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Parametric CAD in Rust
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#32Re: Parametric CAD in Rust
#33This sounds a lot like Fidget ( https://github.com/mkeeter/fidget ) and libfive ( https://github.com/libfive/libfive ) by the amazing Matt Keeter!
Hadn't ran into these, thanks!
Re: Parametric CAD in Rust
#34Interesting, because I am trying to learn OpenSCAD for some simple modeling.
Note: This is probably a dead-end; it is not on the same level as SolidWorks, Fusion etc.
You're probably right, OpenSCAD seems to be limited both in speed and in exactness of the surfaces.
However purely programmatic interface allows doing surprising things which might be hard to achieve with a mouse.
Re: Parametric CAD in Rust
#35The opening paragraph is very telling; the author doesn't seem to understand typical pro-level parametric CAD programs available on the market: > I keep designing physical parts for our robots. Motor mounts, sensor brackets, wheel hubs. Every time, the workflow is the same: open a GUI CAD program, click around for an hour, export an STL, realize the bolt pattern is 2mm off, repeat. This doesn't make sense. When you r…
> That's the beauty of constraint-based parametric modeling as opposed to, say, modeling in Blender.
I was thinking the same thing. This looks more like an API that makes 3d modeling look closer to CAD, but without realizing that CAD is about constraints, parametrizing, and far more.
Re: Parametric CAD in Rust
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've built something very similar (also based on triangle meshes, but in TS), and while it wouldn't work for say 3D printing, my target is game object modeling. I guess people have specific use cases in mind when referring to "CAD".
In my mind, cad that you’re not going to manufacture is “modeling”. Not sure if that’s a common verbal distinction.
Not sure either but sharing the sentiment.
Re: Parametric CAD in Rust
#37The opening paragraph is very telling; the author doesn't seem to understand typical pro-level parametric CAD programs available on the market: > I keep designing physical parts for our robots. Motor mounts, sensor brackets, wheel hubs. Every time, the workflow is the same: open a GUI CAD program, click around for an hour, export an STL, realize the bolt pattern is 2mm off, repeat. This doesn't make sense. When you r…
Read a bit before critisizing: > One thing I care about that most CAD tools don't: vcad is designed to be used by AI coding agents.
For that there’s openscad
Re: Parametric CAD in Rust
#38Why not use OpenSCAD?
Re: Parametric CAD in Rust
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Re: Parametric CAD in Rust
#40Interesting, because I am trying to learn OpenSCAD for some simple modeling.
Note: This is probably a dead-end; it is not on the same level as SolidWorks, Fusion etc.
I wouldn't call a FOSS project that you compare to some 2,620 USD/year software a dead-end. It's good enough for simple modeling, especially when it comes to scripting, and has been for 10 years already.