I've mentioned elsewhere on this Forum that I have been working on a simple
Python program that enables me to create OpenSCAD code without having to
type all the syntactical stuff.

I think the program has now advanced far enough to make it public for anyone
that might be interested. I do appreciate that it will probably be more
attractive for the occasional OpenSCAD user as compared to those who are a
great deal more expert with OpenSCAD than I am.

http://forum.openscad.org/file/t2631/GetStartedBoth.png

This short Youtube video should give you a flavour of how ClikScad is used.
The video is intended for illustration rather than education.
https://youtu.be/q1Sd0Fuppuw

The Python code and the documentation can be downloaded from Google Drive.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uBpil6TeYyaar_0l8Zm_17UvE-EOTza7?usp=sharing

...R

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I don't know if this is the proper place for it, but since it isn't on
github, I can't open an issue or ask questions there.

I ran clikscad.py, got the "listening" message, then opened OpenSCAD and
loaded GetStarted.scad, then in the ClikSCAD window on the browser, I loaded
GetStarted.clik

Nothing showed up in my OpenSCAD window. I tried rendering, and it showed
up, but when I made changes, nothing happened to anything in the OpenSCAD
window.

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I haven't used it but I presume it needs Auto-reload&Preview set.

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I've been looking at this sort of thing for a while now.

• https://graphscad.blogspot.com/ --- this was neat in that it was a
  desktop app, but the OpenSCAD code was much modified and I found that
  confusing and problematic
• https://github.com/studiotc/NodeGraphInterface --- I have an irrational
  mislike of Java, and I found setting up variables in this clunky
• https://www.blockscad3d.com/editor/# --- I've been using this quite a
  bit, and greatly like it

I'd like to use OpenJSCAD, but I keep running into instances where code
doesn't seem to work.

Examples of my using BlockSCAD:

https://community.carbide3d.com/t/fitted-box-design-generator-underway/13437/12

https://community.carbide3d.com/t/design-into-3d-boxes-magazine-storage/16238/2

(there's some more on my GitHub)

I'd really like to see something which:

• had both a desktop and web version
• had robust support for the customizer (blockscad requires one finish up
  coding it in OpenSCAD)
• allowed one to put projects up on a site where others could access them

I have a URL I'd like to use for that --- designinto3d.com but I'm kind of
mystified by the whole web server hosting thing. Even better would be if the
server could run TeX/LaTeX and serve up files thusly generated.

William

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