JSCAD User Group

z3dev

@sopatt Thanks for the feedback.

FYI, Most computations are based upon the glMatrix library (glmatrix.net)

I will double check but this is probably the same functionality as glmatrix.

z3dev

Here's my first fractal.

https://openjscad.xyz/?uri=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/z3dev/designs/refs/heads/fractals/fractal1.js

z3dev

There are a couple of JSCAD add-on packages available from NPM now.

https://www.npmjs.com/package/jscad-text

https://www.npmjs.com/package/jscad-object-api

z3dev

@hpb-htw Super! You understand well.

Each package will have a slightly different version, as Lerna determines major/minor/fix versions by changes. The main package is never released so, the version stays the same, but should be 3.0.0.

Please take another look at utils/regl-renderer package. The demo html files are slightly different in V3.

z3dev

@hpb-htw V2 uses Lerna to manage each package, including building and publishing the distributions to NPM. See the link in the main README.

As part of the build process. Lerna calls the build step of each package. This step uses browserify.

If you switch to the V3 branch then you will find that The build step is using rollup.

So, be careful. Don't mix the versions.

By the way, the CONTRIBUTING document explains how to setup, make changes, test changes, and submit changes back to GIT. Please follow the document.

z3dev

@hpb-htw Nice! You might be the first person using V3.

So, V3 is currently in Alpha release. Or course, V3 is in the same GIT repository but on the V3 branch. So, you can get all the packages by checking out the branch.

git checkout V3

Again, take a look at the demos in regl-rendering

z3dev

@hpb-htw you can use V2 (commonjs/require) or you can use V3 (es6/import). Both are passing all tests.

Do you want to try V3? It's still Alpha but works well.

@hrgdavor What do you think?

z3dev

@hpb-htw Welcome!

The web package is a very complex web-application.

You can find a very simple viewer in the packages/utils/regl-render directory. See the html files for an example.

Let us know if you need more.

z3dev

@shay-cerny Welcome

This isn't exhaustive but lists some of the websites using JSCAD.

https://openjscad.xyz/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=en:user_guide_help

z3dev

Release V3 Alpha : 2025 JAN 05

There's a new release of JSCAD V3 Alpha, including changes from several V2 pull requests.

Bug Fixes

cli: rework logic for generating blobs, both singular and multiple as parts ([f88669b](https://github.com/jscad/Op
io: fix io after V3 refactoring
x3d-deserializer: corrected to accept commas as MF value delimiters
x3d-deserializer: correcting caching of x3d attributes in createX3DParser, allowing continuous parsing of X3D file
modeling: added geom3.fromPointsConvex()
modeling: added new TS definitions for mat4, and adjusted doc strings
modeling: added orientation option to polygon
modeling: corrected checks of parameters to booleans
modeling: corrected geom2 mirroring transform
modeling: corrected parameter names to follow standards
modeling: create scission.d.ts and update index.d.ts
modeling: created TS definitions for splitPolygonByPlane
modeling: fix ts definitions and ts hints in comments
modeling: small fixes to comments and tests
modeling: use modern typescript imports
array-utils: corrected typescript definitions, added test:tsd script
regl-renderer: define the entity type and corrected TS definitions

Features

3mf-deserializer: initial version of 3MF deserializer and tests
cli: reworked logic to use new io package exports and functions
modeling: reworked exports to expose a flattened API
modeling: renamed poly3 toVertices and fromVerticesAndPlane
modeling: added Martinez library for 2D booleans, refactored 2D booleans
modeling: added validate to slice, as well as measurements
modeling: corrected vectorChar and vectorText options to align with the common API
modeling: enhanced poly2 into a complete geometry
modeling: preserve color for offset and extrude
modeling: remove unused mat4 functions
modeling: removed extrudeRectangular
modeling: rename expansions to offsets, and unify expand into offset
modeling: renamed poly3 toVertices and fromVerticesAndPlane
modeling: rework orthonormal formula
modeling: reworked exports to expose a flattened API
modeling: reworked vectorChar and vectorText to return segments as path2 objects
modeling: support nested array structures in the API
regl-renderer: added rollup configuration to create ES6 bundle, adjusted imports and exports

Successfully published:

@jscad/3mf-deserializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/3mf-serializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/array-utils@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/cli@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/core@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/dxf-deserializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/dxf-serializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/io@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/io-utils@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/json-deserializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/json-serializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/modeling@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/obj-deserializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/obj-serializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/regl-renderer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/stl-deserializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/stl-serializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/svg-deserializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/svg-serializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/x3d-deserializer@3.0.1-alpha.0
@jscad/x3d-serializer@3.0.1-alpha.0

lerna-lite success published 21 packages

z3dev

Release : 2024 DEC 29

There's a new release of JSCAD V2, including changes from several pull requests.

Thanks to @tjurkiewicz and @Sefanor for the corrections to documentation and examples.

Successfully published:

@jscad/cli@2.3.5
@jscad/core@2.6.12
@jscad/3mf-serializer@2.1.14
@jscad/amf-deserializer@2.3.10
@jscad/amf-serializer@2.1.20
@jscad/dxf-deserializer@2.3.27
@jscad/dxf-serializer@2.1.20
@jscad/io-utils@2.0.30
@jscad/io@2.4.11
@jscad/json-deserializer@2.0.31
@jscad/json-serializer@2.0.30
@jscad/obj-deserializer@2.0.30
@jscad/obj-serializer@2.1.20
@jscad/stl-deserializer@2.1.27
@jscad/stl-serializer@2.1.20
@jscad/svg-deserializer@2.5.11
@jscad/svg-serializer@2.3.18
@jscad/x3d-deserializer@2.2.10
@jscad/x3d-serializer@2.4.10
@jscad/modeling@2.12.5
@jscad/regl-renderer@2.6.12
@jscad/vtree@2.0.31
@jscad/web@2.6.10

lerna success published 23 packages

z3dev

Release : 2024 NOV 10

There's a new release of JSCAD V2, including changes from several pull requests.

Bug Fixes

fix(io-utils): added ensureString, updated io deserializers in order to accept buffers
fix(core): corrected registerDeserializer to read files as binary (buffers)

BIG THANKS to @eldanb for the fixes to the IO deserializers

Successfully published:

@jscad/cli@2.3.4
@jscad/core@2.6.11
@jscad/3mf-serializer@2.1.13
@jscad/amf-deserializer@2.3.9
@jscad/amf-serializer@2.1.19
@jscad/dxf-deserializer@2.3.26
@jscad/dxf-serializer@2.1.19
@jscad/io-utils@2.0.29
@jscad/io@2.4.10
@jscad/json-deserializer@2.0.30
@jscad/json-serializer@2.0.29
@jscad/obj-deserializer@2.0.29
@jscad/obj-serializer@2.1.19
@jscad/stl-deserializer@2.1.26
@jscad/stl-serializer@2.1.19
@jscad/svg-deserializer@2.5.10
@jscad/svg-serializer@2.3.17
@jscad/x3d-deserializer@2.2.9
@jscad/x3d-serializer@2.4.9
@jscad/modeling@2.12.4
@jscad/regl-renderer@2.6.11
@jscad/vtree@2.0.30
@jscad/web@2.6.9

lerna success published 23 packages

z3dev

Release : 2024 OCT 06

There's a new release of JSCAD V2, including changes from several pull requests.

Bug Fixes

modeling: added optional plane to poly3 TS definition
modeling: corrected hull of single unconvex solid
modeling: corrected TS definition of scission
modeling: expose hullPoints2 and hullPoints3

Thanks to @FishOrBear for the corrections to the TS definitions
Thanks to @her01n for the correction to hull
Thanks to @tscircuit for the monthly financial contributions

Successfully published:

@jscad/cli@2.3.3
@jscad/core@2.6.10
@jscad/3mf-serializer@2.1.12
@jscad/amf-deserializer@2.3.8
@jscad/amf-serializer@2.1.18
@jscad/dxf-deserializer@2.3.25
@jscad/dxf-serializer@2.1.18
@jscad/io-utils@2.0.28
@jscad/io@2.4.9
@jscad/json-deserializer@2.0.29
@jscad/json-serializer@2.0.28
@jscad/obj-deserializer@2.0.28
@jscad/obj-serializer@2.1.18
@jscad/stl-deserializer@2.1.25
@jscad/stl-serializer@2.1.18
@jscad/svg-deserializer@2.5.9
@jscad/svg-serializer@2.3.16
@jscad/x3d-deserializer@2.2.8
@jscad/x3d-serializer@2.4.8
@jscad/modeling@2.12.3
@jscad/regl-renderer@2.6.10
@jscad/vtree@2.0.29
@jscad/web@2.6.8

lerna success published 23 packages

z3dev

As well as, can you post the design to the Discord channel? There are always interested people there.

z3dev

@her01n This is really cool! Amazing!

There's a lot of hard work as well as skill in creating those designs! Superb!

Can you add some context why you decided to use JSCAD? How many hours did you devote? Do you have future plans?

z3dev

An application also has shortfalls. There's the problem of documentation as well as upgrades. Applications usually include a huge and often critic user manual. And applications will only receive the latest patches if the user notices and applies the fix. This is why the website is so appealing... it's easy.

z3dev

@hrgdavor the focus of JSCAD is still 3D printing, but there have already been lots of innovative projects built. So, the only feedback that I can provide is... there has to be at least one UI that allows simple designs to be created via JS scripts (This includes the CLI as well.)

If someone wants to build a fully interactive CAD application, then they have to build and maintain. I'm sure that this kind of application can be created.

z3dev

@DavidLyon66 The design is assembled via a call to main(), which can accept a single dictionary of parameters (This is what happens for the parameters). The interactive parameters are converted to a dictionary.

z3dev

Release : 2024 JUN 02

There's a new release of JSCAD V2, including changes from several pull requests.

Bug Fixes

x3d-deserializer: correcting caching of x3d attributes in createX3DParser, allowing continuous parsing of X3D file
modeling: added geom3.fromPointsConvex()
modeling: added TS definitions for mat4.isIdentity()
modeling: create scission.d.ts and update index.d.ts
modeling: created TS definitions for splitPolygonByPlane
typo: fix typo in rounded error messages

THANKS to @nmattia for the doc fixes
THANKS to @FishOrBear, @zzh97, @hrgdavor for the Typescript fixes
THANKS to @christopher-krause for the X3D deserializer fixes
THANKS to @Hermann-SQ and @platypii for the fromPointsConvex() function

Successfully published:

@jscad/cli@2.3.2
@jscad/core@2.6.9
@jscad/3mf-serializer@2.1.11
@jscad/amf-deserializer@2.3.7
@jscad/amf-serializer@2.1.17
@jscad/dxf-deserializer@2.3.24
@jscad/dxf-serializer@2.1.17
@jscad/io-utils@2.0.27
@jscad/io@2.4.8
@jscad/json-deserializer@2.0.28
@jscad/json-serializer@2.0.27
@jscad/obj-deserializer@2.0.27
@jscad/obj-serializer@2.1.17
@jscad/stl-deserializer@2.1.24
@jscad/stl-serializer@2.1.17
@jscad/svg-deserializer@2.5.8
@jscad/svg-serializer@2.3.15
@jscad/x3d-deserializer@2.2.7
@jscad/x3d-serializer@2.4.7
@jscad/modeling@2.12.2
@jscad/regl-renderer@2.6.9
@jscad/vtree@2.0.28
@jscad/web@2.6.7

lerna success published 23 packages

z3dev

This is a way too cool project to create JSCAD designs in VSCODE. But there's also a nice like webserver for those that want to use another external editor.

Posts made by z3dev

Release V3 Alpha : 2025 JAN 05

Bug Fixes

Features

Release : 2024 DEC 29

Release : 2024 NOV 10

Bug Fixes

Release : 2024 OCT 06

Bug Fixes

Release : 2024 JUN 02

Bug Fixes