#solvespace

fluencyCAD in the wilds

I just mirrored the fluencyCAD repository to the open section form internal so anyone who is interested have a look. Don´t expect super clean stuff though. It´s in a very early experimental state.

I´ll add more documentation as I find more time.

https://git.raise-uav.com/Hermes/fluencyCAD

#fluencycad #sdfcad #solvespace

@scudderfish I could never find my way through #cadquery. Too weird the syntax and concepts. I forked #sdfCAD and worked on something I understood myself but in the end stayed with #solveSpace.

I put waaay too much effort into this 3D model

#solvespace #electronics

Little sad that solvespace doesn't have variables / parameters, but I guess this is a functional workaround.

Just drew some lines, and add an equal constraint when I want some part of my drawing to have that length

#solvespace

I made a mistake in the freecad version of this model I made a few days ago. And instead of going back into freecad to try and figure out how to fix it, I instead remade it in solvespace. And it was so much easier to make it look a lot better.

#solvespace

Ok, apart from the annoying... feature?... I mentioned in my previous post. I quite like solvespace, I think this can be my 3D CAD tool of choice for creating my KiCad 3D models.

It has some annoyances which I might honestly consider trying to patch the source code for at some point in the future. But other than that, it is not a pain to use, it can export STEP files, and its open source, which are the most important things I need.

#solvespace

Uhhh, does solvespace really not have a way to flip text? Everything online says this is intentional because this means text always remains "readable". But I need text on the back of my object, therefore it is always not readable.....

I saw someone online suggest rotating the sketch around the Z axis, but after that I cannot difference extrude it anymore..... Is there a workaround? Can I extrude rotate and then boolean or something?

#solvespace

And here comes the AI slop PRs for #SolveSpace...

https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/pulls/GlassOnTin

We got a step closer to not requiring deepClone and a postFetch hack to build #solvespace with #nix (yes for some reason in nixpkgs this hack hasn't yet[?] been necessary) by using a newer freetype2 clone url, but the above error is still a blocker...

https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/pull/1543/files#r1984547923

#nixos

A list of open Source CAD Software based on their release date.

#LibreCAD (2025)
https://librecad.org/

#BRLCAD (2024)
https://brlcad.org/

#Dune3D (2024)
https://dune3d.org/

#FreeCAD (2024)
https://www.freecad.org/

#QCAD (2024)
https://qcad.org/

#OpenSCAD (2024)
https://openscad.org/

#OpenVSP (2024)
https://openvsp.org/

#SolveSpace (2022)
https://solvespace.com/

#OpenFX (2021)
http://www.openfx.org/

@nobodyinperson I hope more people try #SolveSpace. #FreeCAD 1.0 is wonderful but the constraint system in SolveSpace is very elegant and intuitive and I find it superior.

It's really cool how lightweight #SolveSpace is, both from an end-user and developer perspective. Its code is readable, uses no fancy complicated toolkits and builds in a minute. Adding things like the above is really doable. Try that with other #CAD software.

I added a new feature to #SolveSpace: hiding all groups (sketches) that are fully constrained, leaving only the ones you can still drag around.

One of Solvespace's powers is that every single sketch entity stays draggable and reference-able all the time. But this can get overwhelming as in the video. You can manually hide individual sketches, but this is tiring as you need to untick the right groups.

With 'only unconstrained' this is now easy

https://github.com/solvespace/solvespace/pull/1525

#CAD #3dPrinting #FOSS

@elight #SolveSpace has a very approachable paradigm where *everything* is based on constraints. All points and lines stay referenceable and draggable (if still unconstrained) all the time, which I absolutely love.

It's #FOSS, compiles in a minute, launches instantly and has mostly what I need. Coming from #OpenSCAD myself, the interactivity was very welcome and far less overwhelming and bloated than #FreeCAD.

No arbitrary chamfers and fillets, lofts and extrude-along-path hurts though.

@bshaw #SolveSpace (or #OpenSCAD if coding is welcome) to make 3D #CAD models, #PrusaSlicer to turn it into gcode, a Prusa MINI printer (+textured sheet +filament sensor). Best value for least tool complexity I'd say. #FOSS and pragmatic all the way

@ericbuijs Very cool. Also, thanks for your #Solvespace videos!

I designed this comb guide for my Philips One Blade. The original ones break easily and are expensive. I also made the #Solvespace source file available e.g for them who want change the height of the comb.

https://www.printables.com/model/1138612-philips-one-blade-comb

#3dcad #oneblade #3dprinting

@viernullvier I always struggle ridiculously hard to make hexagons in #SolveSpace. How do you do it? What constraints do you use? Do you use a construction circle? Apparently not, those keep on polluting the subsequent groups, not visible here.

@therealkings Wenn Dir #FreeCAD zu krass ist, guck Dir mal #SolveSpace an. Als Einstieg jedes YouTube Tutorial möglich z.B. von pixeledi:

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLluslK6uBf4sUY_SgOZhBTb_5Vs-XMHZ6

SolveSpace hat einen coolen, simplen, pragmatischen Ansatz, wo alles über Constraints gemacht wird, auch die Übergänge von Sketch zu Körper. Alle Punkte und Linien bleiben immer referenzierbar (und auch ausblendbar) ohne komische Stunts wie in #FreeCAD nötig.

Für seine Schlankheit kann es viel und mir reicht es meistens.