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William Adams
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Roel Vanhout
2
5/27/25
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
5/27/25
John David
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Matthieu Hendriks
20
6:05 AM
running PythonSCAD from the command line
You got me thinking: I changed the json param_str to something more simple. params_str="run=$
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running PythonSCAD from the command line
You got me thinking: I changed the json param_str to something more simple. params_str="run=$
6:05 AM
Matthieu Hendriks
, …
Hampus
5
4:30 AM
wrapping text around a cylinder
Guenther, I don't think that's the issue here. What I rendered above takes 50 ms on first
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wrapping text around a cylinder
Guenther, I don't think that's the issue here. What I rendered above takes 50 ms on first
4:30 AM
William Adams
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nomike Postmann
4
Mar 20
Sharing designs?
Exactly. We could leave that task on the todo-list, but with a very very low priority, On Friday,
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Sharing designs?
Exactly. We could leave that task on the todo-list, but with a very very low priority, On Friday,
Mar 20
William Adams
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John David
6
Mar 19
Resources/guides for assisting with development
Right. If I have not followup on this in say a couple of weeks. Might help to give me a poke ans see
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Resources/guides for assisting with development
Right. If I have not followup on this in say a couple of weeks. Might help to give me a poke ans see
Mar 19
nomike Postmann
Mar 10
PythonSCAD v0.18.0 Released
Hi everyone, We're happy to announce PythonSCAD v0.18.0. Unfortunately, v0.17.0 had a serious bug
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PythonSCAD v0.18.0 Released
Hi everyone, We're happy to announce PythonSCAD v0.18.0. Unfortunately, v0.17.0 had a serious bug
Mar 10
nomike Postmann
,
William Adams
3
Mar 8
PythonSCAD v0.17.0 Released
For Windows users, is: https://github.com/pythonscad/pythonscad/issues/497 still applicable? William
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PythonSCAD v0.17.0 Released
For Windows users, is: https://github.com/pythonscad/pythonscad/issues/497 still applicable? William
Mar 8
William Adams
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Guenther Sohler
7
Mar 8
A general query/survey --- what sort of machines do folks have/use?
sorry wanted to express: but gradually I became unhappy with it which resulted in literally attaching
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A general query/survey --- what sort of machines do folks have/use?
sorry wanted to express: but gradually I became unhappy with it which resulted in literally attaching
Mar 8
William Adams
Mar 8
Architecture and Interface and Features and Extensions
Managed to miss: https://github.com/pythonscad/pythonscad/issues/434 and added a comment/feature
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Architecture and Interface and Features and Extensions
Managed to miss: https://github.com/pythonscad/pythonscad/issues/434 and added a comment/feature
Mar 8
John David
,
William Adams
5
Mar 7
new feature release: laser cutter colormaps, persistent machine configuration, and direct gcode export
I am good with direct emails. I prefer them actually -- until it is appropriate to make public
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new feature release: laser cutter colormaps, persistent machine configuration, and direct gcode export
I am good with direct emails. I prefer them actually -- until it is appropriate to make public
Mar 7
Matthieu Hendriks
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nomike Postmann
12
Mar 6
Latest version keeps crashing randomly
I downloaded the latest version, did a complete rebuild. And it looked oke, no direct crashing.
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Latest version keeps crashing randomly
I downloaded the latest version, did a complete rebuild. And it looked oke, no direct crashing.
Mar 6
Matthieu Hendriks
,
Guenther Sohler
3
Feb 28
Is there a way to tell if F5 or F6 is used
I tried the change in MainWindow.cc added after line 2029: initPython(venv, fnameba.constData(), this
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Is there a way to tell if F5 or F6 is used
I tried the change in MainWindow.cc added after line 2029: initPython(venv, fnameba.constData(), this
Feb 28
Matthieu Hendriks
,
nomike (they/them)
3
Feb 28
How to determine the size of an object
Thanks this is exactly what I'm needed. Op vr 27 feb 2026 om 16:54 schreef nomike (they/them)
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How to determine the size of an object
Thanks this is exactly what I'm needed. Op vr 27 feb 2026 om 16:54 schreef nomike (they/them)
Feb 28
William Adams
,
John David
4
Feb 26
Added support for DXF layers to gcodepreview (my library for OpenPythonSCAD)
I will have to look into more deeply later. Thanks for the write-ups and post. re: boxes.py... For my
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Added support for DXF layers to gcodepreview (my library for OpenPythonSCAD)
I will have to look into more deeply later. Thanks for the write-ups and post. re: boxes.py... For my
Feb 26
Matthieu Hendriks
, …
Guenther Sohler
8
Feb 25
crash pythonscad
Where to look in the code Key line: pyfunctions.cc:6078 Open pyfunctions.cc around line 6078 and look
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crash pythonscad
Where to look in the code Key line: pyfunctions.cc:6078 Open pyfunctions.cc around line 6078 and look
Feb 25
Matthieu Hendriks
Feb 24
When compiling pythonscad from sourcecode
I get the following warnings, I really don't need al those languages (English and Dutch is more
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When compiling pythonscad from sourcecode
I get the following warnings, I really don't need al those languages (English and Dutch is more
Feb 24
Matthieu Hendriks
Feb 21
Adding new methods to PyOpenSCAD object
Okey, it has been quiet here for some time :) Is there a way to add new (own) methods to the
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Adding new methods to PyOpenSCAD object
Okey, it has been quiet here for some time :) Is there a way to add new (own) methods to the
Feb 21
William Adams
,
Guenther Sohler
9
Jan 21
Did SVG import or Linear Extrude get broken or change?
Would it make sense to add color("goldenrod"); or something along those lines at the end of
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Did SVG import or Linear Extrude get broken or change?
Would it make sense to add color("goldenrod"); or something along those lines at the end of
Jan 21
Matthieu Hendriks
,
W W
5
Jan 8
best way of centering text
My designs are merely used for 3d printing, so I'm "always" centering objects on the x/
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best way of centering text
My designs are merely used for 3d printing, so I'm "always" centering objects on the x/
Jan 8
William Adams
11
12/28/25
Trying to install/use Fullcontrolgcode
Pushed up version 0.93 for Holy Innocents Day. Next up are: - making an interesting template file -
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Trying to install/use Fullcontrolgcode
Pushed up version 0.93 for Holy Innocents Day. Next up are: - making an interesting template file -
12/28/25
William Adams
, …
Guenther Sohler
23
12/20/25
Install numpy so openpythonscad can see it?
and now I'm at: ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line
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Install numpy so openpythonscad can see it?
and now I'm at: ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line
12/20/25
Matthieu Hendriks
,
Guenther Sohler
3
12/1/25
new version scad2python script and batch script
It is the most recent version and yes please add your changes and put it on GitHub. Thanks. Verzonden
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new version scad2python script and batch script
It is the most recent version and yes please add your changes and put it on GitHub. Thanks. Verzonden
12/1/25
Matthieu Hendriks
,
Guenther Sohler
3
11/27/25
OpenScad to PythonScad conversion tool
I'll give it a thought, normally I use a naming convention like print_module for all components
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OpenScad to PythonScad conversion tool
I'll give it a thought, normally I use a naming convention like print_module for all components
11/27/25
William Adams
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W W
8
11/15/25
Support of arcs and arc movements (esp. for 3D printing)
I am late to the thread :) I dont have much to offer irt to gcode sadly. I havent had much experience
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Support of arcs and arc movements (esp. for 3D printing)
I am late to the thread :) I dont have much to offer irt to gcode sadly. I havent had much experience
11/15/25
W W
3
11/5/25
Python abstraction to auto-unwind transformations
The monad itself is fairly short. About 200 lines. https://github.com/wiw-pub/ztools/blob/monads/src/
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Python abstraction to auto-unwind transformations
The monad itself is fairly short. About 200 lines. https://github.com/wiw-pub/ztools/blob/monads/src/
11/5/25
Matthieu Hendriks
11/3/25
fatal crash with pythonscad
If you do skin(o13d,o23d) # so use 3-d objects instead of 2D will result in a fatal crash of
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fatal crash with pythonscad
If you do skin(o13d,o23d) # so use 3-d objects instead of 2D will result in a fatal crash of
11/3/25
William Adams
,
Guenther Sohler
8
11/2/25
linear and rotate_extrude for tools
Okay, if I understand correctly, this only works for straight-line moves --- but since it would
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linear and rotate_extrude for tools
Okay, if I understand correctly, this only works for straight-line moves --- but since it would
11/2/25
Matthieu Hendriks
,
Guenther Sohler
5
10/17/25
pythonscad from commandline
I thought I solved it with the add_parameter("label","default") and then the
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pythonscad from commandline
I thought I solved it with the add_parameter("label","default") and then the
10/17/25
Matthieu Hendriks
10/13/25
3mf files for bambu slicer
Has anyone successfully created 3MF files from PythonSCAD with per-object colors that retain the
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3mf files for bambu slicer
Has anyone successfully created 3MF files from PythonSCAD with per-object colors that retain the
10/13/25
W W
, …
William Adams
7
9/12/25
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 (
9/12/25
William Adams
,
Guenther Sohler
3
8/28/25
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
8/28/25