JSCAD V2 - Documentation

JSCAD is an open source set of modular, browser and command line tools for creating parametric 2D and 3D designs with Javascript code. It provides a quick, precise and reproducible method for generating 3D models, and is especially useful for 3D printing applications.

Check out the Tutorials section for tips on getting started, and best practises.

Table of Contents

Usage

There are different 'flavors' of JSCAD that you can use based on your needs

  • For browser-based modelling (no install) simply go to https://openjscad.xyz/
  • For other usage options, the first step is to visit JSCAD on GitHub
    • Command line interface : can be found in ./packages/cli
    • Desktop app : pre-pre-alpha work in progress can be found at ./packages/desktop
    • For custom mix and match of packages, all the packages are available on NPM under the '@jscad' name

Documentation

Community

Contributing

The various JSCAD packages and all source code are part of the JSCAD Organization, and maintained by a group of volunteers. We welcome and encourage anyone to pitch in but please take a moment to read the following guidelines.

  • If you want to submit a bug report please make sure to follow the Reporting Issues guide. Bug reports are accepted as Issues via GitHub.

  • If you want to submit a change or a patch, please read the Contributing Guide. New contributions are accepted as Pull Requests via GitHub.

  • We only accept bug reports and pull requests on GitHub.

  • If you have a question about how to use JSCAD, then please start a conversation at the JSCAD User Group. You might find the answer in the JSCAD User Guide.

  • If you have a change or new feature in mind, please start a conversation with the Core Developers and start contributing changes.

A BIG THANKS to all the people who have already contributed to the JSCAD project! Open Collective

License

The MIT License (MIT) (unless specified otherwise)

That's all for now,

The JSCAD Organization