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cadquery
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CadQuery-- a parametric script framework for creating CAD files using OpenCascade
What is a CadQuery?
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CadQuery is an intuitive, easy-to-use language for building parametric 3D CAD models. It has several goals:
CadQuery is an intuitive, easy-to-use python based language for building parametric 3D CAD models.
It has several goals:
* Build models with scripts that are as close as possible to how you'd describe the object to a human.
* Create parametric models that can be very easily customized by end users
* Output high quality CAD formats like STEP and AMF in addition to traditional STL
* Provide a non-proprietary, plain text model format that can be edited and executed with only a web browser
Where does the name CadQuery come from?
========================================
CadQuery is inspired by ( `jQuery <http://www.jquery.com>`_ ), a popular framework that
revolutionized web development involving javascript.
CadQuery is for 3D CAD what jQuery is for javascript.
If you are familiar with how jQuery, you will probably recognize several jQuery features that CadQuery uses:
* A fluent api to create clean, easy to read code
* Ability to use the library along side other python libraries
* Clear and complete documentation, with plenty of samples.
Using CadQuery, you can write short, simple scripts that produce high quality CAD models. It is easy to make many different objects using a single script that can be customized.
Why CadQuery instead of OpenSCAD?
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4. **Less Code and easier scripting** CadQuery scripts require less code to create most objects, because it is possible to locate
features based on the position of other features, workplanes, vertices, etc.
5. **Better Performance** CadQuery scripts can build STL, STEP, and AMF faster than OpenSCAD.
5. **Better Performance** CadQuery scripts can build STL, STEP, and AMF faster than OpenSCAD.
Where does the name CadQuery come from?
========================================
CadQuery is inspired by ( `jQuery <http://www.jquery.com>`_ ), a popular framework that
revolutionized web development involving javascript.
CadQuery is for 3D CAD what jQuery is for javascript.
If you are familiar with how jQuery, you will probably recognize several jQuery features that CadQuery uses:
* A fluent api to create clean, easy to read code
* Ability to use the library along side other python libraries
* Clear and complete documentation, with plenty of samples.