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William Adams
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Roel Vanhout
2
May 27
Welcome to the PythonSCAD Google Group!
As an FYI, I got the 'you've been admitted to the group' email in German - maybe some of
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Welcome to the PythonSCAD Google Group!
As an FYI, I got the 'you've been admitted to the group' email in German - maybe some of
May 27
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William Adams
7
Sep 12
Deepwiki integration
Yeah, definitely take the LLM generated content with a grain of salt. For now given that is free (
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Deepwiki integration
Yeah, definitely take the LLM generated content with a grain of salt. For now given that is free (
Sep 12
William Adams
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Guenther Sohler
3
Aug 28
Using polygon() to model tool outlines and profiles
Clever! Given the need for the additional operations, I think drawing a circle and removing it will
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Using polygon() to model tool outlines and profiles
Clever! Given the need for the additional operations, I think drawing a circle and removing it will
Aug 28
Matthieu Hendriks
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Guenther Sohler
2
Aug 20
local libraries
Yes this is very easy to implement, but Not yet available. Just File an issue at GitHub and i am
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local libraries
Yes this is very easy to implement, but Not yet available. Just File an issue at GitHub and i am
Aug 20
Matthieu Hendriks
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William Adams
3
Aug 7
Question
For classes to use to make objects, note that we have a bit written on this at: https://old.reddit.
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Question
For classes to use to make objects, note that we have a bit written on this at: https://old.reddit.
Aug 7
Matthieu Hendriks
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Guenther Sohler
3
Jul 28
pythonscad crash when not using correct parameters
Perfect, downloaded, compiled and tested! TypeError: Height must be either a number or a vector
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pythonscad crash when not using correct parameters
Perfect, downloaded, compiled and tested! TypeError: Height must be either a number or a vector
Jul 28
William Adams
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Guenther Sohler
3
Jul 22
Support of arcs and arc movements (esp. for 3D printing)
The G-code stuff has been on the back-burner for a while now --- but it's all in place and should
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Support of arcs and arc movements (esp. for 3D printing)
The G-code stuff has been on the back-burner for a while now --- but it's all in place and should
Jul 22
Matthieu Hendriks
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Guenther Sohler
2
Jul 22
my first github commit on pythonscad
Yes, thank you so much. I am excited to see 2 new pythonscad forks today! On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 9:
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my first github commit on pythonscad
Yes, thank you so much. I am excited to see 2 new pythonscad forks today! On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 9:
Jul 22
Matthieu Hendriks
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Guenther Sohler
3
Jul 20
upgrade unbuntu en pythonscad
There IS a build_dependencies Script which canan built qscintilla. Maybe IT canbuilt qsc. Only
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upgrade unbuntu en pythonscad
There IS a build_dependencies Script which canan built qscintilla. Maybe IT canbuilt qsc. Only
Jul 20
Matthieu Hendriks
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Guenther Sohler
2
Jul 18
pythonscad crash
Hi Matthieu, thank you for the bug report. do you compile from latest repo version ? I have * set run
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pythonscad crash
Hi Matthieu, thank you for the bug report. do you compile from latest repo version ? I have * set run
Jul 18
William Adams
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Guenther Sohler
24
Jul 16
How to measure/troubleshoot memory nesting/memory usage?
Great that my code is useful to you. I am sure you can get another performance boost when using it.
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How to measure/troubleshoot memory nesting/memory usage?
Great that my code is useful to you. I am sure you can get another performance boost when using it.
Jul 16
William Adams
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Guenther Sohler
6
Jul 14
"Compile to CGAL" command?
Did not explicitly try that this time. But its quite likely that it could work with export(solid,
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"Compile to CGAL" command?
Did not explicitly try that this time. But its quite likely that it could work with export(solid,
Jul 14
William Adams
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Guenther Sohler
3
Jul 12
New version 2025-07-11
There were three such files: "C:\Program Files\PythonSCAD\python312._pth" "C:\Program
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New version 2025-07-11
There were three such files: "C:\Program Files\PythonSCAD\python312._pth" "C:\Program
Jul 12
Dylan
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Guenther Sohler
3
Jul 12
'Empty' 3D model
Yes, that IS a Recent Addition. Empty model can be Expressed as False or None and can be applied in
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'Empty' 3D model
Yes, that IS a Recent Addition. Empty model can be Expressed as False or None and can be applied in
Jul 12
William Adams
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Matthieu Hendriks
7
Jul 11
How to get OpenSCAD to create a 3D model from a list
I think having two separate Python defs and only wrapping one up in OpenSCAD will be clearer/cleaner/
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How to get OpenSCAD to create a 3D model from a list
I think having two separate Python defs and only wrapping one up in OpenSCAD will be clearer/cleaner/
Jul 11
William Adams
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Guenther Sohler
4
Jul 11
"Print()" a 3D object
Yes! Exactly! Something to look forward to after an update this weekend? William On Thursday, July 10
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"Print()" a 3D object
Yes! Exactly! Something to look forward to after an update this weekend? William On Thursday, July 10
Jul 11
William Adams
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Matthieu Hendriks
8
Jul 7
Thoughts on UI for interactivity in 3D view
I also prefer the programmatic approach — it's much more precise. Dragging things around the
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Thoughts on UI for interactivity in 3D view
I also prefer the programmatic approach — it's much more precise. Dragging things around the
Jul 7
Dylan
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Guenther Sohler
9
Jul 7
Using tkinter with pythonscad
I have actually found the processEvent() call and I could expose it as a python function. But even if
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Using tkinter with pythonscad
I have actually found the processEvent() call and I could expose it as a python function. But even if
Jul 7
William Adams
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Guenther Sohler
2
Jul 2
Is it "CSG" or "CGS"?
It's clearly CSG Constructive Solid Geometry ... and it looks like, its an Error in upstream. I
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Is it "CSG" or "CGS"?
It's clearly CSG Constructive Solid Geometry ... and it looks like, its an Error in upstream. I
Jul 2
Dylan
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William Adams
2
Jun 29
Pylibfive not found
Mac or Linux? Which PythonSCAD binary did you install? Only a couple of them have this enabled. Or
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Pylibfive not found
Mac or Linux? Which PythonSCAD binary did you install? Only a couple of them have this enabled. Or
Jun 29
Matthieu Hendriks
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Guenther Sohler
5
Jun 25
Using notebooklm to learn pythonscad
pyopenscad.cc just provides the infrastructure. you actually want to reference https://raw.
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Using notebooklm to learn pythonscad
pyopenscad.cc just provides the infrastructure. you actually want to reference https://raw.
Jun 25
Dylan
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William Adams
3
Jun 19
Python not found error
That page also notes for the Linux appimage: >Linux AppImage: Python 3.12.0 Possible to install
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Python not found error
That page also notes for the Linux appimage: >Linux AppImage: Python 3.12.0 Possible to install
Jun 19
William Adams
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Guenther Sohler
2
Jun 16
Interactivity in 3D view
Hi William, Thank you for testing and sharing your experience about interactive point dragging in
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Interactivity in 3D view
Hi William, Thank you for testing and sharing your experience about interactive point dragging in
Jun 16
Matthieu Hendriks
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Guenther Sohler
2
Jun 15
small typo makes pythonscad scrash
Thank you for pointing that out. Guys like you help to make it more stable. Of course this error is
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small typo makes pythonscad scrash
Thank you for pointing that out. Guys like you help to make it more stable. Of course this error is
Jun 15
Matthieu Hendriks
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Guenther Sohler
2
Jun 15
change position without creating a new object?
nope, that's not possible. Sphere primitive is always in the center and does not support another
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change position without creating a new object?
nope, that's not possible. Sphere primitive is always in the center and does not support another
Jun 15
Matthieu Hendriks
2
Jun 10
Error building pythonscad
Problem solved: I copied the openscad.appdata.xml to pythonscad.appdata.xml make install => Oke Op
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Error building pythonscad
Problem solved: I copied the openscad.appdata.xml to pythonscad.appdata.xml make install => Oke Op
Jun 10
William Adams
Jun 10
Possible integration with Fullcontrolgcode?
For folks who aren't familiar with this, is a tool for directly designing 3D printed things by
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Possible integration with Fullcontrolgcode?
For folks who aren't familiar with this, is a tool for directly designing 3D printed things by
Jun 10
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William Adams
10
Jun 10
A work in progress showcase: dovetail function
Nice. When I revisit dovetail again, I will cross reference your work. It's always a treat
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A work in progress showcase: dovetail function
Nice. When I revisit dovetail again, I will cross reference your work. It's always a treat
Jun 10
Raymond West
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Guenther Sohler
2
Jun 9
roof behaviour
You can easily Change the Angle by sclaling z. Roof Default Angle should be 45 degree normal to the
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roof behaviour
You can easily Change the Angle by sclaling z. Roof Default Angle should be 45 degree normal to the
Jun 9
Matthieu Hendriks
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W W
18
Jun 8
Reuse scad code in python
In case folks dont want to "login with Google" to view the NotebookLM, this is the quick
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Reuse scad code in python
In case folks dont want to "login with Google" to view the NotebookLM, this is the quick
Jun 8
W W
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Guenther Sohler
3
Jun 8
Does PythonSCAD or CGAL enginer underneath supports "splitting" a solid based on discontinuity?
> The function is called "separate" and it returns a list of objects found. Works like a
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Does PythonSCAD or CGAL enginer underneath supports "splitting" a solid based on discontinuity?
> The function is called "separate" and it returns a list of objects found. Works like a
Jun 8