
[2] https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython
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I wrote a quick tutorial on how to use OpenSCAD to model containers for board game tokens. Link to the tutorial is in the comments.
Check out SolidPython, a front-end to OpenSCAD in Python that generates OpenSCAD code. It's actively developed (latest commit was 16 days ago) and has some excellent features, including first-class negative spaces - once you declare something to be a hole, the library makes sure that, no matter what, you will get a hole in the final model.
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Writing a computer program from scratch that parametrically generates an entire jet engine assembly
The mesh is already generated. I'm using a library (https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython) that generates OpenSCAD code which can be exported to pretty much any 3D format you want.
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Cylinder on coordinates from a txt or excel file
If you share an Excel (or, better yet, CSV) file, I can put up some Python code that outputs the OpenSCAD you want. I wrote SolidPython for exactly situations like this-- when you want to interface with other kinds of programs than just modeling.
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OpenSCAD - There should be a "negative" switch
In addition to first-class negative space (a hole like OP asked for), the SolidPython OpenSCAD binding also includes +, -, and * operators for union, difference, and intersection. (Disclosure; I’m the author)
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OpenScad is great, but slow to render.
Also, if it’s screw threads you’re after, there may just be some faster (== non-minkowski) ways to do that. OpenSCAD calculates polyhedrons much faster than big unions of parts. Buut, OpenSCAD also kinda sucks for doing vector math. I wrote SolidPython to get around some of the constrictions of OpenSCAD, and the screw_thread utility method should render decently detailed threads (120 segments per revolution, say) in a few seconds.
What are some alternatives?
openscad - OpenSCAD - The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller
openpyscad - Python library to generate OpenSCAD source code. This library provides intuitive interface when you handle 3D data.
Round-Anything - A set of OpenSCAD utilities for adding radii and fillets, that embodies a robust approach to developing OpenSCAD parts.
implicit - A math-inspired CAD program in haskell. CSG, bevels, and shells; 2D & 3D geometry; 2D gcode generation...
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.
ViewSCAD - A Jupyter renderer for the OpenSCAD and SolidPython Constructive Solid Geometry languages
BOSL - The Belfry OpenScad Library - A library of tools, shapes, and helpers to make OpenScad easier to use.
BOSL2 - The Belfry OpenScad Library, v2.0. An OpenSCAD library of shapes, masks, and manipulators to make working with OpenSCAD easier. BETA
fswatch - A cross-platform file change monitor with multiple backends: Apple OS X File System Events, *BSD kqueue, Solaris/Illumos File Events Notification, Linux inotify, Microsoft Windows and a stat()-based backend.
cadquery - A python parametric CAD scripting framework based on OCCT