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A python frontend for solid modelling that compiles to OpenSCAD

11 mentions on Hacker News by 11 people: 1 story, 10 comments · first 2013-12-18 · latest 2025-12-20

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  1. I've had really good luck with https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython
    comment by ai-christianson · 2025-12-20 · in OpenSCAD is kinda neat
  2. …suggest having a look at CadQuery, SolidPython, and PyMesh: https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython https://github.com/PyMesh/PyMesh
    comment by dr_kiszonka · 2022-05-22 · in SolveSpace – Parametric 2D/3D CAD
  3. …just so good. [0] https://github.com/farrellm/scad-clj [1] https://github.com/taxpon/openpyscad [2] https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython
    comment by guitarbill · 2022-04-06 · in GhostSCAD: Marrying OpenSCAD and Golang
  4. As for your first point, this is a pretty clunky workaround, but at least it exists: https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython
    comment by alanbernstein · 2021-06-15 · in A New Era for Mechanical CAD
  5. …brief, Pythons expressiveness makes everything easier and the learning curve is extremely low. [1] https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython
    comment by encypruon · 2020-11-16 · in FreeCAD Simulator
  6. …to scad-clj for people preferring Clojure, there is SolidPython, for those who want, well, Python: https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython
    comment by bildung · 2020-09-18 · in OpenSCAD - The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller
  7. You can already script OpenSCAD with Python using SolidPython https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython .
    comment by jennasys · 2020-08-23 · in AngelCAD: Script-based 3D solid modeller
  8. Also: http://www.implicitcad.org/ https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython
    comment by jacknews · 2020-03-12 · in OpenJSCAD
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    A Python front end for solid modelling that compiles to OpenSCAD
    story by mithrilskeleton · 2019-02-28 · 0 comments
  10. There is solid python: https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython I have used it extensively and it's better than raw openscad.
    comment by antt · 2019-01-02 · in OpenSCAD: Software for creating solid 3D CAD objects
  11. …assume the users will share their OpenSCAD models is to share the generated OpenSCAD scripts? [1] https://github.com/SolidCode/SolidPython
    comment by krasin · 2013-12-18 · in Organizing your OpenSCAD code: Part I