OpenSCAD plugin (official thread)

[thopiekar 46]

Here another thread, but for the OpenSCAD plugin. Would be great if we as a community could come together here and discuss new features and current problems with the plugin.

Looking forward to interesting conversations! 🙂 

 

• Website: http://thopiekar.eu/cura/cad/openscad/

[Cuq 205]

Could be a great Plugin if it was possible to load a Scad File. But with every SCAD file ( Except the sample file present in your source code) I always get the same Message  :  File Not valid ! . 

Even with a basic Script (A calibration cube creation)  I've got an error message and this script is not very different from the sample file.

// Calibration cube 20x20
font = "Arial:style=Bold";

cube_size = 20;
letter_size = 10;
letter_height = 2;

o = cube_size / 2 - letter_height / 2;

module letter(l) {
  color("Yellow")
  linear_extrude(height = letter_height) {
    text(l, size = letter_size, font = font, halign = "center", valign = "center");
  }
}

difference() {
  color("gray") 
  cube(cube_size, center = true);
  translate([0, -o, 0]) rotate([90, 0, 0]) letter("X");
  translate([o, 0, 0]) rotate([90, 0, 90]) letter("Y");
  translate([0, 0, o])  letter("Z");
}

Note this script run fine on OpenSCAD version 2019.05 . Herewith the script and the STL generated from OpenSCAD

CalibrationCube.scad.zip CalibrationCube.stl

[Cuq 205]

Oup's ... finally it was just an issue of PATH declaration on my computer.

It works now !  (With basic file still have issue with some advanced SCad)

 

Edited June 24, 2020 by Cuq

[Cuq 205]

Tips & Tricks : Using the OpenScad interface and the basic 'Text' function to create rapid custom support, without too many CAD effort.

 

// Support text
// Support V Y E
TextParam = "Y"; //  Text

Text_Size = 12;  //  Text size
Text_Thickness = 4;  //  Text thickness
Radius = 0.5;  //  Text radius
fnt = "Arial:style=Regular"; //  Police texte
$fn=100;

color("Red")
    minkowski() {
        rotate([90,0,0]) {
        linear_extrude(height = Text_Thickness) {
        text(text = TextParam, size = Text_Size, font = fnt );
            }
    }
	cylinder(r=Radius,h=0.5);
}

 

Using Letter : Y, V, E

[iasonov 0]

I tried to install this plugin, but unfortunately it doesn't work for me (appeared as disabled after Cura restart).

I have some program skills. How to participate in the development?

[miniuser 0]

I have installed the plugin and it seems to work. Looking for documentation I am not finding much of anything. I want to know are there actual benefits. Is this simply automating going from a scad file, through creating a mesh and if so what format of mesh? Does this actually reduce the probability of mesh defects?
I installed this without paying anything but when searching I come across statements that CAD integration involves payment. Is there an exception for OpenSCAD? Am I just using a trial? Is this from a different source?

 

[ahoeben 1,968]

The CAD integration that Ultimaker offers for paying customers does not require the original CAD package to be installed.

 

Other developers are free to create plugins to integrate with CAD applications. @thopiekar wrote a set of plugins that work with different CAD applications installed on the same system to automate the conversion and importing of models using those CAD packages. Those are entirely free to use. But they don't come with support from Ultimaker.