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PicoGK is a compact and robust geometry kernel for Computational Engineering
Small in a relative sense compared to some larger codebase.
Here's a bit on Manifold:
https://github.com/elalish/manifold/wiki/Manifold-Library
and the author's blog is interesting:
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3D and 2D: Testing out my cross-platform graphics engine
For cad kernels I highly recommend manifold https://github.com/elalish/manifold
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Text-to-CAD: Risks and Opportunities
I doubt if it is possible to have a practical small kernel. Take mesh processing in https://github.com/elalish/manifold for example, we encountered a lot of problems when trying to deal with inexact floating point arithmetic. Using exact arithmetic can probably result in much simpler code (doesn't make sense in our case because the point of the library is about dealing with inexact arithmetic), but exact means slow. Also, a lot of code is about fast-paths that occurs frequently, data structures and algorithms that cut down complexity but are difficult to implement. Can we remove those fast-paths and complex algorithms? Probably yes, but this will slow things down a lot.
I think the interesting thing about CAD kernel is that there are different representations and limitations to each representation. You have triangular (or polygonal) mesh, BREP which uses NURBS, SDF which is based on functional representation. I have experience working with triangular meshes and SDF so here are my opinions about them, please correct me if I am wrong:
Triangular mesh is conceptually simple, but requires many faces to approximate curved surfaces with high precision (you may be able to use subdivision surface in some cases but intersection/union in those cases are more challenging). Also, for more complicated models, floating point errors really add up and you either have to use an exact representation (which is really slow) or try some other approaches which can be robust w.r.t. errors (e.g. https://github.com/elalish/manifold but it is really hard to get right). Another disadvantage comparing with BREP is the lack of constraint solving, which i
Wondering why no BRep support means it is not a CAD. It seems that OpenVSP doesn't use BRep but uses parametric surface [1]. I wonder if mesh-based modeling + some constraints solving will get you a CAD, or are there other requirements that I don't know? I only work on mesh processing library on my free-time and I don't know much about BRep.
[1] https://github.com/elalish/manifold/discussions/549#discussi...
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My Unhealthy Relationship with Keyboards ⌨
Unhealthy relationship with keyboards? Comparing with the r/MechanicalKeyboards or r/ErgoMechKeyboards people this relationship is more like divorced...
I added python binding and ended up being on of the devs for https://github.com/elalish/manifold because OpenSCAD is too slow for my modeling (I am quite impatient). Optimizing my keyboard for months with more than 5 complete rebuilds to optimize my design (looks like this: https://i.redd.it/xtf0f54mt7ya1.jpg), and is afraid of open sourcing it because my code looks too bad :(
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OpenSCAD's Web Playground got upgraded (still Alpha)
Now much faster and more stable thanks to the Manifold engine (https://github.com/elalish/manifold): in fact it is often faster than the last stable desktop release from https://openscad.org/.
Also much better code completion, and ships with a few examples from the various bundled libraries to get you started.
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When I place down a CSGPolygon3D in this shape (haven't tried other shapes) it always opens a portal to hell, and it's not just in the editor, it's in the game too. Does anyone know what I can do about this?
At the end, they gonna replace it with ( elalish manifold.
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elalish/manifold is an open source project licensed under Apache License 2.0 which is an OSI approved license.
The primary programming language of manifold is C++.
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