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The dev-snapshot #docker images of #OpenSCAD are now based on Debian 13 (Trixie) when using the "dev" tag.

The bookworm based images are still around with tag "bookworm", but currently amd64 only. The arm64 images will be back soon, once a build issue is resolved.

hub.docker.com/r/openscad/o...
hub.docker.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
openscad.bsky.social
New book by Roberto Hamm published (in French): Ça, c’est #OpenSCAD

openscad.org/documentatio...

#3dprinting #books
Book cover, black background, showing a stylized extrusion based 3d printer with a dark yellow bed and a red model sitting on top which looks like maybe a rabbit. On the top left side of the printer a spool with red filament is attached. On the right side attached is a small green display, which is not showing any details. Over the 3d printer the book title is shown in big green letters "Ça, c’est OpenSCAD". On the bottom the author name is shown: Roberto Hamm.
September 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
openscad.bsky.social
After a long time of battle testing, we’ve now made the Manifold backend in #OpenSCAD the default.

This means that all new users of the development snapshot will, starting with the next nightly build, experience significantly faster rendering.

#3dprinting #floss
August 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
openscad.bsky.social
Due to this topic coming up recently, we'll have a look at how #OpenSCAD supports typographic features some modern fonts have. A list of features can be found at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... along with a short description of what they do.
August 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
openscad.bsky.social
A little teaser?

#OpenSCAD #Python
A screenshot of the OpenSCAD GUI, the 3D view showing a simple rectangular open box. The more interesting part is the code editor though. It shows a couple of lines of python code, implying the box was not produced from a normal scad script but from this python code. The actual code shown is: from openscad import * c1 = cube([10, 20, 11], center = True) c2 = cube([8, 18, 12], center = True) box = c1 - (c2 + [0, 0, 2]) box.rotate([0, 0, 40]).show()
February 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
openscad.bsky.social
3D printing giant things with a python jigsaw generator - calbryant.uk/blog/3d-prin...

#OpenSCAD #3dprinting
3D printing giant things with a python jigsaw generator
Automating the processes of splitting up large 3D prints into smaller parts with dovetail joins
calbryant.uk
February 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
openscad.bsky.social
New #OpenSCAD library added to the list at openscad.org/libraries.ht... (License: CC0).

#foss #floss #3dprinting
February 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Over the last couple of month, people have been working on extending #OpenSCAD to finally support color for the rendered 3D meshes. not just in preview.

The base of all this is the new geometry engine Manifold, so this needs to be selected in Preferences.
Screenshot exporting a file called CSG-modules.3mf as shown in the file selection dialog. In the background the colored 3D model of the example "CSG modules" is open showing the scad source code with very small font and the model explaining union/intersection and difference using green for the unioned cylinder, red and blue for the intersected cube and sphere. Between the different parts are thin black cylinders visualizing the tree nature of the operations. Screenshot of OpenSCAD with just a single line in the editor importing a file called "CSG-modules.3mf". The result shown in the 3D view is the colored display of that model from the examples looking exactly the same as when it's generated from the example source code, including all the colors.
January 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
openscad.bsky.social
Starting a bit late, as always, but here is #SCADvent again.

The #OpenSCAD advent calendar is different this time, it's the "Tutorial Edition". We'll try to bring 15 lessons starting at the very basics but hopefully also showing some interesting things later.

openscad.org/advent-calen...

#Advent
OpenSCAD Advent Calendar 2024
#SCADvent
openscad.org
December 1, 2024 at 11:55 PM