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fluencyCAD in the wilds

I just mirrored the fluencyCAD repository to the open section form internal so anyone who is interested have a look. Don´t expect super clean stuff though. It´s in a very early experimental state.

I´ll add more documentation as I find more time.

https://git.raise-uav.com/Hermes/fluencyCAD

#fluencycad #sdfcad #solvespace

@scudderfish I could never find my way through #cadquery. Too weird the syntax and concepts. I forked #sdfCAD and worked on something I understood myself but in the end stayed with #solveSpace.

Pushed fluencyCAD a tiny bit forward with a basic rewrite of the sketch widget.

Less code and prettier to work with internally.

#fluencycad #sdfcad

@rahix @sowa While we're at it, you could also give my #sdfCAD fork a try. It's much simpler than #cadQuery and has even more powerful fillets, chamfers and smooth operations. STL only output amd sharp edges are a bit jagged, but the underlying #Python code and maths is understandable and hackable.

https://gitlab.com/nobodyinperson/sdfcad

Worked a bit on making the basic functions pretty internally. Some GUI changes visible with the new timeline and sketch and body windows changed position.

It really would be a dream to get this thin gto abasic functionality one can work with <3

#fluencycad #sdfcad #solvespace

(Not sure if this reached the verse or not)

Introducing the new structure into fluencyCAD worked. We now have a timeline, components and the fundamentals for assembly sketched out.

Lots of staring at the wall and visits to the "thought emporium" (organic) were involved :D

The design guideline is based of the compiled experience of at least 10 years in multiple CAD programs.

#fluencycad #sdfcad #solvespace

~fluencyCAD~

Progressed into sketch projection from and to 2D. I think this is a cleaner approach for drawing.

Next stage will be additional operations like cutting holes and timeline logic.

Intention is to have CAD geared towards maker with a focused UI with static layout so you can develp "muscle memory".
I´m pretty happy already as I completely ruled out writing a CAD software at all.

Project can be assisted by donating for tea here:
https://ko-fi.com/raise_project

#sdfcad #solvespace #fluencycad #mechanicaldesign #vtk #python

@dcz Oh lol didn't know about that SdfCAD 😅. Click the hashtags #sdfCAD and #fluencyCAD (super new). My sdfCAD is here:

https://gitlab.com/nobodyinperson/sdfcad

@dcz Damn, that's cool! The edges look sharp, so it's ray-marched, not a mesh made with marching cubes?

EDIT: Ah, ray-marched and you want to go directly to gcode, interesting! [1]

I firmly believe #CAD benefits a lot from #sdf|s and I love to see more projects like #sdfCAD and #fluencyCAD arise!

[1] https://fosstodon.org/@dcz/112726622946501928

fluencyCAD

I added mid point constrains, hotizontal, vertical and point on line to test the underlying system.

I´ll look at selecting elements on the generated meshes first before attempting snapping of lines and intelligent drawing funtions etc.

#fluencyCAD #solvespace #sdfcad

Played around with sdfcad by Yann. So far just a Pyside window with opengl rendering the sdfcad output and a textedit where you can input the code.

Left and ride panels gonna be populated with 2D and 3D tools and 3D operations on the results on the right.

I can´t memorize commands so well, while I do enjoy the freedom of sdfcad so this might help.

It´s something :D

@nobodyinperson

#cad #sdfcad #qt6 #pyopengl

Oh for christ's sake what is #pyvista doing here? Randomly moving the axis origins around when switching between rendering modes? How is one supposed to do #CAD like this? 🙄

I'm using pyvista to view the generated #sdfCAD models but shifting axes around is a pretty severe no-go for a 3D viewer. pyvista also recently started spitting out some weird vue2/vue3 errors... Are there any other good #STL viewers for #Jupyter?

#Python #codeCAD

Wow, #WOMP and #MagicaCSG look really nice as graphical SDF-based 3D modelling software. This smooth interactiveness is something #sdfCAD is sorely missing.

Is there a #FOSS alternative to those? A graphical 3D editor that is SDF (signed distance function/field)-based and can output STLs for #3dprinting?