Bas Wijnen wrote: > I would use OpenSCAD[1]. Heh, I knew someone would mention it, though I thought it would be Paul ;-)
A while ago, I experimented with OpenSCAD and didn't find it very convincing. [1, 2] Among other issues, it had problems with coincident surfaces. It also lacks any of the more sophisticated features of 3D CAD systems, such as filleting. (Of course, the fped-based 2.5D approach wouldn't have that either.) FreeCAD uses the OpenCASCADE CAD kernel, which should do better in both regards. [1] http://forum.openscad.org/Comparison-of-OpenSCAD-and-Cadmium-in-an-CSG-only-design-td1254.html [2] http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/pipermail/discussion/2011-July/008476.html The general benefits of scripting are also available when using FreeCAD with Python or fped. - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
