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Welcome to the CadQuery Discussion Group!

Use this group to discuss CadQuery, a python-based, fluent API for building parametric 3D Models.

The project source code is located on Github

If you are just getting started, and want to run CadQuery on your machine, you might want to start with the CQ-editor GUI.

Please do NOT post project issues here. They belong on the, CadQuery issue tracker

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Dov Grobgeld, … Diego Aguilera4

Apr 15

Code for importing svg into cad query

Dov! Thanks for this contribution. I'll ask my question first since I'm not sure if it's

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Code for importing svg into cad query

Dov! Thanks for this contribution. I'll ask my question first since I'm not sure if it's

Apr 15

Adhip, Jeremy Wright7

Apr 10

Images from 3D model

With the way CadQuery's SVG export currently works, I don't think there is any way to ensure

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Images from 3D model

With the way CadQuery's SVG export currently works, I don't think there is any way to ensure

Apr 10

Matthias Urlichs, Jeremy Wright2

Apr 10

Edge of intersecting solids

Does this issue help at all? https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/issues/756 On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at

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Edge of intersecting solids

Does this issue help at all? https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/issues/756 On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at

Apr 10

Yeicor, Jeremy Wright2

Apr 7

Yet Another CAD Viewer: A CAD viewer capable of displaying OCP models (CadQuery/Build123d) in a web browser.

Thanks for letting us know Yeicor. I have added this to the awesome-cadquery readme. https://github.

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Yet Another CAD Viewer: A CAD viewer capable of displaying OCP models (CadQuery/Build123d) in a web browser.

Thanks for letting us know Yeicor. I have added this to the awesome-cadquery readme. https://github.

Apr 7

Joe Schroeder, … Dov Grobgeld8

Apr 6

Filleting a polyline path

Hi Joe, Glad you like it! Could you expand on what your idea is I'm curious? :-) Note that my POC

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Filleting a polyline path

Hi Joe, Glad you like it! Could you expand on what your idea is I'm curious? :-) Note that my POC

Apr 6

Islam M. Zaid, Jeremy Wright2

Apr 1

cadquery installation

There is a known issue with nlopt installed via pip in Python 3.12, so you can try lowering your

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cadquery installation

There is a known issue with nlopt installed via pip in Python 3.12, so you can try lowering your

Apr 1

george hartzell, Lorenz5

Mar 31

A couple of beginner questions (holes on a line segment, fillet-like things)

> there is an extraneous edges filter in your example You are right! I started with the parallel

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A couple of beginner questions (holes on a line segment, fillet-like things)

> there is an extraneous edges filter in your example You are right! I started with the parallel

Mar 31

Matthias Urlichs2

Mar 27

Naming objects

*Sigh*. Found it in the docs (short summary: package into an assembly and name *that*). Sorry for the

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Naming objects

*Sigh*. Found it in the docs (short summary: package into an assembly and name *that*). Sorry for the

Mar 27

Dov Grobgeld

Mar 13

Interfacing between asymptote and cadquery

Hello all, There are two things that always fascinated me. One, the graphics language developed in

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Interfacing between asymptote and cadquery

Hello all, There are two things that always fascinated me. One, the graphics language developed in

Mar 13

Adhip, … Adam Urbanczyk11

Mar 11

Sweep command

Thank you so much Adam! I totally forgot about cq.Plane. My code works perfectly! Thanks a lot

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Sweep command

Thank you so much Adam! I totally forgot about cq.Plane. My code works perfectly! Thanks a lot

Mar 11

Dov Grobgeld, … Neri24

Mar 5

Bezier curves?

Yes, it's possible to implement a Bezier/control-point curve using B-splines as the underlying

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Bezier curves?

Yes, it's possible to implement a Bezier/control-point curve using B-splines as the underlying

Mar 5

Adhip, … Adam Urbanczyk4

Mar 4

Small regarding Sweep command

Hi, it does not reproduce, eg m is not defined. You really need to share MREs if you want to get help

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Small regarding Sweep command

Hi, it does not reproduce, eg m is not defined. You really need to share MREs if you want to get help

Mar 4

Zbyněk Winkler, Lorenz4

Mar 3

Mirroring an assembly

Hi Zbyněk, Here is a version that does not modify the Assembly.obj - only the locations. import

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Mirroring an assembly

Hi Zbyněk, Here is a version that does not modify the Assembly.obj - only the locations. import

Mar 3

Dov Grobgeld, Jeremy Wright3

Mar 2

Translating Bottle example to OCP

Thanks Jeremy. I found the answer, and I'll leave the answer here for posterity. I was

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Translating Bottle example to OCP

Thanks Jeremy. I found the answer, and I'll leave the answer here for posterity. I was

Mar 2

Dan Peirce, … Lorenz6

Feb 27

Extracting cross section from step model

See Workplane.section(). https://cadquery.readthedocs.io/en/latest/classreference.html?highlight=

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Extracting cross section from step model

See Workplane.section(). https://cadquery.readthedocs.io/en/latest/classreference.html?highlight=

Feb 27

John Otter, … Adam Urbanczyk8

Feb 23

Unable to revolve a face made from splines

Ah, I can't believe I missed that! I swear I tried without the key word arguments before I posted

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Unable to revolve a face made from splines

Ah, I can't believe I missed that! I swear I tried without the key word arguments before I posted

Feb 23

neri-engineering, … Adam Urbanczyk20

Feb 22

CadQuery SVG & cq-editor screenshot: automated stencil/cell drawings

Will do. I need at least another two weeks, as this is very involving to take care of all the little

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CadQuery SVG & cq-editor screenshot: automated stencil/cell drawings

Will do. I need at least another two weeks, as this is very involving to take care of all the little

Feb 22

Dov Grobgeld, Neri-Engineering5

Feb 21

relative versions of radiusArc and friends?

Answering my own question(s). This is how you can extend CadQuery work plane with a relative version

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relative versions of radiusArc and friends?

Answering my own question(s). This is how you can extend CadQuery work plane with a relative version

Feb 21

Neri-Engineering, Adam Urbanczyk2

Feb 21

CubeMap and SkydomeBackground

No clue. For such things it is good to look into the source code of OCCT. Draw harness to be specific

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CubeMap and SkydomeBackground

No clue. For such things it is good to look into the source code of OCCT. Draw harness to be specific

Feb 21

Jan Ernzerhoff, … Dov Grobgeld11

Feb 19

Beginner needs advice to run creation of acoustic-diffusor-board faster

Ok, I dont know how to edit posts, but I found the solution to rotate the wedges. My script is now

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Beginner needs advice to run creation of acoustic-diffusor-board faster

Ok, I dont know how to edit posts, but I found the solution to rotate the wedges. My script is now

Feb 19

Zbyněk Winkler

Feb 18

How do I find if my assembly is under-constrained, over-constrained, or constraints are in conflict

Hello everyone, When debugging more complicated assemblies it would be assuring to know when it is

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How do I find if my assembly is under-constrained, over-constrained, or constraints are in conflict

Hello everyone, When debugging more complicated assemblies it would be assuring to know when it is

Feb 18

Dov Grobgeld, … Adam Urbanczyk6

Feb 17

'OCP.TopTools.TopTools_IndexedMapOfShape' object is not iterable

Thanks Jeremy. After upgrading to cadquery-ocp to 7.7.2 from pip, cadquery worked again from git HEAD

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'OCP.TopTools.TopTools_IndexedMapOfShape' object is not iterable

Thanks Jeremy. After upgrading to cadquery-ocp to 7.7.2 from pip, cadquery worked again from git HEAD

Feb 17

Cameron White, … Neri-Engineering7

Feb 17

Seeking good ways to conceptually group solids into larger 'objects'

I think Jeremy answered you question and you did yourself to some degree. I'm totally new to

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Seeking good ways to conceptually group solids into larger 'objects'

I think Jeremy answered you question and you did yourself to some degree. I'm totally new to

Feb 17

neri-engineering, Jeremy Wright2

Feb 16

CadQuery update 2.3.1 --> 2.4.0 ??

You can try "mamba update", but I have not always had good luck with that. https://conda.io

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CadQuery update 2.3.1 --> 2.4.0 ??

You can try "mamba update", but I have not always had good luck with that. https://conda.io

Feb 16

Quentin Schmid, … Adam Urbanczyk3

Feb 11

Filleting on shell objects

Looks like you don't have the latest version of cq. Selectors for cq.Shape were added recently.

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Filleting on shell objects

Looks like you don't have the latest version of cq. Selectors for cq.Shape were added recently.

Feb 11

Quentin Schmid, … Lorenz9

Feb 7

Deleting While retaining a surfacic objects

Hi Lorenz, Thanks for this link clarifies things. I managed to do what I want by selecting faces two

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Deleting While retaining a surfacic objects

Hi Lorenz, Thanks for this link clarifies things. I managed to do what I want by selecting faces two

Feb 7

Dov Grobgeld, Jeremy Wright3

Feb 4

Creating a hollow cylinder by a loft

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Creating a hollow cylinder by a loft

Feb 4

Trung Lê Bảo, … Erik Bergbäck Knudsen4

Feb 1

Extract name and other attribute from imported step file

Hi all, This just to say that I am also interested in this kind of feature. I could offer some of my

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Extract name and other attribute from imported step file

Hi all, This just to say that I am also interested in this kind of feature. I could offer some of my

Feb 1

Liam Nordvall, … Adam Urbanczyk6

Feb 1

Loft fills my hollow structure

Yeah I was expecting that the loft takes the outher wires and creates a solid. Will continue looking

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Loft fills my hollow structure

Yeah I was expecting that the loft takes the outher wires and creates a solid. Will continue looking

Feb 1

neri-engineering, Adam Urbanczyk5

Jan 31

S2M, S3M, S5M etc. Timing Belt Pulley Generator

Most of the difficulty is in computing the fillet radius around the pulley regular polygon, and

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S2M, S3M, S5M etc. Timing Belt Pulley Generator

Most of the difficulty is in computing the fillet radius around the pulley regular polygon, and

Jan 31