cadquery-server 0.2

A web server used to render 3d models from CadQuery code loaded dynamically.

CadQuery server

A web server used to render 3d models from CadQuery code loaded dynamically.

It has been created for the Cadquery VSCode extension, but can be used as standalone.

Because the CadQuery module is loaded when starting the web server and the scripts are loaded dynamically by request, it has a fast response time.

Example usage in the VSCode extension:

Please note that the web server is intended for personal use and it's absolutely not safe to open it to a public network.

Installation

pip install cq-server

Usage

Starting the server

Once installed, the cq-server command should be available on your system:

CLI options:

• -p, --port: Server port (default: 5000);
• -d, --dir: Path of the directory containing CadQuery scripts (default: ".");
• -m, --module: Default module (default: "main");
• -o, --object: Default rendered object variable name (default: "result");
• -f, --format: Default output format (default: "json").

This list might not be up to date, please use -h to list all options.

Example:

cq-server -p 5000 -d ./examples -m box -o result

This command will run the server on the port 5000, load the box.py python file in the ./examples directory and render the CadQuery model named result. These two last options can be overridden by url parameters if necessary.

Writing a CadQuery code

Example:

import cadquery as cq

model = cq.Workplane("XY").box(1, 2, 3)

Please read the CadQuery documentation for more details about the CadQuery library.

Using the web server

Once the server is started, go to its url (ie. http://127.0.0.1).

Optional url parameters:

• module: name of module to load (default: defined in the --module cli option);
• object: variable name of object to render (default: defined in the --object cli option).

example: http://127.0.0.1?module=box&object=result).

Note that the /json endpoint is used internally and can be used for advanced use. It takes same parameters but returns the model as a threejs json object.