Programming with OpenSCAD
Marius Kintel
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Add to basketNeuware -Programming with OpenSCAD is a STEM-focused, learn-to-code book for beginners that introduces core computational thinking concepts through the design of 3D-printable objects. Develop coding skills as you build increasingly complex 3D models and print them into fun games, puzzles, and more.OpenSCAD is freely available open source software that enables nondesigners to easily create 3D designs using a text-based programming language. It s a great language for beginners because the instant 3D visualization gives you immediate feedback on the results of your code. This book channels OpenSCAD s visual benefits and user-friendliness into a STEAM-focused, project-based tutorial that teaches the basics of coding, 3D printing, and computational thinking while you develop your spatial reasoning by creating 3D designs with OpenSCAD. Presuming no prior experience with either programming or 3D design, each chapter builds a scaffolded understanding of core concepts. You ll start by defining, drawing and displaying geometric primitives with text-based code, then expand your creative toolbox with transformation operations like rotating, reflecting, scaling, and combining shapes. As the projects become more sophisticated, so will your programming skills; you ll use loops for replicating objects, if statements for differentiating your designs, and parameterized, self-contained modules to divide longer scripts into separate files. Along the way, you'll learn 3D printing tips so that you can produce physical mementos of your progress and get physical feedback that lets you correct mistakes in real time. In addition, the book provides hands-on and accessible design exercises at the end of each chapter so that you can practice applying new concepts immediately after they are introduced. You ll learn:- Programming basics like working with variables, loops, conditional statements, and parameterized modules- Transformation operations, such as rotate, reflect, and scale, to create complex shapes- Extrusion techniques for turning 2D shapes into elaborate 3D designs- Computational-thinking concepts, including decomposition, abstraction, and pattern recognition - OpenSCAD s Boolean, Minkowski and hull operations for combining multiple 3D shapes into one- 3D design fundamentals, like navigating the xyz-axis, orthogonal vs. perspective views, and constructive solid geometry- Organizing bigger designs into separate files to make code more readable and collaborative Accessibly written for a wide audience (advanced middle schoolers, high school students, college students, artists, makers and lifelong-learners alike), this is the perfect guide to becoming proficient at programming in general and 3D modeling in particular.
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Programming with OpenSCAD is a STEM-focused, learn-to-code book for beginners that introduces core computational thinking concepts through the design of 3D-printable objects. Readers will develop coding skills as they build increasingly complex 3D models and print them into fun games, puzzles, and more.
OpenSCAD is free, open-source 3D modeling software with an easy-to-use programming interface that’s great for beginners because it lets you quickly view the results of your code. This book channels the platform’s user-friendliness into a STEM-focused, learn-to-code book that will teach you computational thinking and essential programming skills as you design multi-dimensional models with the OpenSCAD language.
Co-authored by the software’s primary creator, Marius Kintel, Programming with OpenSCAD offers clear, visual explanations and simple instructions for coding increasingly complex, 3D-printable objects. You’ll make and print fun games, cool puzzles and other mementos as your understanding of each concept is developed step-by-step, chapter by chapter. In addition, Design Time exercises throughout the book reinforce essential lessons, so you can practice your new programming skills and showcase the results as tangible, printed objects.
You’ll learn:
• OpenSCAD coding fundamentals, such as variables, loops, decisions, modules, debugging, RGB Colorspace, and libraries
• Basics of computational thinking (CT), including decomposition, parametric design, abstraction, and pattern recognition
• How to implement algorithms for coding and printing virtual 3D models
• 3D design concepts like Boolean operators, orthogonal views, XYZ axis, and constructing complex shapes
• STEAM coding practices that reinforce math, engineering, CT, and programming skills
Whether you’re a middle school student, STEM teacher, artist, or adult learner, this book will show you how to make sophisticated 3D projects that will, in turn, make you a real programmer.
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