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.. _external:
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External Tools and Libraries
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The following sections describe tools and libraries external to build123d
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that extend its functionality.
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Editors & Viewers
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ocp-vscode
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A viewer for OCP based Code-CAD (CadQuery, build123d) integrated into
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VS Code.
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See: `ocp-vscode <https://github.com/bernhard-42/vscode-ocp-cad-viewer>`_
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(formerly known as cq_vscode)
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Watch John Degenstein create three build123d designs in realtime with Visual
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Studio Code and the ocp-vscode viewer in a timed event from the TooTallToby 2023 Leadership
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Challenge:
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`build123d May 2023 TooTallToby Leaderboard Challenge <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH8aW27jEiw>`_
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cq-editor
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GUI editor based on PyQT.
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See: `cq-editor <https://github.com/jdegenstein/jmwright-CQ-Editor>`_
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yet-another-cad-viewer
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A CAD viewer capable of displaying OCP models (CadQuery/Build123d) in a
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web browser. Mainly intended for deployment of finished models as a static
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website. It also works for developing models with hot reloading, though
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this feature may not be as mature as in ocp-vscode.
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See: `yet-another-cad-viewer <https://github.com/yeicor-3d/yet-another-cad-viewer>`_
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PartCAD VS Code extension
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A wrapper around ``ocp-vscode`` (see above) which requires build123d scripts to be
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packaged using ``PartCAD`` (see below). While it requires the overhead of maintaining
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the package, it provides some convenience features (such as UI controls to export models)
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as well as functional features (such as UI controls to pass parameters into build123d scripts
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and AI-based generative design tools).
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It's also the most convenient tool to create new packages and parts. More PDM and PLM features are expected to arrive soon.
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Part Libraries
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bd_warehouse
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On-demand generation of parametric parts that seamlessly integrate into
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build123d projects.
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Parts available include:
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* fastener - Nuts, Screws, Washers and custom holes
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* flange - Standardized parametric flanges
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* pipe - Standardized parametric pipes
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* thread - Parametric helical threads (Iso, Acme, Plastic, etc.)
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See: `bd_warehouse <https://bd-warehouse.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html>`_
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Superellipses & Superellipsoids
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Superellipses are a more sophisticated alternative to rounded
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rectangles, with smoothly changing curvature. They are flexible
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shapes that can be adjusted by changing the "exponent" to get a
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result that varies between rectangular and elliptical, or from
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square, through squircle, to circle, and beyond...
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Superellipses can be found:
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* in typefaces such as Melior, Eurostyle, and Computer Modern
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* as the shape of airliner windows, tables, plates
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* clipping the outline of iOS app icons
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They were named and popularized in the 1950s-1960s by the Danish
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mathematician and poet Piet Hein, who used them in the winning
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design for the Sergels Torg roundabout in Stockholm.
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See: `Superellipses & Superellipsoids <https://github.com/fanf2/kbd/blob/model-b/keybird42/superellipse.py>`_
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Public PartCAD repository
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See `partcad.org <https://partcad.org/repository>`_ for all the models packaged and published
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using ``PartCAD`` (see below). This repository contains individual parts,
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as well as large assemblies created using those parts. See
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`the OpenVMP robot <https://partcad.org/repository/package/robotics/multimodal/openvmp/robots/don1>`_
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as an example of an assembly
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Tools
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blendquery
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CadQuery and build123d integration for Blender.
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See: `blendquery <https://github.com/uki-dev/blendquery>`_
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nething
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3D generative AI for CAD modeling. Now everyone is an engineer. Make your ideas real.
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See: `nething <https://nething.xyz/>`_
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Listen to the following podcast which discusses **nething** in detail:
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`The Next Byte Podcast <https://pod.link/wevolver/episode/74b11c1ff2bfc977adc96e5c7b4cd162>`_
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ocp-freecad-cam
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CAM for CadQuery and Build123d by leveraging FreeCAD library. Visualizes in CQ-Editor
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and ocp-cad-viewer. Spiritual successor of `cq-cam <https://github.com/voneiden/cq-cam>`_
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See: `ocp-freecad-cam <https://github.com/voneiden/ocp-freecad-cam>`_
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PartCAD
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A package manager for CAD models. Build123d is the most supported Code-CAD framework,
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but CadQuery and OpenSCAD are also supported. It can be used by build123d designs
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`to import parts <https://partcad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/use_cases.html#python-build123d>`_
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from PartCAD repositories, and to
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`publish build123d designs <https://partcad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/use_cases.html#publish-packages>`_
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to be consumed by others.
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dl4to4ocp
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Library that helps perform `topology optimization <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topology_optimization>`_ on
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your `OCP <https://github.com/CadQuery/OCP>`_-based CAD
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models (`CadQuery <https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery>`_/`Build123d <https://github.com/gumyr/build123d>`_/...) using
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the `dl4to <https://github.com/dl4to/dl4to>`_ library.
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