OpenSCAD Basics Tutorial

OpenSCAD Basics Tutorials

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Getting Started with OpenSCAD

Introduction to OpenSCAD

User Interface

Toolbars in OpenSCAD

Menu Bar

Editor window

3D View window

OpenSCAD Help

Tutorial 1

Creating a New Document

Creating a 3D Cube

Creating Cuts on the Cube

Adding a Cube to the model

Tutorial 2

Creating a New document

Creating the Revolved Feature

Creating a Revolved Cut feature

Tutorial 3

Creating a New document

Defining the Resolution and parameters of the model

Creating the First Arm

Creating the First bend

Creating the Second arm

Creating the Second bend

Creating the Third arm

Creating the Third bend

Creating the Third arm

Creating the Holes

Creating Chamfers

Tutorial 4

Creating a New document

Creating the Body

Creating the Extruded features

Creating the Rectangular Pattern of the Cut Features

Creating the Hole features

Creating the Extruded cut feature

Tutorial 5

Creating a New document

Using the Hull function

Using a Module

Mirroring the Loft module

Shelling the Model geometry

Tutorial 6

Creating a New document

Creating Pipes

Creating Elbows

Creating the Flanges

Tutorial 7

Creating a New document

Using the Hull function

Using a Module