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Just tried OpenSCAD for the first time a bit ago, really cool technology. But the inbuilt editor is a bit of a pain, and the language design is a bit odd... it
by meetups323 5y ago
Just tried OpenSCAD for the first time a bit ago, really cool technology. But the inbuilt editor is a bit of a pain, and the language design is a bit odd... it feels as if they took a lisp and tried to hammer it into C-style syntax without following any C-style semantics.
I'd absolutely love to see the renderer brought into something like a VS Code webview and maybe even adopting a real Lisp for the code.
- xor99 5y agoI found it confusing for a similar reason especially when you get into more complicated designs with multiple parts. I think development could be massively sped up with a little funding. I tried libfive (https://libfive.com/studio/ https://libfive.com/studio/) too which is roughly similar to OpenSCAD but faster to sketch with imo. There was a good discussion here on this topic too if you were interested: https://forum.openhardware.science/t/open-source-cad-and-open-science/2991 https://forum.openhardware.science/t/open-source-cad-and-ope...