Hi, I made a Node Graph Interface for OpenSCAD as a hobby project (written in Java). I have it working the way I imagined and thought I'd throw it out into the wild. The concept was to make Nodes that are elemental parts of the language. There are Nodes for atomic parts like numbers and variables and Nodes for typical statements like sphere, translate, union, etc... It doesn't cover the complete language, but there is a "hack" for the rest. The README.md at the project page should get you started. Project Source: https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface You can pull the jar file from here: https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface/tree/master/dist I started this project after reading a Hackaday article about choosing CAD software. OpenSCAD got mentions in the comments, but I think people are intimidated by the typing part... Like others, I have always wanted CAD on Linux and have looked into OpenSCAD (I'm only a windows person because I'm a Rhino user & ex AutoDesk user). So, the thought struck me: what would a Node Graph interface like Rhino's Grasshopper or Maya's Shader Network look like in OpenSCAD? This was my musing on that thought... Cheers, Tom

This is very cool Anything that can appeal to more persons is a good thing. But for me, already being comfortable with the typing aspect, the node interface looks intimidating! :-) Thanks Kevin On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:58 PM Tom Copple <studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I made a Node Graph Interface for OpenSCAD as a hobby project (written in > Java). I have it working the way I imagined and thought I'd throw it out > into the wild. The concept was to make Nodes that are elemental parts of > the language. There are Nodes for atomic parts like numbers and variables > and Nodes for typical statements like sphere, translate, union, etc... It > doesn't cover the complete language, but there is a "hack" for the rest. > The README.md at the project page should get you started. > > Project Source: > https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface > > You can pull the jar file from here: > https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface/tree/master/dist > > I started this project after reading a Hackaday article about choosing CAD > software. OpenSCAD got mentions in the comments, but I think people are > intimidated by the typing part... Like others, I have always wanted CAD on > Linux and have looked into OpenSCAD (I'm only a windows person because I'm > a Rhino user & ex AutoDesk user). So, the thought struck me: what would a > Node Graph interface like Rhino's Grasshopper or Maya's Shader Network look > like in OpenSCAD? This was my musing on that thought... > > Cheers, > Tom > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

How does this compare to: https://graphscad.blogspot.com/ If one puts together a file and then opens it in OpenSCAD would the Customizer work as expected? (that's the major failing in graphscad for me at the moment) Could this be adopted to other languages? As a naïve user not accustomed to working with Java source, how would one start with this? I've downloaded it and found \NodeGraphInterface-master\build.xml --- a brief search indicates this is usually an ant build script? Is that the case here? William On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:01 PM Kevin Toppenberg <kdtop3@gmail.com> wrote: > This is very cool Anything that can appeal to more persons is a good > thing. > > But for me, already being comfortable with the typing aspect, the node > interface looks intimidating! :-) > > Thanks > Kevin > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:58 PM Tom Copple <studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> I made a Node Graph Interface for OpenSCAD as a hobby project (written in >> Java). I have it working the way I imagined and thought I'd throw it out >> into the wild. The concept was to make Nodes that are elemental parts of >> the language. There are Nodes for atomic parts like numbers and variables >> and Nodes for typical statements like sphere, translate, union, etc... It >> doesn't cover the complete language, but there is a "hack" for the rest. >> The README.md at the project page should get you started. >> >> Project Source: >> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface >> >> You can pull the jar file from here: >> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface/tree/master/dist >> >> I started this project after reading a Hackaday article about choosing >> CAD software. OpenSCAD got mentions in the comments, but I think people >> are intimidated by the typing part... Like others, I have always wanted >> CAD on Linux and have looked into OpenSCAD (I'm only a windows person >> because I'm a Rhino user & ex AutoDesk user). So, the thought struck me: >> what would a Node Graph interface like Rhino's Grasshopper or Maya's Shader >> Network look like in OpenSCAD? This was my musing on that thought... >> >> Cheers, >> Tom >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >> > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

Also, did you consider implementing this using an existing tool? Blockly seems a likely option, or Drakon? William https://developers.google.com/blockly/ http://drakon-editor.sourceforge.net/ On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 8:28 AM William Adams <will.adams@frycomm.com> wrote: > How does this compare to: > > https://graphscad.blogspot.com/ > > If one puts together a file and then opens it in OpenSCAD would the > Customizer work as expected? (that's the major failing in graphscad for me > at the moment) > > Could this be adopted to other languages? > > As a naïve user not accustomed to working with Java source, how would one > start with this? > > I've downloaded it and found \NodeGraphInterface-master\build.xml --- a > brief search indicates this is usually an ant build script? Is that the > case here? > > > William > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:01 PM Kevin Toppenberg <kdtop3@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is very cool Anything that can appeal to more persons is a good >> thing. >> >> But for me, already being comfortable with the typing aspect, the node >> interface looks intimidating! :-) >> >> Thanks >> Kevin >> >> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:58 PM Tom Copple <studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I made a Node Graph Interface for OpenSCAD as a hobby project (written >>> in Java). I have it working the way I imagined and thought I'd throw it >>> out into the wild. The concept was to make Nodes that are elemental parts >>> of the language. There are Nodes for atomic parts like numbers and >>> variables and Nodes for typical statements like sphere, translate, union, >>> etc... It doesn't cover the complete language, but there is a "hack" for >>> the rest. The README.md at the project page should get you started. >>> >>> Project Source: >>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface >>> >>> You can pull the jar file from here: >>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface/tree/master/dist >>> >>> I started this project after reading a Hackaday article about choosing >>> CAD software. OpenSCAD got mentions in the comments, but I think people >>> are intimidated by the typing part... Like others, I have always wanted >>> CAD on Linux and have looked into OpenSCAD (I'm only a windows person >>> because I'm a Rhino user & ex AutoDesk user). So, the thought struck me: >>> what would a Node Graph interface like Rhino's Grasshopper or Maya's Shader >>> Network look like in OpenSCAD? This was my musing on that thought... >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Tom >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >>> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >> >

Thanks & LOL, Yes that is a bit of a spaghetti example I have up. Typing will always be more powerfull/expressive in the end - I tend to agree with what others have said regarding node graphs in that they have their limitations (especially when faced with complexity). On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 4:01 PM Kevin Toppenberg <kdtop3@gmail.com> wrote: > This is very cool Anything that can appeal to more persons is a good > thing. > > But for me, already being comfortable with the typing aspect, the node > interface looks intimidating! :-) > > Thanks > Kevin > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:58 PM Tom Copple <studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> I made a Node Graph Interface for OpenSCAD as a hobby project (written in >> Java). I have it working the way I imagined and thought I'd throw it out >> into the wild. The concept was to make Nodes that are elemental parts of >> the language. There are Nodes for atomic parts like numbers and variables >> and Nodes for typical statements like sphere, translate, union, etc... It >> doesn't cover the complete language, but there is a "hack" for the rest. >> The README.md at the project page should get you started. >> >> Project Source: >> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface >> >> You can pull the jar file from here: >> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface/tree/master/dist >> >> I started this project after reading a Hackaday article about choosing >> CAD software. OpenSCAD got mentions in the comments, but I think people >> are intimidated by the typing part... Like others, I have always wanted >> CAD on Linux and have looked into OpenSCAD (I'm only a windows person >> because I'm a Rhino user & ex AutoDesk user). So, the thought struck me: >> what would a Node Graph interface like Rhino's Grasshopper or Maya's Shader >> Network look like in OpenSCAD? This was my musing on that thought... >> >> Cheers, >> Tom >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >> > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

I saw that project after I got started on my own and felt we took different enough approaches that I wouldn't be stepping on their toes by releasing this one... I have no idea about the Customizer - I've heard of it, but haven't looked at it. I tried not to clutter up the output file - you should be able to mimic what you would normally type. I'm storing the node information in it's own Java Serialized file - not in the SCAD output file. On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 5:29 AM William Adams <will.adams@frycomm.com> wrote: > How does this compare to: > > https://graphscad.blogspot.com/ > > If one puts together a file and then opens it in OpenSCAD would the > Customizer work as expected? (that's the major failing in graphscad for me > at the moment) > > Could this be adopted to other languages? > > As a naïve user not accustomed to working with Java source, how would one > start with this? > > I've downloaded it and found \NodeGraphInterface-master\build.xml --- a > brief search indicates this is usually an ant build script? Is that the > case here? > > > William > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:01 PM Kevin Toppenberg <kdtop3@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is very cool Anything that can appeal to more persons is a good >> thing. >> >> But for me, already being comfortable with the typing aspect, the node >> interface looks intimidating! :-) >> >> Thanks >> Kevin >> >> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:58 PM Tom Copple <studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I made a Node Graph Interface for OpenSCAD as a hobby project (written >>> in Java). I have it working the way I imagined and thought I'd throw it >>> out into the wild. The concept was to make Nodes that are elemental parts >>> of the language. There are Nodes for atomic parts like numbers and >>> variables and Nodes for typical statements like sphere, translate, union, >>> etc... It doesn't cover the complete language, but there is a "hack" for >>> the rest. The README.md at the project page should get you started. >>> >>> Project Source: >>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface >>> >>> You can pull the jar file from here: >>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface/tree/master/dist >>> >>> I started this project after reading a Hackaday article about choosing >>> CAD software. OpenSCAD got mentions in the comments, but I think people >>> are intimidated by the typing part... Like others, I have always wanted >>> CAD on Linux and have looked into OpenSCAD (I'm only a windows person >>> because I'm a Rhino user & ex AutoDesk user). So, the thought struck me: >>> what would a Node Graph interface like Rhino's Grasshopper or Maya's Shader >>> Network look like in OpenSCAD? This was my musing on that thought... >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Tom >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >>> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >> > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

The project was done in NetBeans IDE 8.2. You could port it to a different language in theory (it's just a string concatenator). On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 5:29 AM William Adams <will.adams@frycomm.com> wrote: > How does this compare to: > > https://graphscad.blogspot.com/ > > If one puts together a file and then opens it in OpenSCAD would the > Customizer work as expected? (that's the major failing in graphscad for me > at the moment) > > Could this be adopted to other languages? > > As a naïve user not accustomed to working with Java source, how would one > start with this? > > I've downloaded it and found \NodeGraphInterface-master\build.xml --- a > brief search indicates this is usually an ant build script? Is that the > case here? > > > William > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:01 PM Kevin Toppenberg <kdtop3@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is very cool Anything that can appeal to more persons is a good >> thing. >> >> But for me, already being comfortable with the typing aspect, the node >> interface looks intimidating! :-) >> >> Thanks >> Kevin >> >> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:58 PM Tom Copple <studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I made a Node Graph Interface for OpenSCAD as a hobby project (written >>> in Java). I have it working the way I imagined and thought I'd throw it >>> out into the wild. The concept was to make Nodes that are elemental parts >>> of the language. There are Nodes for atomic parts like numbers and >>> variables and Nodes for typical statements like sphere, translate, union, >>> etc... It doesn't cover the complete language, but there is a "hack" for >>> the rest. The README.md at the project page should get you started. >>> >>> Project Source: >>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface >>> >>> You can pull the jar file from here: >>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface/tree/master/dist >>> >>> I started this project after reading a Hackaday article about choosing >>> CAD software. OpenSCAD got mentions in the comments, but I think people >>> are intimidated by the typing part... Like others, I have always wanted >>> CAD on Linux and have looked into OpenSCAD (I'm only a windows person >>> because I'm a Rhino user & ex AutoDesk user). So, the thought struck me: >>> what would a Node Graph interface like Rhino's Grasshopper or Maya's Shader >>> Network look like in OpenSCAD? This was my musing on that thought... >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Tom >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >>> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >> > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

No, I wanted a UI project for myself. Half the fun was working that out. On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 6:31 AM William Adams <will.adams@frycomm.com> wrote: > Also, did you consider implementing this using an existing tool? > > Blockly seems a likely option, or Drakon? > > William > > https://developers.google.com/blockly/ > http://drakon-editor.sourceforge.net/ > > > On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 8:28 AM William Adams <will.adams@frycomm.com> > wrote: > >> How does this compare to: >> >> https://graphscad.blogspot.com/ >> >> If one puts together a file and then opens it in OpenSCAD would the >> Customizer work as expected? (that's the major failing in graphscad for me >> at the moment) >> >> Could this be adopted to other languages? >> >> As a naïve user not accustomed to working with Java source, how would one >> start with this? >> >> I've downloaded it and found \NodeGraphInterface-master\build.xml --- a >> brief search indicates this is usually an ant build script? Is that the >> case here? >> >> >> William >> >> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:01 PM Kevin Toppenberg <kdtop3@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> This is very cool Anything that can appeal to more persons is a good >>> thing. >>> >>> But for me, already being comfortable with the typing aspect, the node >>> interface looks intimidating! :-) >>> >>> Thanks >>> Kevin >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:58 PM Tom Copple <studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> I made a Node Graph Interface for OpenSCAD as a hobby project (written >>>> in Java). I have it working the way I imagined and thought I'd throw it >>>> out into the wild. The concept was to make Nodes that are elemental parts >>>> of the language. There are Nodes for atomic parts like numbers and >>>> variables and Nodes for typical statements like sphere, translate, union, >>>> etc... It doesn't cover the complete language, but there is a "hack" for >>>> the rest. The README.md at the project page should get you started. >>>> >>>> Project Source: >>>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface >>>> >>>> You can pull the jar file from here: >>>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface/tree/master/dist >>>> >>>> I started this project after reading a Hackaday article about choosing >>>> CAD software. OpenSCAD got mentions in the comments, but I think people >>>> are intimidated by the typing part... Like others, I have always wanted >>>> CAD on Linux and have looked into OpenSCAD (I'm only a windows person >>>> because I'm a Rhino user & ex AutoDesk user). So, the thought struck me: >>>> what would a Node Graph interface like Rhino's Grasshopper or Maya's Shader >>>> Network look like in OpenSCAD? This was my musing on that thought... >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Tom >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>>> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >>>> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >>> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

What I meant by language was taking this software and having it support something else in addition to OpenSCAD, say METAPOST. How would one begin using it? Do you have to download NetBeans? Is there some command line command to either compile things or get them started? William On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 2:04 PM Tom Copple <studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> wrote: > No, I wanted a UI project for myself. Half the fun was working that out. > > On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 6:31 AM William Adams <will.adams@frycomm.com> > wrote: > >> Also, did you consider implementing this using an existing tool? >> >> Blockly seems a likely option, or Drakon? >> >> William >> >> https://developers.google.com/blockly/ >> http://drakon-editor.sourceforge.net/ >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 8:28 AM William Adams <will.adams@frycomm.com> >> wrote: >> >>> How does this compare to: >>> >>> https://graphscad.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> If one puts together a file and then opens it in OpenSCAD would the >>> Customizer work as expected? (that's the major failing in graphscad for me >>> at the moment) >>> >>> Could this be adopted to other languages? >>> >>> As a naïve user not accustomed to working with Java source, how would >>> one start with this? >>> >>> I've downloaded it and found \NodeGraphInterface-master\build.xml --- a >>> brief search indicates this is usually an ant build script? Is that the >>> case here? >>> >>> >>> William >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:01 PM Kevin Toppenberg <kdtop3@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> This is very cool Anything that can appeal to more persons is a good >>>> thing. >>>> >>>> But for me, already being comfortable with the typing aspect, the node >>>> interface looks intimidating! :-) >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Kevin >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:58 PM Tom Copple <studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I made a Node Graph Interface for OpenSCAD as a hobby project (written >>>>> in Java). I have it working the way I imagined and thought I'd throw it >>>>> out into the wild. The concept was to make Nodes that are elemental parts >>>>> of the language. There are Nodes for atomic parts like numbers and >>>>> variables and Nodes for typical statements like sphere, translate, union, >>>>> etc... It doesn't cover the complete language, but there is a "hack" for >>>>> the rest. The README.md at the project page should get you started. >>>>> >>>>> Project Source: >>>>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface >>>>> >>>>> You can pull the jar file from here: >>>>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface/tree/master/dist >>>>> >>>>> I started this project after reading a Hackaday article about choosing >>>>> CAD software. OpenSCAD got mentions in the comments, but I think people >>>>> are intimidated by the typing part... Like others, I have always wanted >>>>> CAD on Linux and have looked into OpenSCAD (I'm only a windows person >>>>> because I'm a Rhino user & ex AutoDesk user). So, the thought struck me: >>>>> what would a Node Graph interface like Rhino's Grasshopper or Maya's Shader >>>>> Network look like in OpenSCAD? This was my musing on that thought... >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Tom >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>>>> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >>>>> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>>> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >>>> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >> > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > Discuss@lists.openscad.org > http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >

My apologies, managed to find: NodeGraphInterface-master\dist\NodeGraphInterface.jar and README.TXT On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 2:43 PM William Adams <will.adams@frycomm.com> wrote: > What I meant by language was taking this software and having it support > something else in addition to OpenSCAD, say METAPOST. > > How would one begin using it? Do you have to download NetBeans? Is there > some command line command to either compile things or get them started? > > William > > > On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 2:04 PM Tom Copple <studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> No, I wanted a UI project for myself. Half the fun was working that out. >> >> On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 6:31 AM William Adams <will.adams@frycomm.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Also, did you consider implementing this using an existing tool? >>> >>> Blockly seems a likely option, or Drakon? >>> >>> William >>> >>> https://developers.google.com/blockly/ >>> http://drakon-editor.sourceforge.net/ >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 8:28 AM William Adams <will.adams@frycomm.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> How does this compare to: >>>> >>>> https://graphscad.blogspot.com/ >>>> >>>> If one puts together a file and then opens it in OpenSCAD would the >>>> Customizer work as expected? (that's the major failing in graphscad for me >>>> at the moment) >>>> >>>> Could this be adopted to other languages? >>>> >>>> As a naïve user not accustomed to working with Java source, how would >>>> one start with this? >>>> >>>> I've downloaded it and found \NodeGraphInterface-master\build.xml --- a >>>> brief search indicates this is usually an ant build script? Is that the >>>> case here? >>>> >>>> >>>> William >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:01 PM Kevin Toppenberg <kdtop3@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> This is very cool Anything that can appeal to more persons is a good >>>>> thing. >>>>> >>>>> But for me, already being comfortable with the typing aspect, the node >>>>> interface looks intimidating! :-) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Kevin >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:58 PM Tom Copple < >>>>> studio.tom.copple@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> I made a Node Graph Interface for OpenSCAD as a hobby project >>>>>> (written in Java). I have it working the way I imagined and thought I'd >>>>>> throw it out into the wild. The concept was to make Nodes that are >>>>>> elemental parts of the language. There are Nodes for atomic parts like >>>>>> numbers and variables and Nodes for typical statements like sphere, >>>>>> translate, union, etc... It doesn't cover the complete language, but there >>>>>> is a "hack" for the rest. The README.md at the project page should get you >>>>>> started. >>>>>> >>>>>> Project Source: >>>>>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface >>>>>> >>>>>> You can pull the jar file from here: >>>>>> https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface/tree/master/dist >>>>>> >>>>>> I started this project after reading a Hackaday article about >>>>>> choosing CAD software. OpenSCAD got mentions in the comments, but I think >>>>>> people are intimidated by the typing part... Like others, I have always >>>>>> wanted CAD on Linux and have looked into OpenSCAD (I'm only a windows >>>>>> person because I'm a Rhino user & ex AutoDesk user). So, the thought >>>>>> struck me: what would a Node Graph interface like Rhino's Grasshopper or >>>>>> Maya's Shader Network look like in OpenSCAD? This was my musing on that >>>>>> thought... >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Tom >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>>>>> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >>>>>> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>>>> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >>>>> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >>> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> Discuss@lists.openscad.org >> http://lists.openscad.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.openscad.org >> >