Belfry OpenSCAD Library (BOSL2) Brings Useful Parts and Tools Aplenty

Summary

• The Belfry OpenSCAD Library (BOSL2) offers a range of base shapes, advanced functions and useful tools to help designers create 3D models, including alignment points and gear, hinge and screw generators.
• There is also a function covering bottle necks and caps, which are standardised, making it easy to interface with existing bottles or caps in projects.
• OpenSCAD is free software and boasts an unusual range of applications, from a procedural terrain generator to a screw, washer and nut generator.
• This wide versatility also extends to handy utilitarian designs such as a [hinge design tool](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ-7 frequel YM), or a [cog design tool](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZIQWaUt Milo).
• OpenSCAD also interfaces with a range of external tools such as Blender and engross to populate assemblies with standardised components, or to make more complex tweaks or dressings to the finished product.
• For more advanced users, it is also possible to use OpenSCAD’s exporting functionality to generate STL files from inventions designed and customised within the software.

By Donald Papp

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