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pythonocc-core
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Text-to-CAD: Risks and Opportunities
It seems a bizarre statement to state that OpenCASCADE isn't fully capable. Its the only OS licensed kernel that'll read a STEP file. Also "modern foundation" is a misleading statement, any CAD kernel bearing any kind of relevance seems implying a codebase that's been around for a quarter century. Like it or not OpenCASCADE is the hand that was dealt. I've worked with the technology [1] extensively and it provided the underpinnings for a startup I've founded [2]. pythonocc is the bees knees, it allows you to develop a proper CAD app. Don't take my word for it, but see also the many publications that have built on the tech [3]
[1] https://github.com/tpaviot/pythonocc-core
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curated-code-cad
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Dune 3D – an open source parametric 3D CAD app bassed on OCCT
> I would love to see a successor to OpenSCAD
There is quite a few "code" CAD's around https://github.com/Irev-Dev/curated-code-cad. Cadquery has contraints but isn't really a DSL.
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Antimony – computer-aided design tool from the Lisp machine parallel universe
This is a mid-point in Matt Keeter's research.
Start at:
http://mattkeeter.com/research/thesis.pdf
then see:
http://www.mattkeeter.com/projects/kokopelli/
then Antimony (see the article at: http://hackaday.com/2015/05/29/otherworldy-cad-software-hail... ), then the current effort:
https://github.com/libfive/libfive
(and also see: https://www.gitlab.com/kavalogic-inc/tovero "a binding of Libfive to Common Lisp, including a standalone REPL-based viewer"[https://github.com/Irev-Dev/curated-code-cad] can be integrated with https://www.gitlab.com/kavalogic-inc/clive
Currently I'm using OpenSCAD (w/ BlockSCAD as a front-end: https://www.blockscad3d.com because I prefer a sort of visual representation), but have been stymied by the lack of file I/O (I want to write out G-code).
Still looking for a 3D modeling tool which is:
- a node or block editor
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What happened Tovero (libfive bindings) and Clive (scene graph and 3D GUI) from Kavalogic and previously hosted on common-lisp.net?
From 2018 through sometime 2020 there seems to have existed two projects surrounding 3D modelling in CL, Tovero as libfive bindings and Clive as some sort of scene graph with a 3D GUI as per this description from a random git commit I found:
- 3D version of MakeCode from Buildbee.com (for making 3D models for 3D printing/CNC)
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Is there a way to make cad models using programming? Just Curious.
Checkout this resource for a whole host of different options (besides FreeCAD) https://github.com/Irev-Dev/curated-code-cad
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To design a new mount for the Chimera 2in2out for the Ender 3, I rebuilt the carriage assembly in OpenScad and partyl QCad.
I tried using python scripting with FreeCad's 2d constraints mechanisms, which I had high hopes for but found it to be too difficult. I did a decent write up about it here: https://github.com/Irev-Dev/curated-code-cad/pull/8
What are some alternatives?
cadquery - A python parametric CAD scripting framework based on OCCT
jupyter-cadquery - An extension to render cadquery objects in JupyterLab via pythreejs
jsketcher - Parametric 2D and 3D modeler written in pure javascript
pymadcad - Simple yet powerful CAD (Computer Aided Design) library, written with Python.
FreeCAD_SheetMetal - A simple sheet metal workbench for FreeCAD
antimony - CAD from a parallel universe
Pythonocc-nodes-for-Ryven - Pythonocc nodes for Ryven
CQ-editor - CadQuery GUI editor based on PyQT
cqMore - More fundamental API on CadQuery.
FreeCAD - This is the official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
flowwie-freecad - Flowwie's FreeCAD ressources for everybody to learn computer aided design with the Open Source CAD software FreeCAD.