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deadsy / sdfx

A simple CAD package using signed distance functions
MIT License
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Description Language idea.. #71

Closed gedw99 closed 1 year ago

gedw99 commented 1 year ago

Was looking at for example https://github.com/deadsy/sdfx/blob/master/examples/bolt_container/main.go and it’s pretty clear that we could make a text file based description language exactky like how Deck does it .

Deck just reads each line to then run in a mini golang vm

the deck vm and description text format: https://github.com/ajstarks/decksh

it already has 2D cad primitives :) we could layer in SDF primitives too.

there is a golang viewer here: https://github.com/ajstarks/giocanvas/tree/master/gcdeck

AJ ( maintainer ) working up to it being a wysiwyg editor too . It’s getting there slowly :) I am also working on sone aspects and hope to push into the repo if he takes my PE’s relating to editing and also publishing

gedw99 commented 1 year ago

If anyone wants tips how to run Deck etc just ask here or there.

deadsy commented 1 year ago

My general position with this idea is that I'd rather re-use golang (or python or whatever) as the specification language. That way you get a capable, well-thought out, well-implemented language that people already know how to use. Possibly the code ends up being more verbose than a DSL, but that (at least to me) is a minor downside.

gedw99 commented 1 year ago

Oh i dont want to remove how its done now, i want to add it.

I planned do it in an external repo, but just wanted to gauge interest.