# cadrum
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Rust CAD library powered by statically linked, headless [OpenCASCADE](https://dev.opencascade.org/) (OCCT 8.0.0-rc5).
<p align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lzpel/alphastell/4a32ffd0ca81665d94b072894daf1d3b661ed981/figure/image.png" alt="cadrum"/>
</p>
## Usage
| [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/01_primitives.svg" width="180" alt="primitives"/>](#primitives) | [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/02_write_read.svg" width="180" alt="write read"/>](#write-read) | [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/03_transform.svg" width="180" alt="transform"/>](#transform) | [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/04_boolean.svg" width="180" alt="boolean"/>](#boolean) |
| [extrude](#extrude) | [loft](#loft) | [sweep](#sweep) | [shell](#shell) |
| [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/05_extrude.svg" width="180" alt="extrude"/>](#extrude) | [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/06_loft.svg" width="180" alt="loft"/>](#loft) | [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/07_sweep.svg" width="180" alt="sweep"/>](#sweep) | [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/08_shell.svg" width="180" alt="shell"/>](#shell) |
| [bspline](#bspline) | [fillet](#fillet) | [chamfer](#chamfer) | |
| [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/09_bspline.svg" width="180" alt="bspline"/>](#bspline) | [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/10_fillet.svg" width="180" alt="fillet"/>](#fillet) | [<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/11_chamfer.svg" width="180" alt="chamfer"/>](#chamfer) | |
More examples with source code are available at [lzpel.github.io/cadrum](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum).
Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
cadrum = "^0.7"
```
## Build
`cargo build` automatically downloads a prebuilt OCCT 8.0.0-rc5 binary for the targets below.
| <img src="figure/linux.svg" width="16"> | `x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu` | ✅ |
| <img src="figure/linux.svg" width="16"> | `aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu` | ✅ |
| <img src="figure/windows.svg" width="16"> | `x86_64-pc-windows-msvc` | ✅ |
| <img src="figure/windows.svg" width="16"> | `x86_64-pc-windows-gnu` | ✅ |
For other targets, build OCCT from source:
OCCT_ROOT=/path/to/occt cargo build --features source-build
If `OCCT_ROOT` is not set, built binaries are cached under `target/`.
#### Requirements when building OpenCASCADE from source
- C++17 compiler (GCC, Clang, or MSVC)
- CMake
## Examples
#### Primitives
Primitive solids: box, cylinder, sphere, cone, torus — colored and exported as STEP + SVG.
```sh
cargo run --example 01_primitives
```
```rust
//! Primitive solids: box, cylinder, sphere, cone, torus — colored and exported as STEP + SVG.
use cadrum::{DVec3, Solid};
fn main() {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let solids = [
Solid::cube(10.0, 20.0, 30.0)
.color("#4a90d9"),
Solid::cylinder(8.0, DVec3::Z, 30.0)
.translate(DVec3::X * 30.0)
.color("#e67e22"),
Solid::sphere(8.0)
.translate(DVec3::X * 60.0 + DVec3::Z * 15.0)
.color("#2ecc71"),
Solid::cone(8.0, 0.0, DVec3::Z, 30.0)
.translate(DVec3::X * 90.0)
.color("#e74c3c"),
Solid::torus(12.0, 4.0, DVec3::Z)
.translate(DVec3::X * 130.0 + DVec3::Z * 15.0)
.color("#9b59b6"),
];
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.step")).expect("failed to create file");
cadrum::write_step(&solids, &mut f).expect("failed to write STEP");
let mut svg = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).expect("failed to create SVG file");
cadrum::mesh(&solids, 0.5).and_then(|m| m.write_svg(DVec3::ONE, DVec3::Z, true, false, &mut svg)).expect("failed to write SVG");
}
```
- [01_primitives.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/01_primitives.step)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/01_primitives.svg" alt="01_primitives" width="360"/>
</p>
#### Write read
Read and write: chain STEP, BRep text, and BRep binary round-trips with progressive rotation.
```sh
cargo run --example 02_write_read
```
```rust
//! Read and write: chain STEP, BRep text, and BRep binary round-trips with progressive rotation.
use cadrum::{Compound, DVec3, Solid};
use std::f64::consts::FRAC_PI_8;
fn main() -> Result<(), cadrum::Error> {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let step_path = format!("{example_name}.step");
let text_path = format!("{example_name}_text.brep");
let brep_path = format!("{example_name}.brep");
// 0. Original: read colored_box.step
let manifest_dir = env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR");
let original = cadrum::read_step(
&mut std::fs::File::open(format!("{manifest_dir}/steps/colored_box.step")).expect("open file"),
)?;
// 1. STEP round-trip: rotate 30° → write → read
let a_written = original.clone().rotate_x(FRAC_PI_8);
cadrum::write_step(&a_written, &mut std::fs::File::create(&step_path).expect("create file"))?;
let a = cadrum::read_step(&mut std::fs::File::open(&step_path).expect("open file"))?;
// 2. BRep text round-trip: rotate another 30° → write → read
let b_written = a.clone().rotate_x(FRAC_PI_8);
cadrum::write_brep_text(&b_written, &mut std::fs::File::create(&text_path).expect("create file"))?;
let b = cadrum::read_brep_text(&mut std::fs::File::open(&text_path).expect("open file"))?;
// 3. BRep binary round-trip: rotate another 30° → write → read
let c_written = b.clone().rotate_x(FRAC_PI_8);
cadrum::write_brep_binary(&c_written, &mut std::fs::File::create(&brep_path).expect("create file"))?;
let c = cadrum::read_brep_binary(&mut std::fs::File::open(&brep_path).expect("open file"))?;
// 4. Arrange side by side and export SVG + STL
let [min, max] = original[0].bounding_box();
let spacing = (max - min).length() * 1.5;
let all: Vec<Solid> = [original, a, b, c].into_iter()
.enumerate()
.flat_map(|(i, solids)| solids.translate(DVec3::X * spacing * i as f64))
.collect();
let mut svg = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).expect("create file");
cadrum::mesh(&all, 0.5).and_then(|m| m.write_svg(DVec3::new(1.0, 1.0, 2.0), DVec3::Z, true, false, &mut svg))?;
let mut stl = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.stl")).expect("create file");
cadrum::mesh(&all, 0.1).and_then(|m| m.write_stl(&mut stl))?;
// 5. Print summary
let stl_path = format!("{example_name}.stl");
for (label, path) in [("STEP", &step_path), ("BRep text", &text_path), ("BRep binary", &brep_path), ("STL", &stl_path)] {
let size = std::fs::metadata(path).map(|m| m.len()).unwrap_or(0);
println!("{label:12} {path:30} {size:>8} bytes");
}
Ok(())
}
```
- [02_write_read.brep](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/02_write_read.brep)
- [02_write_read.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/02_write_read.step)
- [02_write_read.stl](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/02_write_read.stl)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/02_write_read.svg" alt="02_write_read" width="360"/>
</p>
- [02_write_read_text.brep](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/02_write_read_text.brep)
#### Transform
Transform operations: translate, rotate, scale, and mirror applied to a cone.
```sh
cargo run --example 03_transform
```
```rust
//! Transform operations: translate, rotate, scale, and mirror applied to a cone.
use cadrum::{DVec3, Solid};
use std::f64::consts::PI;
fn main() {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let base = Solid::cone(8.0, 0.0, DVec3::Z, 20.0)
.color("#888888");
let solids = [
// original — reference, no transform
base.clone(),
// translate — shift +20 along Z
base.clone()
.color("#4a90d9")
.translate(DVec3::X * 40.0 + DVec3::Z * 20.0),
// rotate — 90° around X axis so the cone tips toward Y
base.clone()
.color("#e67e22")
.rotate_x(PI / 2.0)
.translate(DVec3::X * 80.0),
// scaled — 1.5x from its local origin
base.clone()
.color("#2ecc71")
.scale(DVec3::ZERO, 1.5)
.translate(DVec3::X * 120.0),
// mirror — flip across Z=0 plane so the tip points down
base.clone()
.color("#e74c3c")
.mirror(DVec3::ZERO, DVec3::Z)
.translate(DVec3::X * 160.0),
];
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.step")).expect("failed to create file");
cadrum::write_step(&solids, &mut f).expect("failed to write STEP");
let mut svg = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).expect("failed to create SVG file");
cadrum::mesh(&solids, 0.5).and_then(|m| m.write_svg(DVec3::ONE, DVec3::Z, true, false, &mut svg)).expect("failed to write SVG");
}
```
- [03_transform.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/03_transform.step)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/03_transform.svg" alt="03_transform" width="360"/>
</p>
#### Boolean
Boolean operations: union, subtract, and intersect between a box and a cylinder.
```sh
cargo run --example 04_boolean
```
```rust
//! Boolean operations: union, subtract, and intersect between a box and a cylinder.
use cadrum::{Compound, DVec3, Solid};
fn main() -> Result<(), cadrum::Error> {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let make_box = Solid::cube(20.0, 20.0, 20.0)
.color("#4a90d9");
let make_cyl = Solid::cylinder(8.0, DVec3::Z, 30.0)
.translate(DVec3::new(10.0, 10.0, -5.0))
.color("#e67e22");
// union: merge both shapes into one — offset X=0
let union = make_box
.union(&[make_cyl.clone()])?;
// subtract: box minus cylinder — offset X=40
let subtract = make_box
.subtract(&[make_cyl.clone()])?
.translate(DVec3::X * 40.0);
// intersect: only the overlapping volume — offset X=80
let intersect = make_box
.intersect(&[make_cyl])?
.translate(DVec3::X * 80.0);
let shapes: Vec<Solid> = [union, subtract, intersect].concat();
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.step")).expect("failed to create file");
cadrum::write_step(&shapes, &mut f).expect("failed to write STEP");
let mut svg = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).expect("failed to create SVG file");
cadrum::mesh(&shapes, 0.5).and_then(|m| m.write_svg(DVec3::new(1.0, 1.0, 2.0), DVec3::Z, true, false, &mut svg)).expect("failed to write SVG");
Ok(())
}
```
- [04_boolean.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/04_boolean.step)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/04_boolean.svg" alt="04_boolean" width="360"/>
</p>
#### Extrude
Demo of `Solid::extrude`: push a closed 2D profile along a direction vector.
```sh
cargo run --example 05_extrude
```
```rust
//! Demo of `Solid::extrude`: push a closed 2D profile along a direction vector.
//!
//! - **Box**: square polygon extruded along Z
//! - **Oblique cylinder**: circle extruded at a steep angle
//! - **L-beam**: L-shaped polygon extruded along Z
//! - **Heart**: BSpline heart-shaped profile extruded along Z
use cadrum::{BSplineEnd, DVec3, Edge, Error, Solid};
/// Square polygon → box (simplest extrude).
fn build_box() -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let profile = Edge::polygon(&[
DVec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
DVec3::new(5.0, 0.0, 0.0),
DVec3::new(5.0, 5.0, 0.0),
DVec3::new(0.0, 5.0, 0.0),
])?;
Solid::extrude(&profile, DVec3::Z * 8.0)
}
/// Circle extruded at a steep angle → oblique cylinder.
fn build_oblique_cylinder() -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let profile = [Edge::circle(3.0, DVec3::Z)?];
Solid::extrude(&profile, DVec3::new(-4.0, -6.0, 8.0))
}
/// L-shaped polygon → L-beam.
fn build_l_beam() -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let profile = Edge::polygon(&[
DVec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
DVec3::new(4.0, 0.0, 0.0),
DVec3::new(4.0, 1.0, 0.0),
DVec3::new(1.0, 1.0, 0.0),
DVec3::new(1.0, 3.0, 0.0),
DVec3::new(0.0, 3.0, 0.0),
])?;
Solid::extrude(&profile, DVec3::Z * 12.0)
}
/// Heart-shaped BSpline profile extruded along Z.
fn build_heart() -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let profile = [Edge::bspline(
&[
DVec3::new(0.0, -4.0, 0.0), // bottom tip
DVec3::new(2.0, -1.5, 0.0),
DVec3::new(4.0, 1.5, 0.0),
DVec3::new(2.5, 3.5, 0.0), // right lobe top
DVec3::new(0.0, 2.0, 0.0), // center dip
DVec3::new(-2.5, 3.5, 0.0), // left lobe top
DVec3::new(-4.0, 1.5, 0.0),
DVec3::new(-2.0, -1.5, 0.0),
],
BSplineEnd::Periodic,
)?];
Solid::extrude(&profile, DVec3::Z * 7.0)
}
fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let box_solid = build_box()?.color("#b0d4f1");
let oblique = build_oblique_cylinder()?.color("#f1c8b0").translate(DVec3::X * 10.0);
let l_beam = build_l_beam()?.color("#b0f1c8").translate(DVec3::X * 20.0);
let heart = build_heart()?.color("#f1b0b0").translate(DVec3::X * 30.0);
let result = [box_solid, oblique, l_beam, heart];
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.step")).expect("failed to create STEP file");
cadrum::write_step(&result, &mut f).expect("failed to write STEP");
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).expect("failed to create SVG file");
cadrum::mesh(&result, 0.5).and_then(|m| m.write_svg(DVec3::ONE, DVec3::Z, true, false, &mut f)).expect("failed to write SVG");
println!("wrote {example_name}.step / {example_name}.svg");
Ok(())
}
```
- [05_extrude.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/05_extrude.step)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/05_extrude.svg" alt="05_extrude" width="360"/>
</p>
#### Loft
Demo of `Solid::loft`: skin a smooth solid through cross-section wires.
```sh
cargo run --example 06_loft
```
```rust
//! Demo of `Solid::loft`: skin a smooth solid through cross-section wires.
//!
//! - **Frustum**: two circles of different radii → truncated cone (minimal loft)
//! - **Morph**: square polygon → circle (cross-section shape transition)
//! - **Tilted**: three non-parallel circular sections → twisted loft
use cadrum::{DVec3, Edge, Error, Solid};
/// Two circles → frustum (minimal loft example).
fn build_frustum() -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let lower = [Edge::circle(3.0, DVec3::Z)?];
let upper = [Edge::circle(1.5, DVec3::Z)?.translate(DVec3::Z * 8.0)];
Ok(Solid::loft(&[lower, upper])?.color("#cd853f"))
}
/// Square polygon → circle (2-section morph loft).
fn build_morph() -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let r = 2.5;
let square = Edge::polygon(&[
DVec3::new(-r, -r, 0.0),
DVec3::new(r, -r, 0.0),
DVec3::new(r, r, 0.0),
DVec3::new(-r, r, 0.0),
])?;
let circle = Edge::circle(r, DVec3::Z)?.translate(DVec3::Z * 10.0);
Ok(Solid::loft([square.as_slice(), std::slice::from_ref(&circle)])?.color("#808000"))
}
/// Three non-parallel circular sections → twisted loft.
fn build_tilted() -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let bottom = [Edge::circle(2.5, DVec3::Z)?];
let mid = [Edge::circle(2.0, DVec3::new(0.3, 0.0, 1.0).normalize())?
.translate(DVec3::X + DVec3::Z * 5.0)];
let top = [Edge::circle(1.5, DVec3::new(-0.2, 0.3, 1.0).normalize())?
.translate(DVec3::new(-0.5, 1.0, 10.0))];
Ok(Solid::loft(&[bottom, mid, top])?.color("#4682b4"))
}
fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let frustum = build_frustum()?;
let morph = build_morph()?.translate(DVec3::X * 10.0);
let tilted = build_tilted()?.translate(DVec3::X * 20.0);
let result = [frustum, morph, tilted];
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.step")).expect("failed to create STEP file");
cadrum::write_step(&result, &mut f).expect("failed to write STEP");
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).expect("failed to create SVG file");
cadrum::mesh(&result, 0.5).and_then(|m| m.write_svg(DVec3::ONE, DVec3::Z, true, false, &mut f)).expect("failed to write SVG");
println!("wrote {example_name}.step / {example_name}.svg");
Ok(())
}
```
- [06_loft.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/06_loft.step)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/06_loft.svg" alt="06_loft" width="360"/>
</p>
#### Sweep
Sweep showcase: M2 screw (helix spine) + U-shaped pipe (line+arc+line spine)
```sh
cargo run --example 07_sweep
```
```rust
//! Sweep showcase: M2 screw (helix spine) + U-shaped pipe (line+arc+line spine)
//! + twisted ribbon (`Auxiliary` aux-spine mode).
//!
//! `ProfileOrient` controls how the profile is oriented as it travels along the spine:
//!
//! - `Fixed`: profile is parallel-transported without rotating. Cross-sections
//! stay parallel to the starting orientation. Suited for straight extrusions;
//! on a curved spine the profile drifts off the tangent and the result breaks.
//! - `Torsion`: profile follows the spine's principal normal (raw Frenet–Serret
//! frame). Suited for constant-curvature/torsion curves like helices and for
//! 3D free curves where the natural twist should carry into the profile.
//! Fails near inflection points where the principal normal flips.
//! - `Up(axis)`: profile keeps `axis` as its binormal — at every point the
//! profile is rotated around the tangent so one in-plane axis stays in the
//! tangent–`axis` plane. Suited for roads/rails/pipes that must preserve a
//! gravity direction. On a helix, `Up(helix_axis)` is equivalent to `Torsion`.
//! Fails when the tangent becomes parallel to `axis`.
//! - `Auxiliary(aux_spine)`: profile's tracked axis points from the main spine
//! toward a parallel auxiliary spine. Arbitrary twist control — e.g. a
//! helical `aux_spine` on a straight `spine` produces a twisted ribbon.
use cadrum::{Compound, DVec3, Edge, Error, ProfileOrient, Solid, Wire};
// ==================== Component 1: M2 ISO screw ====================
fn build_m2_screw() -> Result<Vec<Solid>, Error> {
let r = 1.0;
let h_pitch = 0.4;
let h_thread = 6.0;
let r_head = 1.75;
let h_head = 1.3;
// ISO M thread fundamental triangle height: H = √3/2 · P (sharp 60° triangle).
let r_delta = 3f64.sqrt() / 2.0 * h_pitch;
// Helix spine at the root radius. x_ref=+X anchors the start at (r-r_delta, 0, 0).
let helix = Edge::helix(r - r_delta, h_pitch, h_thread, DVec3::Z, DVec3::X)?;
// Closed triangular profile in local coords (x: radial, y: along helix tangent).
let profile = Edge::polygon(&[DVec3::new(0.0, -h_pitch / 2.0, 0.0), DVec3::new(r_delta, 0.0, 0.0), DVec3::new(0.0, h_pitch / 2.0, 0.0)])?;
// Align profile +Z with the helix start tangent, then translate to the start point.
let profile = profile.align_z(helix.start_tangent(), helix.start_point()).translate(helix.start_point());
// Sweep along the helix. Up(+Z) ≡ Torsion for a helix and yields a correct thread.
let thread = Solid::sweep(&profile, &[helix], ProfileOrient::Up(DVec3::Z))?;
// Reconstruct the ISO 68-1 basic profile (trapezoid) from the sharp triangle:
// union(shaft) fills the bottom H/4 → P/4-wide flat at the root
// intersect(crest) trims the top H/8 → P/8-wide flat at the crest
let shaft = Solid::cylinder(r - r_delta * 6.0 / 8.0, DVec3::Z, h_thread);
let crest = Solid::cylinder(r - r_delta / 8.0, DVec3::Z, h_thread);
let thread_shaft = thread.union([&shaft])?.intersect([&crest])?;
// Stack the flat head on top. Screw ends up centered on the origin.
let head = Solid::cylinder(r_head, DVec3::Z, h_head).translate(DVec3::Z * h_thread);
Ok(thread_shaft.union([&head])?.color("red"))
}
// ==================== Component 2: U-shaped pipe ====================
fn build_u_pipe() -> Result<Vec<Solid>, Error> {
let pipe_radius = 0.4;
let leg_length = 6.0;
let gap = 3.0;
let half_gap = gap / 2.0;
let bend_radius = half_gap;
// U-shaped path in the XZ plane, centered on origin in X: A↑B ⌒ C↓D.
let a = DVec3::new(-half_gap, 0.0, 0.0);
let b = DVec3::new(-half_gap, 0.0, leg_length);
let arc_mid = DVec3::new(0.0, 0.0, leg_length + bend_radius);
let c = DVec3::new(half_gap, 0.0, leg_length);
let d = DVec3::new(half_gap, 0.0, 0.0);
// Spine wire: line → semicircle → line.
let up_leg = Edge::line(a, b)?;
let bend = Edge::arc_3pts(b, arc_mid, c)?;
let down_leg = Edge::line(c, d)?;
// Circular profile in XY (normal +Z) translated to the spine start `a`.
// Spine tangent at `a` is +Z, so the XY-plane circle is already aligned.
let profile = Edge::circle(pipe_radius, DVec3::Z)?.translate(a);
// Up(+Y) fixes the binormal to the path-plane normal, avoiding Frenet
// degeneracy on the straight segments.
let pipe = Solid::sweep(&[profile], &[up_leg, bend, down_leg], ProfileOrient::Up(DVec3::Y))?;
Ok(vec![pipe].translate(DVec3::X * 6.0).color("blue"))
}
// ==================== Component 3: Auxiliary-spine twisted ribbon ====================
// Sweeping a straight spine with `Auxiliary(&[helix])` rotates the tracked
// axis of the profile at each point to face the corresponding helix point.
// A pitch=h helix makes exactly one 360° turn over [0, h], so a flat
// rectangular profile becomes a ribbon twisted once. With `Fixed` or
// `Torsion` the profile wouldn't rotate along a straight spine — visible
// twist is therefore proof that Auxiliary is in effect.
fn build_twisted_ribbon() -> Result<Vec<Solid>, Error> {
let h = 8.0;
let aux_r = 3.0;
let spine = Edge::line(DVec3::ZERO, DVec3::Z * h)?;
let aux = Edge::helix(aux_r, h, h, DVec3::Z, DVec3::X)?;
// Flat rectangle (10:1 aspect) — circles or squares wouldn't reveal any twist.
let profile = Edge::polygon(&[DVec3::new(-2.0, -0.2, 0.0), DVec3::new(2.0, -0.2, 0.0), DVec3::new(2.0, 0.2, 0.0), DVec3::new(-2.0, 0.2, 0.0)])?;
let ribbon = Solid::sweep(&profile, &[spine], ProfileOrient::Auxiliary(&[aux]))?;
Ok(vec![ribbon].translate(DVec3::X * 12.0).color("green"))
}
// ==================== main: side-by-side layout ====================
//
// Each builder places its component at its final world position (screw at
// origin, U-pipe at x=6, ribbon at x=12) and applies its color, so main
// just concatenates them.
fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let all: Vec<Solid> = [build_m2_screw()?, build_u_pipe()?, build_twisted_ribbon()?].concat();
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.step")).expect("failed to create STEP file");
cadrum::write_step(&all, &mut f)?;
let mut f_svg = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).expect("failed to create SVG file");
// Helical threads have dense hidden lines that clutter the SVG; disable them.
cadrum::mesh(&all, 0.5)?.write_svg(DVec3::new(1.0, 1.0, -1.0), DVec3::Z, false, false, &mut f_svg)?;
println!("wrote {example_name}.step / {example_name}.svg ({} solids)", all.len());
Ok(())
}
```
- [07_sweep.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/07_sweep.step)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/07_sweep.svg" alt="07_sweep" width="360"/>
</p>
#### Shell
Demo of `Solid::shell`:
```sh
cargo run --example 08_shell
```
```rust
//! Demo of `Solid::shell`:
//! - Cube: remove top face, offset inward → open-top container
//! - Sealed cube: empty open_faces → solid with an internal void (outer skin
//! + reversed inner shell)
//! - Torus: bisect with a half-space to introduce planar cut faces, then
//! shell using those cut faces as the openings → thin-walled half-ring
//! with both cross-sections exposed
use cadrum::{DVec3, Error, Solid};
fn hollow_cube() -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let cube = Solid::cube(8.0, 8.0, 8.0);
// TopExp_Explorer order on a box is stable; +Z face ends up last.
let top = cube.iter_face().last().expect("cube has faces");
cube.shell(-1.0, [top])
}
fn sealed_cube() -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let cube = Solid::cube(8.0, 8.0, 8.0);
cube.shell(-1.0, std::iter::empty::<&cadrum::Face>())
}
fn halved_shelled_torus(thickness: f64) -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let torus = Solid::torus(6.0, 2.0, DVec3::Y);
// Bisect with Y=0 half-space (normal +Y): keep the +Y half of the ring — always 1 solid.
let cutter = Solid::half_space(DVec3::ZERO, -DVec3::Z);
// from_cutter is a flat [post_id, src_id, ...]: post_ids are TShape addresses
// in the result tree, src_ids live in the cutter tree. Both are globally
// unique pointers, so `contains` works without separating even/odd indices.
let (mut halves, [_, from_cutter]) = torus.intersect_with_metadata(&[cutter])?;
let half = halves.pop().ok_or(Error::BooleanOperationFailed)?;
half.shell(thickness, half.iter_face().filter(|f| from_cutter.contains(&f.tshape_id())))
}
fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let result = [
hollow_cube()?.color("#d0a878"),
sealed_cube()?.color("#6fbf73").translate(DVec3::Y * 10.0),
halved_shelled_torus(1.0)?.color("#ff5e00").translate(DVec3::X * 18.0),
halved_shelled_torus(-1.0)?.color("#0052ff").translate(DVec3::X * 18.0 + DVec3::Y * 10.0),
];
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.step")).expect("failed to create STEP file");
cadrum::write_step(&result, &mut f).expect("failed to write STEP");
// Isometric view from (1, 1, 2) with shading so the cavity depth reads
// naturally.
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).expect("failed to create SVG file");
cadrum::mesh(&result, 0.2).and_then(|m| m.write_svg(DVec3::new(1.0, 1.0, 2.0), DVec3::Z, true, true, &mut f)).expect("failed to write SVG");
println!("wrote {example_name}.step / {example_name}.svg");
Ok(())
}
```
- [08_shell.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/08_shell.step)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/08_shell.svg" alt="08_shell" width="360"/>
</p>
#### Bspline
```sh
cargo run --example 09_bspline
```
```rust
use cadrum::{DQuat, DVec3, Solid};
use std::f64::consts::TAU;
// 2 field-period stellarator-like torus.
// `Solid::bspline` is fed a 2D control-point grid to build a periodic B-spline solid.
// Every variation below is invariant under phi → phi+π (or shifts by a multiple
// of 2π), so the resulting shape has 180° rotational symmetry around the Z axis:
// a(phi) = 1.8 + 0.6 * sin(2φ) radial semi-axis
// b(phi) = 1.0 + 0.4 * cos(2φ) Z semi-axis
// psi(phi) = 2 * phi cross-section twist (2 turns per loop)
// z_shift(phi) = 1.0 * sin(2φ) vertical undulation
const M: usize = 48; // toroidal (U) — must be even for 180° symmetry
const N: usize = 24; // poloidal (V) — arbitrary
const RING_R: f64 = 6.0;
fn point(i: usize, j: usize) -> DVec3 {
let phi = TAU * (i as f64) / (M as f64);
let theta = TAU * (j as f64) / (N as f64);
let two_phi = 2.0 * phi;
let a = 1.8 + 0.6 * two_phi.sin();
let b = 1.0 + 0.4 * two_phi.cos();
let psi = two_phi; // twist: 2 full turns per toroidal loop
let z_shift = 1.0 * two_phi.sin();
// 1. Local cross-section (pre-twist ellipse in the (X, Z) plane)
let local_raw = DVec3::X * (a * theta.cos()) + DVec3::Z * (b * theta.sin());
// 2. Rotate by psi around the local Y axis (major-circle tangent) — the twist
let local_twisted = DQuat::from_axis_angle(DVec3::Y, psi) * local_raw;
// 3. Undulate vertically in the local frame
let local_shifted = local_twisted + DVec3::Z * z_shift;
// 4. Push outward along the major radius by RING_R
let translated = local_shifted + DVec3::X * RING_R;
// 5. Rotate the whole point around the global Z axis by phi
DQuat::from_axis_angle(DVec3::Z, phi) * translated
}
fn main() {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let grid: [[DVec3; N]; M] = std::array::from_fn(|i| std::array::from_fn(|j| point(i, j)));
let plasma = Solid::bspline(grid, true).expect("2-period bspline torus should succeed");
let objects = [plasma.color("cyan")];
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.step")).unwrap();
cadrum::write_step(&objects, &mut f).unwrap();
let mut f_svg = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).unwrap();
cadrum::mesh(&objects, 0.1).and_then(|m| m.write_svg(DVec3::new(0.05, 0.05, 1.0), DVec3::Y, false, true, &mut f_svg)).unwrap();
println!("wrote {example_name}.step / {example_name}.svg");
}
```
- [09_bspline.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/09_bspline.step)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/09_bspline.svg" alt="09_bspline" width="360"/>
</p>
#### Fillet
Demo of `Solid::fillet_edges`:
```sh
cargo run --example 10_fillet
```
```rust
//! Demo of `Solid::fillet_edges`:
//! - All 12 cube edges filleted uniformly (rounded cube)
//! - Only top 4 edges filleted (soft top, sharp base)
//! - Cylinder top circular edge filleted (coin shape)
use cadrum::{DVec3, Error, Solid};
fn rounded_cube(size: f64) -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let cube = Solid::cube(size, size, size).translate(-DVec3::ONE * (size / 2.0));
let radius = size * 0.2;
cube.fillet_edges(radius, cube.iter_edge())
}
fn soft_top_cube(size: f64) -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let cube = Solid::cube(size, size, size).translate(-DVec3::ONE * (size / 2.0));
let radius = size * 0.2;
// Top cap boundary: a closed circular edge whose start == end lives at z = h.
let top_edges = cube
.iter_edge()
.filter(|e| [e.start_point(), e.end_point()].iter().all(|p| (p.z - size / 2.0).abs() < 1e-6));
cube.fillet_edges(radius, top_edges)
}
fn coin(radius: f64, height: f64) -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let cyl = Solid::cylinder(radius, DVec3::Z, height);
let radius = height * 0.3;
// Top cap boundary: a closed circular edge whose start == end lives at z = h.
let top_circle = cyl
.iter_edge()
.filter(|e| [e.start_point(), e.end_point()].iter().all(|p| (p.z - height).abs() < 1e-6));
cyl.fillet_edges(radius, top_circle)
}
fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let result = [
rounded_cube(8.0)?.color("#d0a878"),
soft_top_cube(8.0)?.color("#6fbf73").translate(DVec3::X * 12.0),
coin(4.0, 2.0)?.color("#0052ff").translate(DVec3::X * 24.0),
];
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.step")).expect("failed to create STEP file");
cadrum::write_step(&result, &mut f).expect("failed to write STEP");
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).expect("failed to create SVG file");
cadrum::mesh(&result, 0.2).and_then(|m| m.write_svg(DVec3::new(1.0, 1.0, 2.0), DVec3::Z, true, true, &mut f)).expect("failed to write SVG");
println!("wrote {example_name}.step / {example_name}.svg");
Ok(())
}
```
- [10_fillet.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/10_fillet.step)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/10_fillet.svg" alt="10_fillet" width="360"/>
</p>
#### Chamfer
Demo of `Solid::chamfer_edges` — mirror of `10_fillet.rs` using bevels:
```sh
cargo run --example 11_chamfer
```
```rust
//! Demo of `Solid::chamfer_edges` — mirror of `10_fillet.rs` using bevels:
//! - All 12 cube edges chamfered uniformly (beveled cube)
//! - Only top 4 edges chamfered (soft top, sharp base)
//! - Cylinder top circular edge chamfered (coin with beveled rim)
use cadrum::{DVec3, Error, Solid};
fn beveled_cube(size: f64) -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let cube = Solid::cube(size, size, size).translate(-DVec3::ONE * (size / 2.0));
let distance = size * 0.2;
cube.chamfer_edges(distance, cube.iter_edge())
}
fn beveled_top_cube(size: f64) -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let cube = Solid::cube(size, size, size).translate(-DVec3::ONE * (size / 2.0));
let distance = size * 0.2;
// Top cap boundary: a closed circular edge whose start == end lives at z = h.
let top_edges = cube
.iter_edge()
.filter(|e| [e.start_point(), e.end_point()].iter().all(|p| (p.z - size / 2.0).abs() < 1e-6));
cube.chamfer_edges(distance, top_edges)
}
fn beveled_coin(radius: f64, height: f64) -> Result<Solid, Error> {
let cyl = Solid::cylinder(radius, DVec3::Z, height);
let distance = height * 0.3;
// Top cap boundary: a closed circular edge whose start == end lives at z = h.
let top_circle = cyl
.iter_edge()
.filter(|e| [e.start_point(), e.end_point()].iter().all(|p| (p.z - height).abs() < 1e-6));
cyl.chamfer_edges(distance, top_circle)
}
fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
let example_name = std::path::Path::new(file!()).file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
let result = [
beveled_cube(8.0)?.color("#d0a878"),
beveled_top_cube(8.0)?.color("#6fbf73").translate(DVec3::X * 12.0),
beveled_coin(4.0, 2.0)?.color("#0052ff").translate(DVec3::X * 24.0),
];
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.step")).expect("failed to create STEP file");
cadrum::write_step(&result, &mut f).expect("failed to write STEP");
let mut f = std::fs::File::create(format!("{example_name}.svg")).expect("failed to create SVG file");
cadrum::mesh(&result, 0.2).and_then(|m| m.write_svg(DVec3::new(1.0, 1.0, 2.0), DVec3::Z, true, true, &mut f)).expect("failed to write SVG");
println!("wrote {example_name}.step / {example_name}.svg");
Ok(())
}
```
- [11_chamfer.step](https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/11_chamfer.step)
<p align="center">
<img src="https://lzpel.github.io/cadrum/11_chamfer.svg" alt="11_chamfer" width="360"/>
</p>
## Features
- `color` (default): Colored STEP I/O via XDE. Enables `write_step_with_colors`,
`read_step_with_colors`, and per-face color on `Solid`.
- `source-build`: Download and build OCCT from upstream sources via CMake.
Enable this on triples without a published prebuilt.
## Showcase
[Try it now →](https://katachiform.com/out/21)
<p align="center">
<a href="https://katachiform.com/out/21"><img src="figure/katachiform.png" alt="cadrum showcase" width="360"/></a>
</p>
A browser-based configurator that lets you tweak dimensions of a STEP model and get an instant 3D preview and quote. cadrum powers the parametric reshaping and meshing on the backend.
## Release Notes
### 0.6.0
- **`source-build` feature now gates `cmake`/`walkdir` as optional build-dependencies.** Default `cargo build` no longer compiles them, significantly reducing build time on prebuilt targets. Users on unsupported targets must enable `--features source-build` (behavior unchanged — previously these targets also failed, just with a download error instead of a clear message).
- **`x86_64-pc-windows-gnu` prebuilt added** via Docker cross-compilation with Debian mingw-w64 (posix thread model). All MinGW runtime DLLs are statically absorbed — the resulting exe depends only on Windows OS DLLs.
- **LGPL 2.1 §2 compliance:** source builds now retain only the ~9 patched OCCT source files alongside the `.a` libraries, removing the unmodified bulk (~88 MB of data/dox/tests). The patched files carry timestamped headers per §2(a).
- **`OCCT_ROOT` relative path handling fixed:** resolved via `env::current_dir()` instead of the unreliable `CARGO_TARGET_DIR` heuristic. `--target <triple>` flag now works correctly.
- **`build.rs` restructured:** `resolve_occt` uses match chains with `#[cfg]` for source-build vs prebuilt paths. Source-build code lives in `#[cfg(feature = "source-build")] mod source`. `patch_occt_sources` split into `walk_occt_sources` + `patch_or_none` (side-effect-free).
- **README simplified:** Build section moved after Usage with a prebuilt target table + OS icons.
### 0.5.1
> 0.4.5 was published briefly but its version number was lower than the
> already-published 0.5.0 (OCCT 7.9.3, older feature set), so `cargo add
> cadrum` would silently pick up 0.5.0 instead of the newer 0.4.5 code.
> Re-released as 0.5.1 with identical contents. Prefer 0.5.1 over 0.4.5.
- **`Solid::bspline<const M, const N>(grid, periodic)`** — new constructor: build a periodic B-spline solid from a 2D control-point grid. V (cross-section) is always periodic; U (longitudinal) is controlled by the `periodic` flag (torus when `true`, capped pipe when `false`). Implemented via `GeomAPI_PointsToBSplineSurface::Interpolate` over an augmented grid plus `SetUPeriodic`/`SetVPeriodic`.
- **`write_svg` / `Mesh::to_svg` now take `shading: bool`** — opt-in Lambertian shading with head-on light. When `true`, triangles are tinted by `0.5 + 0.5 * (normal · dir)` so curved/organic shapes read clearly; `false` reproduces the pre-0.5.1 flat rendering. **Breaking vs 0.5.0**: existing callers must add the flag (pass `false` to preserve earlier output).
- **`examples/08_bspline.rs`** rewritten: 2 field-period stellarator-like torus with twisted + vertically undulating elliptic cross-sections, exercising `Solid::bspline` and `shading=true`.
- **`tests/bspline.rs`** added: verifies 180° point symmetry of the stellarator shape via XZ/YZ half-space intersection (s1 ≈ s3, s2 ≈ s4).
- **`Error::BsplineFailed(String)`** new variant. **Breaking** for downstream code that does exhaustive `match` on `Error`.
- OCCT 8.0.0 deprecation warnings resolved in `make_bspline_edge` and `make_bspline_solid` (`NCollection_HArray1<gp_Pnt>` via local `using` alias to bypass the `Handle()` macro comma-splitting issue; `NCollection_Array2<gp_Pnt>` directly).
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Compiled binaries include [OpenCASCADE Technology](https://dev.opencascade.org/) (OCCT),
which is licensed under the [LGPL 2.1](https://dev.opencascade.org/resources/licensing).
Users who distribute applications built with cadrum must comply with the LGPL 2.1 terms.
Since cadrum builds OCCT from source, end users can rebuild and relink OCCT to satisfy this requirement.