RapCAD
Rapid prototyping CAD IDE for RepRap and RepStrap 3D printing machines. (by GilesBathgate)
GSharp
Library for interpreting G# macro-programming CNC language into plain G-code lines (by NRSoft)
RapCAD | GSharp | |
---|---|---|
5 | 10 | |
149 | 29 | |
- | - | |
4.4 | 0.0 | |
4 months ago | over 7 years ago | |
C++ | C++ | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
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.
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.
RapCAD
Posts with mentions or reviews of RapCAD.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-01.
-
Tool path generation?
That said, I'm working on using RapCAD: https://github.com/GilesBathgate/RapCAD w/ OpenSCAD Graph Editor: https://github.com/derkork/openscad-graph-editor
- RapCAD (like to OpenSCAD) 1.0.2 released --- able to write out text files
- 1.0.2 of RapCAD released
- New 1.0.2 version of RapCAD allows writing to arbitrary files
- An awesome new VSCode Extension for OpenSCAD
GSharp
Posts with mentions or reviews of GSharp.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-06.
-
OpenSCAD Survey - what programming language do you want to be added to app?
Directly programming in G-code is a non-starter given that Grbl doesn't have loops or branching or variables, and I can't find a good example file for: https://github.com/NRSoft/GSharp
-
Buy a used Bobs Evolution 4?
For G-code note that mostly these days it's made using CAM applications. A further consideration is that hobbyist firmwares usually forgo variables and loops and branching (but see: https://github.com/NRSoft/GSharp --- I believe that's integrated into bCNC).
- How to teach Gcode?
- Tool path generation?
- Where and how do I start learning CNC and GM codes from basics for dummies
-
Anything new in Programmatic CAD in the past 4 years?
A nice tool for programming in 3D G-code might be workable --- unfortunately Toolpath Language in CAMotics is JavaScript which I don't do well w/ and SketchNC crashes on my machine: http://www.ncplot.com/sketchnc/sketchnc.htm (and is in beta and not ready for production) --- using raw G-code gets pretty unwieldy, and most of the tools for it are expensive, and the controller on my machine doesn't support looping and variables, so it would be necessary to use a pre-processor such as: https://github.com/NRSoft/GSharp (and I can't find a 3D previewer which directly supports that).
- AVID CNC Worth the Price?
-
Looking for a G-Code manual for beginners
I'd suggest a good previewer: https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Previewing_G-Code and if you find one which doesn't support loops and variables you can use GSharp as a pre-processor: https://github.com/nrsoft/gsharp
- Setting up 'simple' operations on near complete workpieces
-
Nomad 3 by Carbide 3D
If you want to do 3D parts which are suited to the Nomad's flip jig, and doing CAM in MeshCAM, the Nomad 3 should be a slam dunk --- if you wish to approach work in some other way it should still be workable, so long as you don't secretly want to be a manual machinist or to hand-code G-Code w/ variables and loops (though there is a front-end for doing that: https://github.com/NRSoft/GSharp )
What are some alternatives?
When comparing RapCAD and GSharp you can also consider the following projects:
gcodepreview - OpenSCAD library for moving a tool in lines and arcs so as to model how a part would be cut using G-Code.
tree-sitter-openscad - Incremental parser for OpenSCAD using tree-sitter
openscad - OpenSCAD - The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller
lsp-mode - Emacs client/library for the Language Server Protocol
FenrusCNCtools - Various tools for doing CNC projects
openscad-graph-editor - OpenSCAD Graph Editor
openvsx - An open-source registry for VS Code extensions