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'''OpenSCAD''' is a [[free software]] application for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is not an interactive modeler, but rather a 3D-compiler - it reads input from a script file that describes the object and renders a [[3D model]] from it. OpenSCAD is available for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS X]]. It does [[constructive solid geometry]] (CSG). OpenSCAD can also extrude forms from [[AutoCAD DXF]] files. |
'''OpenSCAD''' is a [[free software]] application for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is not an interactive modeler, but rather a 3D-compiler - it reads input from a script file that describes the object and renders a [[3D model]] from it. OpenSCAD is available for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS X]]. It does [[constructive solid geometry]] (CSG). OpenSCAD can also extrude forms from [[AutoCAD DXF]] files. |
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As of 2011, it uses [[CGAL]] as the basic Computational Solid Geometry engine, taking care of things like intersection, difference, [[minkowski sum]]s, etc. The results are rendered into 3d [[STL]] files. |
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It uses [[OpenCSG]] and [[OpenGL]] for fast previewing of models - rendering with CGAL (as with other CSG geometry engines) can sometimes take several minutes or hours. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Comparison of CAD editors for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC)]] |
* [[Comparison of CAD editors for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC)]] |
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* [[OpenCASCADE]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.openscad.org/ Official website] |
*[http://www.openscad.org/ Official website] |
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*[http://www.cgal.org/Manual/latest/doc_html/cgal_manual/Nef_3/Chapter_main.html CGAL |
*[http://www.cgal.org CGAL] - Geometry engine |
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*[http://www.cgal.org/Manual/latest/doc_html/cgal_manual/Nef_3/Chapter_main.html CGAL chapter on Boolean operations] |
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*[http://www.opencsg.org OpenCSG] - preview engine |
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| Developer(s) | Marius Kintel, Clifford Wolf |
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| Stable release | 2011.06
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| Operating system | Windows, Linux and Mac OS X |
| Type | CAD |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www |
OpenSCAD is a free software application for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It is not an interactive modeler, but rather a 3D-compiler - it reads input from a script file that describes the object and renders a 3D model from it. OpenSCAD is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It does constructive solid geometry (CSG). OpenSCAD can also extrude forms from AutoCAD DXF files.
As of 2011, it uses CGAL as the basic Computational Solid Geometry engine, taking care of things like intersection, difference, minkowski sums, etc. The results are rendered into 3d STL files.
It uses OpenCSG and OpenGL for fast previewing of models - rendering with CGAL (as with other CSG geometry engines) can sometimes take several minutes or hours.
See also
External links
- Official website
- CGAL - Geometry engine
- CGAL chapter on Boolean operations
- OpenCSG - preview engine
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