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P.S. unfortunately this doesn't appear to support STEP files either. Maybe they'll be able to add it someday.
by elcritch 6y ago
P.S. unfortunately this doesn't appear to support STEP files either. Maybe they'll be able to add it someday.
- imtringued 6y agoI'm not sure how useful this is to you but there is an OpenSCAD workbench for FreeCAD. [0] In theory you should be able to export STEP files via FreeCAD. [0] https://wiki.freecadweb.org/OpenSCAD_Module https://wiki.freecadweb.org/OpenSCAD_Module
- ecopoesis 6y agoWhile technically that works the resulting STEP files aren’t anymore useful than an STL. You can’t send them to a CNC machine.
- WillAdams 6y agoCan't one use the Path Workbench in FreeCAD once an OpenSCAD file is imported? For STLs there are a number of 3D CAM tools: MeshCAM, pyCAM, FreeMill, or importing the file into Autodesk Fusion 360 and using its CAM tools. List of other options at: https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/CAM#3D_2 https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/CAM#3D_2 and https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Commercial_Software#3D_CAM https://wiki.shapeoko.com/index.php/Commercial_Software#3D_C...
- colomon 6y agoLooking at their overview, this is Constructive Solid Geometry rather than B-rep (Boundary Representation) solid geometry. STEP does hypothetically support CSG, but B-rep STEP files are vastly more common in my experience.
- ecopoesis 6y agoThis bit me when I was building a custom keyboard. I really love OpenSCAD but these mesh-based tools can produce files usable by CNC machines. I eventually found CadQuery (https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery) which can create non-mesh STEP files. It’s a lot rougher then OpenSCAD but usable.