Comment by jcarrano

8 days ago

I only used it once for modeling some procedural decorations in the shape of flowers. I did it on a long train ride and managed to both learn the language and do the models, so there's something to be said about the simplicity. If I had to do anything more complex or less artistic I would use other tools. Something python-based would be ideal.

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jcarrano

lucasoshiro 8 days ago

> Something python-based would be ideal

SolidPython is a Python lib that generates OpenSCAD code, so you can use whatever Python code you want to give more power to OpenSCAD.

Here's a QR code generator that I made in 30 lines, using a QR code library + NumPy + SolidPython: https://github.com/lucasoshiro/solidpython-qrcode/blob/main/...

timonoko 7 days ago

OpenSCAD is not a programming language with flow of execution, but static statement of properties of the desired object. Only language better for this might be Prolog.

Once you totally comprehend this, all the "functional" shit of OpenSCAD makes total sense.

Python does not have that kind static description properties, and those OpenSCAD-Python translators suck very much, imho.