This release adds a number of features which have been in development for the last 4 years. Some of the larger program features are Customizer, which was first started as a Google Summer of Code project, and 3D input device support. The OpenSCAD language itself and standard library has seen a number of iterative improvements…

After a quiet summer, there’s now progress integrating a number of features that were cooking in development branches for quite some time.   3D-Mouse support Even though the initial effort was to support 3D-Mouse devices, specifically the relatively affordable range of SpaceMouse/SpaceNavigator products from 3Dconnexion, OpenSCAD will support various input devices (e.g. Joysticks and and…

OpenSCAD, in collaboration with BRL-CAD, has again been accepted to Google Summer of Code! Checkout the GSoC presentation for a quick overview of what the program provides and how it works. Project suggestions have been posted to the wiki. If you’re interested in participating, please get in touch on the mailing list or IRC to…

OpenSCAD, in collaboration with BRL-CAD, has again been accepted to Google Summer of Code! Project suggestions have been posted to the wiki. If you’re interested in participating, please get in touch on the mailing list or IRC to discuss details and to help you get your feet wet. We’re also open to new ideas. If…

The topic of this year’s Google Summer of Code project is customization. This is a small mid-term update on the status of this project. One of the primary benefits of OpenSCAD is the ability to design customizable content. These are designs which are parametrized using parameters or top-level variables. Some projects utilize OpenSCAD’s ability to…