2 More Ways to Transform Shapes

This chapter introduces a collection of transformation operations that allow you to have more control when creating complex shapes. You’ll learn how to rotate, reflect, and scale shapes; combine them with a shared hull; and round out their edges. These transformation operations will expand your modeling toolbox and allow you to create even more complex designs.

OpenSCAD Shape Transformations

First, you’ll learn how to use three transformation operations: rotate, mirror, and resize. A transformation operation is a bit of code that comes immediately before a shape to alter the shape’s position, size, or orientation. ...

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