Python Cadquery

Open-source Python projects categorized as Cadquery

Top 11 Python Cadquery Projects

  1. CQ-editor

    CadQuery GUI editor based on PyQT

    Project mention: We are shutting down the Ondsel FreeCAD business | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-11-18

    OpenSCAD is my go-to. It's self-contained and AI coding tools know the syntax well enough to help you move fast. Unfortunately I keep hitting a complexity ceiling.

    If it doesn't like how I'm describing something, it crashes. I have to load an older version of my .scad and try a new approach. This usually happens 70% of the way into a complex project, which is quite discouraging.

    The Python ecosystem has CadQuery[0] and a few other tools built around the Open Cascade kernel[1] which is quite good in my limited experience. CadQuery is positioned as an OpenSCAD alternative [2], and I really want it to be. Unfortunately the user experience isn't there yet.

    Making an object with CadQuery is writing a Python program. Which means you need a Python environment and dev setup. CQ-editor [3] is nice, but needs a Python environment first. I think CadQuery would be much more viable OpenSCAD alternative if it was packaged into a standalone CQ-editor application and published via homebrew, etc.

    I'm also interest in Zoo [4](fka KittyCAD). They're trying to create a modelling tool that combines model-by-code and model-by-mouse. With some AI layered on top. They have an interesting architecture where they stream geometry to your local device from the cloud. Should be great for performance, but ties you to the cloud.

    [0] https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery

    [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Cascade_Technology

    [2] https://cadquery.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro.html#why-cad...

    [3] https://github.com/CadQuery/CQ-editor

    [4] https://zoo.dev/

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  3. build123d

    A python CAD programming library

    Project mention: Design for 3D-Printing | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-04
  4. jupyter-cadquery

    An extension to render cadquery objects in JupyterLab via pythreejs

  5. partcad

    Package manager for things. Start designing modular hardware! PartCAD is the standard for documenting manufacturable physical products (a.k.a. Digital Thread or TDP). It comes with a set of tools to maintain product information and to facilitate efficient and effective workflows at all product lifecycle phases, boosted by AI.

  6. curated-code-cad

    A list of the various code-cad projects out there.

  7. cqMore

    More fundamental API on CadQuery.

  8. ocp-freecad-cam

    CAM for CadQuery and Build123d by leveraging FreeCAD

  9. SaaSHub

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  10. cq_keyboard_gen

    CadQuery 2 keyboard case generator

  11. cq-cam

    CQ-CAM aims to become a free, parametric CAM solution for 3-axis CNC mills closely integrating with CadQuery.

  12. cqterrain

    Generate 3d models of buildings / terrain using CadQuery

  13. openvmp-models

    CAD models for OpenVMP robots

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Cadquery projects in Python? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 CQ-editor 885
2 build123d 807
3 jupyter-cadquery 344
4 partcad 325
5 curated-code-cad 276
6 cqMore 58
7 ocp-freecad-cam 41
8 cq_keyboard_gen 38
9 cq-cam 28
10 cqterrain 22
11 openvmp-models 9

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