ZenCad

CAD system for righteous zen programmers

What is it?

ZenCad - it's a system for use oce geometry core in openscad's script style. So, it's openscad idea, python language and opencascade power in one.

Manual and Information

• Manual: here.

• Articles:

  • habr: Система скриптового 3д моделирования ZenCad

• Community chat (Telegram): https://t.me/zencad

Installation

Common:

Zencad needs pythonocc and opencascade core(OCCT). After first launch (type zencad or python3 -m zencad commands) library instalation utility will started. You can use it for pythonocc and OCCT installation. Also you can install libraries manualy.

apt install qt5-default
python3 -m pip install zencad[gui]
zencad 
# On first launch, Zenсad will ask you to download the required libraries. 
# After completing the necessary operations, close the installation utility and run the program again. 
zencad

Installation without graphical part:

Install zencad as library without gui part: python3 -m pip install zencad python3 -m zencad --install-occt-force
python3 -m zencad --install-pythonocc-force

For Windows:

Windows version of ZenCad needed vcredist (Microsoft Redistibutable Package).
Please, install vcredist 2015 for Python3.7 and also vcredist 2019 for Python3.8 and later.

Standalone Distribution

ZenCad have standalone version for Windows. Windows prerelease version in releases.

Source code

Main project repo: https://github.com/mirmik/zencad
Related repos:
https://github.com/mirmik/zenframe
https://github.com/mirmik/evalcache

HelloWorld

#!/usr/bin/env python3
#coding: utf-8

from zencad import *

model = box(200, center = True) - sphere(120) + sphere(60)

display(m)
show()

Result: