awesome-openscad

Goal

Attempting to bring more awesomeness & harmony to the OpenSCAD community.

I am marking this project as WIP planning for a better awesome-list.

If you have an openscad project please open a PR.

awesome-openscad

A collection of awesome OpenSCAD resources

Awesome communities

https://github.com/openscad/openscad
IRC/Matrix.org bridge
Reddit r/OpenSCAD
https://mastodon.social/web/tags/openscad
CadHub Discord: (see page for link)

😘 Acknowledge Friends of SCAD

Fornjot built in RUST, similar to OpenSCAD with boundary representation.
🐍.python CadQuery/cadquery - a popular python centric dialect that is turing complete and therefore perhaps better suited for systems coding & simulation.
C++ OpenCascade - a wholly separate but similar distant cousin of OpenSCAD.
ImplicitCAD may not use OpenSCAD (can't tell)

👋 Platforms supporting OpenSCAD syntax

// TODO: this should be a table suggesting environments & differences

OpenSCAD the source of truth for everybody else.
FreeCAD a venerable free open-source tool that features an OpenSCAD workbench
JSCAD
- previously known as OpenJSCAD, online self-hosteable web-based ui & CLI. 📢
- 👀 Live Demo: https://openjscad.xyz
Visual Studio Code
- Language Service Provider "LSP" module (should be compatible with any editor, but only tested on vs-code)
cadhub
- 👀 Live Demo: https://cadhub.xyz/
Blender
Netbeans, VIM, Emacs, Atom
- 👎 unmaintained, possibly working: openscad/openscad#3635 (29 commits ahead, 1038 commits behind master at time of writing)
- 👀 Tomatower/openscad (29 commits ahead, 1038 commits behind master at time of writing)
RapCAD
Libre 3D
[BlocksCAD]
Models @ MakeWithTech
openscad.cloud by Autodrop3d

🍰 Parametric Geometry Syntax Sugar

Libraries

Functional

https://github.com/thehans/FunctionalOpenSCAD
https://github.com/thehans/funcutils functional openscad

Ubiqutious OpenSCAD 😎

popular & useful Libraries/tool-kits

https://github.com/htho/scadlib
dotSCAD v3.2 https://github.com/JustinSDK/dotSCAD
- archimedean spiral
BOSL2 https://github.com/revarbat/BOSL2/wiki
agentscad https://github.com/GillesBouissac/agentscad
- snap joint
- threaded screws
- hirth joint
- beveling
- glue shapes
OpenSCADutil
- SKADIS!!
- https://github.com/franpoli/OpenSCADutil
NopSCADlib
- https://github.com/nophead/NopSCADlib
BH-Lib https://github.com/brandonhill/BH-Lib
Directions, orientation, position https://github.com/tanius/openscad-models
omdl 'mechanical design library' https://royasutton.github.io/openscad-amu/ https://royasutton.github.io/omdl/
https://github.com/dinther/openSCAD_functions
openscad-fiddlybits https://github.com/mathcodeprint/openscad-fiddlybits
openJoystick 🕹️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIY6-3KwIS8&list=PLC66292176B625E2A

Language Bindings

compositional openSCAD transpilation & visualization

🦄.TypeScript

* (https://github.com/scad-js/scad-js)
* code formatter
    * (https://github.com/Maxattax97/openscad-format)
* (https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodescad)

Tutorials / Creating (the process)

https://mirmik.github.io/zencad/en/index.html
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOx5UI8GGns
* https://github.com/benjaminwand/cookie-cutters

workflows: https://github.com/kikaitachi/naminukas

Merging

* Lofting
    https://github.com/jakubczaplicki/this-to-that

Importing

* https://github.com/Zigazou/svg2dxf
* https://github.com/Spiritdude/SVG2SCAD
* https://github.com/htho/fzz2scad
# KiCad
https://github.com/mplewis/kicad-libraries
# Gerber
https://github.com/drujensen/GerbToSCAD

Exporting

* PNG
https://github.com/openscad/image-generator/issues

3d printing

* https://github.com/Spiritdude/Print3r
* Anti-warping walls
https://github.com/JohnStrunk/WhateverSCAD

Assemblies

* Attach Library
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30136

* constructive
https://github.com/solidboredom/constructive
* https://github.com/solidboredom/constructive/blob/main/tutorials/basic-tutorial.md

* OpenSCADMachineDesignFramework
https://github.com/Axford/OpenSCADMachineDesignFramework

* MoCad ??
https://github.com/davidthings/mocad

* ScrewsMetric has complex assemblies
https://github.com/More-Wrong/ScrewsMetric

* https://github.com/usagi/usagi.scad


https://github.com/eyal0/openscad-pcb-boxes

* PCB/EDA object syntax
https://github.com/htho/scadlib-electronic-components/tree/master/electromechanical/other/printed_circuit_boards

Robotics

https://github.com/prl-mushr/mushr_cad
https://github.com/fablab-nea/lablock

https://github.com/kikaitachi/naminukas

Threads

ThreadLib https://github.com/adrianschlatter/threadlib
Cap Generator https://github.com/muesli/cap-generator
Metric Threads
- https://github.com/gabfv/scad-metric-thread-library

Gears

* OpenSCAD gear generator
https://github.com/chrisspen/gears
* Lens Gears
http://jaymis.com/2015/11/3d-printable-seamless-friction-fit-lens-gears-for-follow-focus/
* Spherical Involute Bevel Gears
https://github.com/JediJeremy/BevelGears

Bearings & Belts

https://github.com/phidiasllc/scad_libraries

Pistons, Solenoids & Valves

* PistonPen
https://github.com/sanja-byelkin/SimplePistonPen
- Peristaltic Pump
    * https://github.com/TomHodson/Peristaltic-Pump/
    * https://github.com/adricl/peristaltic-pump
* Moineau Pump/Paste Extruder
https://github.com/doctek/Moineau-Paste-Extruder

Funnels & Clyndrical couplings

https://github.com/alexbirklykke/openscad

Text

https://github.com/brodykenrick/text_on_OpenSCAD
* Braille
https://github.com/whosawhatsis/braille-openscad

Heatsinks

* https://github.com/fullyautomated/means-of-circuit-design/tree/main/3D

Optical Encoder

* https://github.com/Irev-Dev/3D-Printed-Optical-Encoder

ServoArms

https://github.com/hugokernel/OpenSCAD_ServoArms

Cyborg Beast Prosthetics?

https://github.com/daprice/Flexy-Beast

Novel/Interesting

git submodule update --init
https://github.com/keesj/simple-paste-extruder

* Thrustmeter Assembly
https://github.com/AndKe/ThrustMeter

* Keys
https://github.com/rsheldiii/KeyV2

* Lock Picking
https://github.com/spookey/lockpickr

* MXSwitches
https://github.com/qwelyt/Parametric-switch-holder/blob/master/Parametric-switch-holder.scad

* AirCore / Transformers
https://github.com/HelsinkiHacklab/aircores/tree/master/coilforms

* Wire Dispenser
https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/wire-dispenser

* Bottle Engraver
https://github.com/farbro/bengraver

* Mobius stuff
https://github.com/oherrala/openscad-moebius

* Ventilator
https://hackaday.io/project/170507-cosv-cam-open-source-ventilator

Joints

https://github.com/HopefulLlama/JointSCAD

Nuts & Bolts

https://github.com/JohK/nutsnbolts/

include <cyl_head_bolt.scad>;

screw("M20x100", thread="modeled"); // screw M20x100 with thread
nut("M20", thread="modeled");       // corresponding nut with thread
		    
screw("M3x12");                     // screw M3x12

Wheels & Pully

Pully & GT5, idler, etc. https://github.com/ElectricSkateboard/SolidModels/blob/master/Pulley_T-MXL-XL-HTD-GT2_N-tooth.scad
https://github.com/alexfranke/Highly-Configurable-Wheel
Rover Wheel w/60:1 Planetary drive & motor https://github.com/DavidMFlynn/RoverWheel/issues
Filament Tires https://github.com/Arcus-3d/FilaMecanum

Pegboards

https://github.com/ringerc/openscad-pegboard-peggrid

2D

svgShape https://github.com/dinther/pathbuilder
https://github.com/OskarLinde/scad-utils 2d morphology
SCADTrace emboss black & white bitmap to openscad object https://github.com/guyc/scadtrace
Laser Cutting https://github.com/bmsleight/lasercut https://github.com/mbugert/laserscad

Antenna

https://awesomeopensource.com/project/SmittyHalibut/coax-trap-form

Case & Boxes

https://github.com/larsch/lasercut-box-openscad https://github.com/ubitux/shimonbox https://github.com/eclecticc/ParametricCase https://github.com/cfinke/OpenSCAD-Dovetails A fully 3D printed stackable seed incubation/sprout growing system https://github.com/apollo-ng/seedstack

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1355018

PCB fixture generator https://github.com/gskielian/PCB-Fixture-Generator

https://github.com/schub/basteln

https://github.com/apollo-ng/seedstack https://awesomeopensource.com/project/sebastianrakel/SolderStuffStation https://github.com/DaveDavenport/SensorBox

https://github.com/heyspacebuck/parametric-chastity-cage

RPI

* https://github.com/RigacciOrg/openscad-rpi-library
* https://github.com/pinae/Raspi3-Airchannel
* + Servos
https://github.com/process1183/openscad-library

https://github.com/TomHodson/Raspberry-Pi-OpenSCAD-Model * openscad -o rpi.png --camera=-30,0,12,41,0,201,620 --imgsize=640,480 --projection=p rpi.scad

Robots

Personal Utilities

https://github.com/jernst/josl
Horizontal 19" Hanging Rack
https://github.com/cromo/horizontal-rack
* jpeg,png, etc. to STL
https://github.com/Harakan/litho_research
* 
https://awesomeopensource.com/project/willdurand/kicad-libs