VisualScriptCAD vs DynFreeCAD

VisualScriptCAD

A simple visual scripting based 3D modeling application. (by kovacsv)

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DynFreeCAD

Dynamo nodes for FreeCAD (by infeeeee)

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VisualScriptCAD		DynFreeCAD
	Project
4	Mentions	3
99	Stars	49
-	Growth	-
1.8	Activity	0.0
over 3 years ago	Latest Commit	over 3 years ago
C++	Language	Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	MIT License

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VisualScriptCAD

Posts with mentions or reviews of VisualScriptCAD. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-10-18.

VisualScriptCAD: A simple visual scripting based 3D modeling application.
1 project | /r/parametric_design | 18 Dec 2021
Code CAD – Use code to create CAD models
11 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Oct 2021
GraphSCAD – A User Friendly Nodal Editor for OpenSCAD
10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Oct 2021

DynFreeCAD

Posts with mentions or reviews of DynFreeCAD. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-22.

After 0.20 is out, what do you still miss in FreeCAD?
3 projects | /r/FreeCAD | 22 Jun 2022

Dynamo --- https://github.com/infeeeee/DynFreeCAD
GraphSCAD – A User Friendly Nodal Editor for OpenSCAD
10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Oct 2021
Is there a way to do generative design in FreeCAD?
2 projects | /r/FreeCAD | 12 Jul 2021

I noticed a while back that projects like this exist. It looks like the creator is trying to integrate the Dynamo graphical scripting environment that AutoDesk uses into FreeCAD. It seems like that would be most of what you're talking about.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing VisualScriptCAD and DynFreeCAD you can also consider the following projects:

olive - Free open-source non-linear video editor

beso - Python code for topology optimization using CalculiX FEM solver.

graphscad

flowwie-freecad - Flowwie's FreeCAD ressources for everybody to learn computer aided design with the Open Source CAD software FreeCAD.

VisualScriptEngine - A C++ visual scripting engine designed for embedding.

MarzWorkbench - FreeCAD Workbench for guitar design

cadhub - We're out to raise awareness and put CodeCAD on the map. The success of CadHub can be measured by the amount it promotes the use of CodeCAD within the mechanical/manufacturing industry and the strength the CadHub community.

InventorLoader - Workbench for FreeCAD to loads or import Autodesk (R) Inventor (R) files.

oce - OpenCASCADE Community Edition (OCE): a community driven fork of the Open CASCADE library.

pyRevit - Rapid Application Development (RAD) Environment for Autodesk Revit®

cq-flake - CadQuery and CQ-editor flake, closely follows master