build123d is vastly superior code-cad imo. Faster, more expressive, more aligned with how traditional cad designers work
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Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 5 days ago
Another consideration… If you are a programmer type then OpenSCAD is a language-based program. I’ve been using it heavily for the past week designing a dual-filament extruder for my Ender 3, and last year I designed and built a utility trailer. As with anything it has its quirks, but I’m much more comfortable writing code and I always found the other GUI-oriented programs to be unintuitive.
silico_biomancer@lemmy.nz 4 days ago
Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 4 days ago
What do you mean by “traditional cad designers” and why is that important? I’m not really sure why that is something that should matter to me?
idunnololz@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I’m never escaping programming am I? :D
Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 4 days ago
Nope, programming is like a black hole – once you’ve entered the event horizon it’s too late and you’ll never escape.
numanair@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
Also Build123d, which does BREP instead of only meshes. build123d.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 4 days ago
Aww man, I knew it was only a matter of time before someone was going to “force” me to learn python. Thanks for the link, I’ll take a look at this after dinner.