Hi All,

I was working on creating various models in OpenScad where the points
are calculated through python (Jupyter Notebook).

Written a library of functions called openscad1.py (
https://github.com/sprabhakar2006/openSCAD)

you can make you own libraries once you are familiar with the process
followed

Just wanted to share the way it works:

1. download anaconda distribution from
   https://www.anaconda.com/products/distribution

2. follow the steps to install it.

3. open a terminal or command prompt and you should see something like
   this in macbook:

(base) sanjeevprabhakar@Sanjeevs-MacBook-Air python %

for windows also it should start with (base)

4. create a virtual environment by typing following in the terminal:

conda create --name openscad

you can change 'openscad' to any other name you like

5. activate 'openscad' environment by typing following:

conda activate openscad

now you will see (base) is changed to (openscad) in terminal
to get back to base environment type:

conda deactivate

6. Once you have activated the openscad environment, following
   libraries needs to be installed
       - pandas
       - scipy
       - numpy
       - matplotlib
       - jupyter

to do that type following in the terminal or command prompt

   pip install pandas scipy numpy matplotlib jupyter

7. now close the terminal, go to the folder you want to work in and
   download following files in the same folder:
   example of various functions.ipynb
   openscad1.py
   dependencies2.scad (copy or move this file to the "libraries" folder
   of openscad)

8. open a new terminal from your working folder

9. activate openscad environment by: conda activate openscad

10. type in terminal: jupyter notebook and press enter
    this will open the home directory and you can see the downloaded files

11. click open the file "example of various functions.ipynb"

12. you need to learn how to run the code in the cells: "DO NOT RUN
    ALL THE CODES AT ONCE" please
    you can click inside a cell and

• press ctrl+enter in windows
• press command+enter in macbook

Note: in the examples path to the file "trial.scad" is given and you
need to change it as per your path in each example

My settings for openScad:

• version: 2022.12.09 (git 972d18464)
• Preferences-> Features
    check following boxes:
  fast-csg, lazy-union, vertex-object-renderers,
  vertex-object-renderers-indexing, vertex-object-renderers-direct,
  vertex-object-renderers-prelloc, import-function

I don't know what all of these things mean, but it works

go to Preferences-> Advanced
check box: Stop on first warning

I hope this works for you

Sanjeev

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Come on my friend, the "long" list shared by Sanjeev is produced just
because he is given us in detail all the steps necessaries to run his
library from a computer even without python ... however, if you have python
and JN already installed (my case) go directly to step 12 ... I use both
python and openscad, and I think it is a fantastic idea, I will explore
your code Sanjeev ... thank you very much for sharing your work ... !!!

Eric.

On 27-12-22 12:10, jon wrote:

And THIS stunningly long list of things-to-do is why I avoid Linux and
Python entirely.

Jon

On 12/27/2022 9:33 AM, Sanjeev Prabhakar wrote:

Hi All,

I was working on creating various models in OpenScad where the points are
calculated through python (Jupyter Notebook).

Written a library of functions called openscad1.py (
https://github.com/sprabhakar2006/openSCAD)

you can make you own libraries once you are familiar with the process
followed

Just wanted to share the way it works:

1. download anaconda distribution from
   https://www.anaconda.com/products/distribution

2. follow the steps to install it.

3. open a terminal or command prompt and you should see something like
   this in macbook:

(base) sanjeevprabhakar@Sanjeevs-MacBook-Air python %
for windows also it should start with (base)

4. create a virtual environment by typing following in the terminal:

conda create --name openscad

you can change 'openscad' to any other name you like

5. activate 'openscad' environment by typing following:

conda activate openscad

now you will see (base) is changed to (openscad) in terminal
to get back to base environment type:

conda deactivate

6. Once you have activated the openscad environment, following libraries
   needs to be installed
   • pandas
   • scipy
   • numpy
   • matplotlib
   • jupyter

to do that type following in the terminal or command prompt

pip install pandas scipy numpy matplotlib jupyter

7. now close the terminal, go to the folder you want to work in and
   download following files in the same folder:
   example of various functions.ipynb
   openscad1.py
   dependencies2.scad (copy or move this file to the "libraries" folder of
   openscad)

8. open a new terminal from your working folder

9. activate openscad environment by: conda activate openscad

10. type in terminal: jupyter notebook and press enter
    this will open the home directory and you can see the downloaded files

11. click open the file "example of various functions.ipynb"

12. you need to learn how to run the code in the cells: "DO NOT RUN ALL
    THE CODES AT ONCE" please
    you can click inside a cell and

• press ctrl+enter in windows
• press command+enter in macbook

Note: in the examples path to the file "trial.scad" is given and you need
to change it as per your path in each example

My settings for openScad:

• version: 2022.12.09 (git 972d18464)
• Preferences-> Features
  check following boxes:
  fast-csg, lazy-union, vertex-object-renderers,
  vertex-object-renderers-indexing, vertex-object-renderers-direct,
  vertex-object-renderers-prelloc, import-function

I don't know what all of these things mean, but it works

go to Preferences-> Advanced
check box: Stop on first warning

I hope this works for you

Sanjeev

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