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Life & fun · March 17, 2021

I wrote a free book on mastering OpenSCAD

I wrote a free book on mastering OpenSCAD launched on March 17, 2021 with 6 votes, #1,764 of 3,696 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

What it does

Free Web tutorials

OpenSCAD is a free open source software for the creation of three-dimensional geometries. In contrast to common CAD systems such as Fusion 360 or SolidWorks, geometries in OpenSCAD are defined by a purely textual description. This means that all elements of a geometry are inherently parameterized and can be easily adapted. This high flexibility makes OpenSCAD particularly suitable for the design of technical systems and and their components, for example in the context of 3D printing. The book Mastering OpenSCAD introduces you to all important concepts and functionalities of OpenSCAD. The book guides you through 10 selected projects step by step, each project focusing on a limited set of…from mastering-openscad.eu

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