SharpCAD

SharpCAD is a free software that creates 3D objects using scripts, similar to OpenSCAD. However, it uses C# scripts and currently only supports Windows. Although it is currently only a free software and not open source, it will be open sourced in the future. Like OpenSCAD, SharpCAD provides two main modeling techniques:

1、Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG): SharpCAD defines 2D objects such as Circle and Square, as well as 3D basic objects like Box and Sphere. However, unlike OpenSCAD, you need to use +, -, and * operators for Boolean union, difference, and intersection operations.

2、Extrusion, rotation, and other operations based on 2D profiles.

Currently, SharpCAD can export modeling results as OFF and OBJ files. Additionally, you can save your creations as scripts for other scripts to use.

Coding a simple script?

You can write CSCAD scripts just like writing C# code in Visual Studio. For example, you can create a Box and add it to the scene, and you will see a cube in the scene：

Box box = new Box(10);
Scene.Add(box);

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You can save the script to local path or export it as an OFF/OBJ file.

3rd-party libraries
Examples
Done and TODO
API Reference

3rd-party libraries

Examples

Currently, only 8 examples are provided, and all examples are located in the ‘examples’ directory.

Cube

Box box = new Box(22,16,14);
Scene.Add(box);

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CSG

Sphere sphere = new Sphere(10);
Box box = new Box(15);

//Union
ShapeBase union = box + sphere;
union.Translate(-24,0,0);

//Intersect
ShapeBase intersection = box * sphere;

//Diffrence
ShapeBase difference = box - sphere;
difference.Translate(24,0,0);

//Scene.Add(box);
Scene.Add(union);
Scene.Add(intersection);
Scene.Add(difference);

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Linear_Extrude

//Simple Linear_Extrude
Square square = new Square(20, 10);
var linear0 = ACOCCTTools.Linear_Extrude(square,20);
linear0.Translate(0, -30, 0);
linear0.Color = Color.Red;

Scene.Add(linear0);

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rotate_extrude

//Square Rotate_Extrude
Square square = new Square(5);
square.Translate(10,0,0);
var re0 = ACOCCTTools.Rotate_Extrude(square,360);
re0.Color = Color.Red;
Scene.Add(re0);

//PolyFace Rotate_Extrude
List<Point3D> pnts = new List<Point3D>()
{
    new Point3D (0,0,0),
    new Point3D (8,4,0),
    new Point3D (4,8,0),
    new Point3D (4,12,0),
    new Point3D (12,16,0),
    new Point3D (0,20,0)
};
PolyFace face = new PolyFace(pnts);

var re1 = ACOCCTTools.Rotate_Extrude(face ,360);
re1.Translate(0,30,0);
re1.Color = Color.Green;
Scene.Add(re1);

//complex Rotate_Extrude
{
    Square square0 = new Square(5);
    square0 .Color = Color.Magenta;
    var square1 = square0.Clone();
    square1.Translate(12.5,0,0);
    var re2 = ACOCCTTools.Rotate_Extrude(square1,180);
    re2.Translate(40,40,0);

    var square2 = square0.Clone();
    square2.Translate(5,0,0);
    var re3 = ACOCCTTools.Rotate_Extrude(square2,180);
    re3.Translate(7.5,0,0);
    re3.Translate(40,40,0);


    var square3 = square0.Clone();
    square3.Translate(5,0,0);
    var re4 = ACOCCTTools.Rotate_Extrude(square3,-180);
    re4.Translate(-7.5,0,0);
    re4.Translate(40,40,0);

    Scene.Add(re2);
    Scene.Add(re3);
    Scene.Add(re4);
}

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import_off_and_projection

//import off and project triangleMesh
String strFile       = @"examples\data\elephant.off";
TriangleMesh triMesh = ACOCCTTools.Import(strFile);

triMesh.Translate(0, 0, 1);
triMesh.Scale(10,10,10);
Scene.Add(triMesh);
triMesh.Color = Color.Blue;
var faces = ACOCCTTools.Projection(triMesh);

//set color
foreach(var item in faces)
{
    item .Color=Color.Red;
}
Scene.Add(faces);

//ShapeBase
Box b = new Box(10);
b.Translate(0, 20, 10);
var faces1 = ACOCCTTools.Projection(b);

faces1[0].Color=Color.Green;
Scene.Add(faces1);
Scene.Add(b);

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load_other_cscad_file

#load "examples\roundedSqura.cscad"
/*Actually, I'm not very familiar with design, but I managed to design an unknown three-dimensional part 
that is not very coordinated using SharpCAD.
Author:AfricChang
//#load directive should be placed at the beginning of the file!!!!
*/

//1、part base
//load other cscad file\
#load "examples\roundedSqura.cscad"
double dOuterHeight=40,dOuterWidth=24;
double dInnerHeight=5,dInnerWidth=3,dRadius=1;
double dTranslateX=3,dTranslateY=2;
double dHeight=3;

PolyFace face = CreateRoundedSquare(dOuterHeight,dOuterWidth);
PolyFace f0 = CreateRoundedSquare(dInnerHeight,dInnerWidth,dRadius);

var f1=f0.Clone();
var f2=f0.Clone();
var f3=f0.Clone();

//bottom left inner face
f0.Translate(dTranslateX,dTranslateY,0);
//bottom right inner face
f1.Translate(dOuterHeight-dTranslateX-dInnerHeight,
    dTranslateY,0);
//top right inner face
f2.Translate(dOuterHeight-dTranslateX-dInnerHeight,
    dOuterWidth - dTranslateY-dInnerWidth,0);
//top left inner face
f3.Translate(dTranslateX,
    dOuterWidth - dTranslateY-dInnerWidth,0);
//the biggest face subtract four corner faces
var face_base=face-f0-f1 -f2-f3;

var part_base= ACOCCTTools.Linear_Extrude(face_base,dHeight);
//Scene.Add(part_base);

//2、part top
//create a face with arc extrude rotate and translate
double dR=5,dRsmall=2;;

List<Point3D> pts =new List<Point3D>();
pts.Add(new Point3D(dTranslateX,0,0));
pts.Add(new Point3D(dOuterHeight,0,0));


//calc arc center , arc start angle(0) and end angle
double dArcCenterX = dOuterHeight-dR;
//22.5=> Math.Atan2(dOuterHeight-dTranslate,dOuterHeight-dTranslate)/2;
double dArcCenterY = dOuterHeight-dTranslateX- dR/Math.Tan(22.5*Math.PI/180);

double dArcEndAngle=157.5;//180-22.5;

//Create an arc with a center point of (dArcCenterX, dArcCenterY), 
//start angle is 0, and an end angle is dArcEndAngle
int nPtCount=10;
double dStep=dArcEndAngle/nPtCount;
for(int i=0;i<nPtCount;i++)
{
    double dAngle=(i*dStep*Math.PI/180);
    double dX=dArcCenterX+dR*Math.Cos(dAngle);
    double dY=dArcCenterY+dR*Math.Sin(dAngle);
    Point3D pt= new Point3D(dX,dY,0);
    pts.Add(pt);
}


PolyFace face_top_base = new PolyFace(pts);

Circle innerCircle= new Circle(dRsmall);
innerCircle=(Circle)innerCircle.Translate(dArcCenterX,dArcCenterY,0);
var fff_top=face_top_base-innerCircle;

//extrude fff_top
var part_top = ACOCCTTools.Linear_Extrude(fff_top,dHeight);

//rotate and translate part_top
part_top.Rotate(90,0,0);
part_top.Translate(0,(dOuterWidth+dHeight)/2,dHeight);

//union part_top part_base
var part= part_top+part_base;
Scene.Add(part);

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triangleMesh Boolean

//import off and boolean
String strFile        = @"examples\data\elephant.off";
TriangleMesh triMesh0 = ACOCCTTools.Import(strFile);
triMesh0.Scale(10,10,10);

String strFile1  = @"examples\data\eight.off";
TriangleMesh triMesh1 = ACOCCTTools.Import(strFile1);
triMesh1.Scale(10,10,10);

var triBoolean = triMesh1-triMesh0;
triBoolean.Color = Color.Green;
Scene.Add(triBoolean );

triMesh0.Translate(-15,0, 0);
triMesh1.Translate(-15, 0, 0);

triMesh0.Color = Color.Red;
Scene.Add(triMesh0);

triMesh1.Color = Color.Green;
Scene.Add(triMesh1);

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create_TriangleMesh

Point3D[] pts = new Point3D[3] {
new Point3D(0,0,0),
new Point3D(10,0,0),
new Point3D(10,10,0),
};

Indeces id0 = new Indeces(0,-1,-1);
Indeces id1 = new Indeces(1,-1,-1);
Indeces id2 = new Indeces(2,-1,-1);
TriangleIndex[] ids = new TriangleIndex[1]{new TriangleIndex(id0,id1,id2)};
TriangleMesh tri = new TriangleMesh(pts,ids,null,null);
Scene.Add(tri);

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Done-and-TODO

Compared to OpenSCAD, the following partial features are already supported:

2D primitives are already supported, but text is not yet supported. TODO
projection cut parameter not not supported,TODO
Linear extrude is partially supported, with the ‘twist’, ‘slices’, and ‘scale’ parameters not yet supported, TODO. But the remaining parameters will not be considered for support.
Rotate extrude is not yet supported with the ‘$fn’ parameter, but it can be set in triangulation using ‘dAngleDelta’. It may be supported in the future during export or rendering.
import,Currently, only the OFF format is supported for imports. OBJ, STL, DXF, etc TODO.
BooleanOperation is already supported
TODO
Improve existing features.
Text support.
Mirror
Sweep
Loft
Plane cut mesh
Plane mesh intersection
More examples
Custom plugin
……

API Reference

Currently, all modeling operations are in the ACC namespace(OCCTModeling.dll). The ACC namespace provides basic Point2D, Point3D, geometric primitives, and related operations.

Geometric primitives

This includes 2D and 3D geometric primitives. All 2D and 3D primitives (except TriangleMesh) inherit from ShapeBase and can be rotated (using the Rotate method), translated (using the Translate method), scaled (using the Scale method), projected, and undergo Boolean operations (using the +, -, and * symbols). In addition, two-dimensional primitives can also be stretched and rotated-stretched. ShapeBase can be exported after triangulation.

Circle

Circle 2D
Circle(double radius)//Create a circle with a specified radius.

Square

Square
Square(double height, double width, bool bCenter)//Specify the length, width, and whether the center point is at the origin
Square(double height, double width)//Specify the length, width, and center point at the origin.
Square(double size, bool bCenter)//length = width = height = size , and whether the center point is at the origin
Square(double size)//length = width = height = size ,and center point at the origin.

PolyFace

polygon
PolyFace(List<Point3D> verteces, List<List<int>> indeces)//Create a polygon with holes by specifying vertices and indices. Note that polygons with holes are supported, and the first face needs to be drawn in a counterclockwise direction, while subsequent faces that serve as holes should be drawn in a clockwise direction.
PolyFace(List<Point3D> verteces)//simple polygon

Box

Box
Box(double dLength, double dWidth, double dHeight, bool bCenter)//Specify the length, width, height, and whether the center point is at the origin.
Box(double dLength, double dWidth, double dHeight)//Specify the length, width, and height, with the center point at the origin.
Box(double size, bool bCenter)//The length, width, and height are all size, and whether the center point is at the origin.
Box(double size)//The length, width, and height are all size, with the center point at the origin.

Sphere

Sphere
Sphere(double dRadius)//Specify the radius to create a sphere.

Cylinder

Cylinder
Cylinder(double dTopRadius, double dBottomRadius, double dHeight)//Specify the top radius, bottom radius, and height to create a cylinder.
Cylinder(double dRadius, double dHeight)//Create a cylinder with equal top and bottom dRadius and a height of dHeight.

Torus

Torus
Torus(double dRadius, double dRingRadius, double dSweepAngle)//Specify the radius of the circle, the radius of the pipe, and the sweeping angle. Note that the sweeping angle starts from the X-axis and sweeps counterclockwise in degrees.

TriangleMesh

Triangle Mesh
The imported OFF (currently only supports OFF, and other formats such as OBJ and STL will be supported in the future) and the triangulated result of the geometric primitive.

public TriangleMesh(Point3D[] verteces, TriangleIndex[] triangles, Point3D[] normals, Point2D[] textureCoods)//A triangle mesh can be constructed based on vertices, indices, normals, and texture coordinates, where normals and texture coordinates can be null.
TriangleIndex construction =>public TriangleIndex(Indeces index0, Indeces index1, Indeces index2)//Indeces construction => public Indeces(int nID, int nUV, int nNormal)
Please refer to the example for constructing a triangle mesh.create_TriangleMesh

Opearations

All operations are contained within ACC.ACOCCTTools and mainly include operations such as rotation, translation, scaling, projection, and Boolean operations.

Transform

public static void Translate(ShapeBase shape, double x, double y, double z)//Translate ShapeBase
public static void Translate(ShapeBase shape, Point3D translate)//Translate ShapeBase
public static void Rotate(ShapeBase shape, double x, double y, double z)//Rotate ShapeBase measured in degree
public static void Rotate(ShapeBase shape, Point3D rotate)//Rotate ShapeBase measured in degree
public static void Scale(ShapeBase shape, double x, double y, double z)//Scale ShapeBase
public static void Scale(ShapeBase shape, Point3D scale)//Scale ShapeBase

Opearation

public static TriangleMesh BooleanOperation(TriangleMesh triMeshA, TriangleMesh triMeshB, BooleanType eBoType)//Boolean operations can be performed on triangle meshes, where BooleanType includes three types: Intersection, Union, and Difference. Note that if performing Boolean operations between ShapeBase primitives and triangle meshes, the ShapeBase primitives must first be triangulated into triangle meshes before the operation can be performed.”
public static TriangleMesh Trianguation(ShapeBase shape, double dAngleDelta, double dLengthDelta)//Triangulate the ShapeBase primitive, where dAngleDelta is the angle threshold and dLengthDelta is the length threshold.
public static ShapeBase Linear_Extrude(ShapeBase shape, double height)//Linear_Extrude ShapeBase
public static ShapeBase Rotate_Extrude(ShapeBase shape, double dAngle)//Rotate_Extrude ShapeBase
public static TriangleMesh Import(string strFileName)//import file currently only support OFF file
public static List Projection(ShapeBase shape)//project ShapeBase
public static List Projection(TriangleMesh triMesh)//project TriangleMesh
public static Combine(List)//Combine TriangleMeshs

Easter egg

Although importing files in other formats is not currently supported, they can be imported using other libraries and converted to a TriangleMesh. An external DLL can be loaded using the #r load command, in fact you can more things by loading external dll, as shown below:

#r "\examples\data\geometry3.dll"
g3.Vector3f g= new g3.Vector3f(10,10,10);
SharpCADConsole.WriteLine(g.Length);

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SharpCAD

Coding a simple script?

Contents

3rd-party libraries

Examples

Cube

CSG

Linear_Extrude

rotate_extrude

import_off_and_projection

load_other_cscad_file

triangleMesh Boolean

create_TriangleMesh

Done-and-TODO

Compared to OpenSCAD, the following partial features are already supported:

TODO

API Reference

Geometric primitives

Circle

Square

PolyFace

Box

Sphere

Cylinder

Torus

TriangleMesh

Opearations

Transform

Opearation

Easter egg