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For the modeling I've wanted to do, I haven't run into any limitations through openscad. As a programmer and not much of an artist, it's perfect for me. I also
by japhyr 9y ago
For the modeling I've wanted to do, I haven't run into any limitations through openscad. As a programmer and not much of an artist, it's perfect for me.
I also love that I can use it as a core part of my math curriculum, which I couldn't do as easily with most other modeling software. Students are learning measurement, geometry, and most importantly relationships through the use of parameters. It also makes for a great segue into more general programming languages.
I recently started working with polyhedrons for a terrain modeling project. Could you convert svg data to a polygon and then extrude it?
- bambax 9y ago> Could you convert svg data to a polygon and then extrude it? Yes, there are some tools that do this, but they're a hassle to use and usually only support a subset of svg, so many times I use FreeCAD instead...
- zxcmx 9y agoSo I invested weeks in openscad but as a fusion 360 user now I have to shamefully admit that I choose fusion every time I want to make real parts. I switch accounts regularly here to not tie to my real life identity but hopefully I hve enough unrelated crap not to seem like a shill. Just silly stuff like I want to print part of it but laser cut other parts of it and I can't find an easy way to get the surfaces out, or I have to go back and remodel because my fabrication approach has changed. It's probably me. But I feel like I'm fighting the software sometimes more than using it. Also no fit or mechanical (altho those features are often crap). I want to like openscad but I can't efficiently use it to make stuff.