Super-SCAD 0.9.0

An advanced Python application and library for generating 2D and 3D models in OpenSCAD

SuperSCAD

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SuperSCAD is an advanced application/library for generating 2D and 3D models in OpenSCAD in Python. SuperSCAD is based, among others, on the factory pattern and delivers to you as 2D and 3D modeler the superpowers of Python.

Documentation

The full documentation is available at https://superscad.readthedocs.io.

Getting Started and Installing SuperSCAD

We advise to create a Python virtual environment in a project folder:

cd awsesome-project

python -m venv .venv
. .venv/bin/activate
pip install super-scad

Using your favorite editor, copy-paste the code from the demo in the next section and save the file under openscad-logo.py.

vi openscad-logo.py  

Run python and open the generated openscad-logo.scad in openscad.

python openscad-logo.py
openscad openscad-logo.scad

Congratulations, you just finished your first SuperSCAD project.

Demo

Below is an example of SuperSCAD utilizing the factory pattern.

from super_scad.boolean.Difference import Difference
from super_scad.d3.Cylinder import Cylinder
from super_scad.d3.Sphere import Sphere
from super_scad.other.Modify import Modify
from super_scad.scad.Context import Context
from super_scad.scad.Scad import Scad
from super_scad.scad.ScadWidget import ScadWidget
from super_scad.scad.Unit import Unit
from super_scad.transformation.Rotate3D import Rotate3D


class Logo(ScadWidget):
    """
    SuperSCAD widget for generating OpenSCAD logo.
    """

    def build(self, context: Context):
        """
        Builds a SuperSCAD widget.

        :param context: The build context.
        """
        size: float = 50.0
        hole: float = size / 2.0
        height: float = 1.25 * size

        cylinder = Cylinder(height=height, diameter=hole, center=True, fn4n=True)
        sphere = Sphere(diameter=size, fn4n=True)

        return Difference(children=[sphere,
                                    cylinder,
                                    Modify(highlight=True, child=Rotate3D(angle_x=90.0, child=cylinder)),
                                    Rotate3D(angle_y=90.0, child=cylinder)])


if __name__ == '__main__':
    scad = Scad(context=Context(fn=360))
    logo = Logo()
    scad.run_super_scad(logo, 'logo.scad')

The example generates the logo of OpenSCAD.

Links

• OpenSCAD SheetSheet

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.