If you haven’t downloaded the latest version of OpenSCAD and you use Windows, I highly recommend it.
It is far more stable than the previous versions and is able to manage much more complex models in a shorter time. I tried updating some of my designs to see the improvements (shown below) and it has made a big difference to the quality of the finished models.
I’ll have to give this a try. OpenSCAD is one of those programs I keep thinking I ought to use more often than I do.
To be fair, there have been continuous updates, but they generally only worked on Linux and maybe Mac as far as I could see. This update applies to all platforms. I do wish they could use all my processors… in time I suppose.
@John_Ridley I think it’s because most people are using an external editor.
It is less work not more work. With Automatic Reload you have your favorite editor yet direct changes to your model as you update.
Well I believe their focus is enhancing the CAD aspects of the program rather than the editor, and I respect that. As far as setting it for automatic reload, just go to the menu, select Design, and it is the first entry on it. When that entry is checked, it will automatically reevaluate when the underlying scad file is saved. The only gotcha in the process is when you are editing an included file, not the main. In that case, if you make an error in syntax on the included file, after fixing the error on the included file, just flip over and save on the mail file as well, because it doesn’t automatically monitor all the included files.
Lots of great improvements. Especially like using diameters, the backup file when rendering (maybe it will hang less though) and find of course!
