When comparing OpenSCAD vs Wikifactory, the Slant community recommends OpenSCAD for most people. In the question“What are the best open source CAD tools?” OpenSCAD is ranked 2nd while Wikifactory is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose OpenSCAD is:
Because the 3D-objects will be programmed. You define basic geometric objects, scale, rotate or move them, create unions, intersections, hulls, differences, ...
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Pros
Pro Ideal for programmers
Because the 3D-objects will be programmed. You define basic geometric objects, scale, rotate or move them, create unions, intersections, hulls, differences, ...
Pro Text based description
Hence the resulting files can be easily stored/merged in version control systems.
Pro Parametric
Define some variables and use them in the code.
Pro Easy to use
Pro It is possible to manufacture prototypes and final parts, directly from the platform
Users can get quotes in 24 hours for 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication and/or injection molding.
Pro Great content and community
With a community of 140K engineers, designers, SMEs, startups and manufacturers.
Pro Made it easier to document projects
Pro Easy to use
It has real-time collaboration tools like user permission, annotations, chat, notifications, CAD viewer, version control and more.
Cons
Con Need to know scripting
Con No measurements from any area
Con SVG exports a single big shape
It should export one shape per object, so it would be re-usable in SVG tools.
