Mastering OpenSCAD within 10 projects
Dec 03, 2018 Fusion 360 has a steeper learning curve than Tinkercad, but it pays to learn it so that you can make use of advanced tools like Fillets, Lofts, and Sweeps. Alternately, you can now import basic Tinkercad models into Fusion 360 and then apply features such as Fillets; you can read more about that process at the Tinkercad Blog and at our previous article Filament Samples and Customizability. Other great apps like FreeCAD are Autodesk AutoCAD (Paid), LibreCAD (Free, Open Source), OpenSCAD (Free, Open Source) and Autodesk Fusion 360 (Free Personal). I've only used Fusion 360 here and there. The way I understand it is OpenSCAD is more using math to define the 3D object, Fusion 360 is more extruding shapes, sweeps, and so on. Feb 02, 2016 We all know and love OpenSCAD for its sweet sweet parametrical goodness. However, it’s possible to get some of that same goodness out of Fusion 360. To do this we will be making a mathematical. OpenSCAD is a powerful, free and open source modelling tool that lets you make precise 3D models with just a few lines of code. With the right setup, you can even make adaptable, 'parametric' models. In this OpenSCAD tutorial, we'll get acquainted with the software, review a simple example and then discuss how to make parametric designs.
OpenSCAD is a free open source software for the creation of three-dimensional geometries. In contrast to common CAD systems such as Fusion 360 or SolidWorks, geometries in OpenSCAD are defined by a purely textual description. This means that all elements of a geometry are inherently parameterized and can be easily adapted. This high flexibility makes OpenSCAD particularly suitable for the design of technical systems and and their components, for example in the context of 3D printing.
The book Mastering OpenSCAD introduces you to all the important concepts and functionalities of OpenSCAD. The book guides you through 10 selected projects step by step, each project focusing on a limited set of functions and concepts. After these 10 projects, you will know all the practically relevant features of OpenSCAD. For the sake of completeness, a final chapter briefly presents the functions that were not addressed in any of the projects.
- Author: Jochen Kerdels
- Publisher: Jochen Kerdels
- Date: March 2021
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Understanding OpenSCAD
OpenSCAD is not like other CAD solutions and that is exactly what makes it so flexible and easy to learn.
With this book, you will learn how easy it is to develop your own models from scratch in OpenSCAD and then export them for 3D printing or other manufacturing processes. Besides, I'll show you how you can import and process 2D and 3D models from other CAD programs..
I will also show you how I approach a design and why I choose a solution for a specific situation. This gives you a practical insight into working with OpenSCAD!
- Author: Alicia Noors
- Publisher: Books on Demand
- Date: November 2020
- ISBN: 978-3-75-268560-2
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Technical Modelling with OpenSCAD
- Author: Tam Hanna
- Publisher: Elektor
- Date: October 2020
- ISBN: 978-1-90-792099-8
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Creating 3D Models for 3D Printing Using OpenSCAD
In this book, I take you through the process of creating 3D models with OpenSCAD in a step by step manner that I think you will find easy to follow. I will concentrate on the aspects that I find most useful for generating 3D models suitable for 3D printing. I will not get into aspects of OpenSCAD designed to make pictures or 3D movies, such as coloring objects or animation, unless they have some use as a modeling design tool.
I end the book with a series of chapters called the project section that describe how to make a variety of actual objects that you can use. These give you examples of how to put together the techniques I have discussed in the earlier chapters, and also provide useful components like connectors and moving parts that you can incorporate in your own projects.
- Author: David Leithauser
- Publisher: Leithauser Research
- Date: October 2020
- ISBN: 979-8-55-333291-4
Openscad Fusion 360 Tutorial
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OpenSCAD Basics Tutorial
OpenSCAD is a widely used open-source CAD modeler. This book is an introduction to the OpenSCAD. This fast-paced book helps you to create models easily using basic shapes, transformations, and Boolean operations.
As you work through the book, you will learn how to:
Openscad Fusion 360 Tutorial
- Get started with modeling using OpenSCAD
- Use 2D and 3D shapes to create models
- Use hull and minkowski functions to create complex shapes
- Create patterns
- Author: Kishore Topu
- Publisher: Tutorial Books
- Date: August 2020
- ISBN: 978-1-39-398880-9
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OpenSCAD Cookbook
- Author: John Clark Craig
- Publisher: Books To Believe In
- Date: November 2018
- ISBN: 978-1-79-027391-1
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OpenSCAD for 3D Printing
- Author: Al Williams
- Publisher: Createspace
- Date: July 2014
- ISBN: 978-1-50-058247-0
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