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CadQuery Links

CadQuery is a parametric modeling library written in python.

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Pros

  • It's open source!
  • Uses python; all of python libraries / ecosystem are available to use with it.
  • You can modularize your code.
  • Heavy focus on selectors.

Cons

  • Has a learning curve.
  • Can be tricky to setup.

pip installation

pip install cadquery==2.2.0b0

CQ-editor

Gui application that lets you code and see your CadQuery objects.

Pros

  • UI to see your changes.

Cons

  • Packaged installer uses an old version of CadQuery, and doesn't have all of the latest features.

Note

  • Has internal code functions to integrate your script with. Not really a con but you should be mindful of it.

CadQuery VSCode

Alternative to CQ-Editor

Notes

  • Has some setup to get it up and running using a docker vm.

CadQuery Jupyter Notebook


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