GitHub - zacharyfmarion/openscad-studio: Create 2D and 3D designs with AI

From idea to 3D printed part in seconds

🌐 Try it now — OpenSCAD Studio is available as a web app (no install needed) or as a macOS desktop app. The web version runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. The desktop app bundles a native OpenSCAD binary for faster rendering and full filesystem access.

Desktop: macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later.

🔩 What It Is

OpenSCAD Studio is a professional editor for OpenSCAD — the programmable solid 3D and 2D CAD modeler. It replaces the stock OpenSCAD editor with a modern development environment purpose-built for makers: live preview, real-time diagnostics, an AI copilot, and a full multi-file project workflow.

✨ Features

Editor

• Multi-file projects — File tree, multiple tabs, and include/use path resolution against the project root (desktop)
• Real-time diagnostics — Inline error and warning markers with line/column precision parsed directly from the OpenSCAD compiler
• Monaco-based editing — OpenSCAD syntax highlighting, multi-tab support, formatter, and vim mode with configurable keybindings

Preview

• Live 3D preview — Interactive mesh viewer with orbit controls, orthographic mode, wireframe, shadows, and section planes
• 2D mode — Dedicated SVG viewer for laser cutting and engraving workflows
• Measurement tools — In-canvas 2D and 3D measurement overlays
• Customizer panel — Interactive parameter controls auto-generated from your OpenSCAD file, with live re-rendering on change

AI Copilot

• In-app chat — Stream responses from Claude, GPT, or local OpenAI-compatible models such as Ollama, llama.cpp, and LM Studio to generate, explain, and fix OpenSCAD code
• MCP support (desktop) — Exposes a localhost MCP server so external agents like Claude Code can render models, read diagnostics, capture screenshots, and edit files in your active workspace

Platform

• Runs everywhere — Web app at openscad-studio.pages.dev and macOS desktop app
• Share links — Publish browser-based share links with thumbnail previews for remixable examples

Known limitation: Special operators (!, #, %, *) are not yet reflected in the preview.

📦 Installation

Web (No Install)

Visit openscad-studio.pages.dev. Works in recent Chrome, Edge, and Firefox builds with SharedArrayBuffer support. No OpenSCAD installation needed — rendering is done via WebAssembly in your browser.

Desktop (macOS)

Install via Homebrew:

brew tap zacharyfmarion/openscad-studio
brew install --cask openscad-studio

Or download the latest DMG from GitHub Releases. Requires macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later.

Development

Local setup, share-feature testing, project structure, AI setup, and contributor-facing references now live in DEVELOPMENT.md.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Check existing issues or create a new one to discuss your idea
2. Fork the repository and create a feature branch
3. Follow the code style (prettier for TypeScript, rustfmt for Rust)
4. Update documentation as needed
5. Submit a pull request

For detailed development guidelines, see CLAUDE.md and CONTRIBUTING.md.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 - see LICENSE for details.

This license change was made to comply with OpenSCAD's GPL-2.0 license, as the project bundles openscad-wasm (web) and the native OpenSCAD binary (desktop).

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with:

• Tauri - Rust-powered desktop framework
• React - UI framework
• Monaco Editor - Code editor
• Three.js - 3D rendering
• OpenSCAD - The amazing CSG tool this editor is built for
• openscad-wasm - WebAssembly build of OpenSCAD
• Vercel AI SDK - AI streaming framework

Made with ❤️ for the OpenSCAD community