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openSCAD doesn't suck, it's just an entirely different paradigm than something like FreeCAD or onshape. as for your complaint about fillets, there are plenty o
by serf 3y ago
openSCAD doesn't suck, it's just an entirely different paradigm than something like FreeCAD or onshape.
as for your complaint about fillets, there are plenty of openSCAD libraries to assist in the task. using libraries within openscad is pretty routine.
if you're designing stuff like gears/propellers/bolts/nuts/threads/pins, a purely parametric solution is fantastic. That said, I would never tell someone to go try to design their paper-towel holder or dish-rack with it or prototype a robot with it.
As with much of design, picking the right tool for the job is a large portion of the battle.
- juliangmp 3y agoI have to agree that openscad kinda sucks, in some regards. Sorry but fillets and chamfers aren't features that should be complicated, they are basics. And if using libraries is pretty routine, why does library management boil down to "just download some scripts and throw them into some directory". Even python does this better. Openscad is a text/programming based cad, but it doesn't fully leverage the advantages that come with that. A proper package manager, good linting, etc. are all absent. It feels unfinished and outdated in many regards. I want to like openscad and I have made a bunch of models with it. But all in all I can't bring myself to do so.