sSCAD

SimpleSCAD, SexySCAD, call it what you will. This is an alternative syntax for OpenSCAD that takes a .sscad file and compiles it to .scad. It currently does the following:

• Makes indentation significant
• Removes the need for semicolons and curly braces

The aim of this project is "sSCAD is to SCAD as CoffeeScript is to JavaScript" - i.e. "It's just SCAD"

Usage

coffee sscad.coffee [-w] <filename.sscad>

(Add -w to watch for changes and recompile as necessary.)

It's advised you combine this script with an external editor and OpenSCAD's "Design -> Automatical Reload and Compile" option.

Example

fiddle = 0.1
baseWidth = 50
discAltitude = 40
wallThickness = 2

difference()
  cylinder(r = baseWidth, h = discAltitude, $fn = 8)
  translate([0, 0, -fiddle])
    cylinder(r = baseWidth - wallThickness, h = discAltitude + 2 * fiddle, $fn = 8)

becomes

fiddle = 0.1;
baseWidth = 50;
discAltitude = 40;
wallThickness = 2;

difference() {
  cylinder(r = baseWidth, h = discAltitude, $fn = 8);
  translate([0, 0, -fiddle]) {
    cylinder(r = baseWidth - wallThickness, h = discAltitude + 2 * fiddle, $fn = 8);
  }
}