{"categories":[{"label":"Scientific/Engineering","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"cadquery-ocp provides Python bindings to the Open CASCADE Technology (OCCT) 3D geometry library, exposing OCCT's modules for computational geometry, CAD operations, and shape manipulation.","skillfed_tags":["3d-geometry","cad-kernel","occt-bindings"],"use_cases":["Building 3D CAD models programmatically using OCCT's shape and topology operations.","Performing boolean operations (union, difference, intersection) on 3D geometries.","Accessing OCCT's geometric algorithms for computational geometry tasks.","Integrating OCCT geometry kernels into Python-based CAD or design automation tools.","Prototyping 3D modeling workflows that will later be deployed in production CAD systems."],"what_it_does":"cadquery-ocp is a thin Python wrapper around the Open CASCADE Technology (OCCT) library, a mature 3D geometry kernel used in CAD and computational geometry applications. It exposes OCCT's modules directly to Python without adding extra functionality\u2014its role is to provide access to OCCT's existing capabilities for shape modeling, boolean operations, and geometric algorithms.\n\nThe package is designed primarily to support the CadQuery project and aims to track OCCT releases closely. It ships as pre-compiled wheels for Python 3.10\u20133.14 on macOS (ARM and x86), Linux, and Windows, reducing installation friction. It depends on vtk (for visualization) and cadquery-ocp-proxy (a proxy layer), both of which are runtime dependencies.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need direct access to OCCT's geometry capabilities from Python and are already using or considering CadQuery. The permissive license, active maintenance, and broad platform support (pre-built wheels) make it low-friction to add. No known vulnerabilities. Install only if you have a specific 3D geometry or CAD modeling task; it is not a general-purpose library."},"id":"cadquery-ocp","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/cadquery-ocp","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/cadquery-ocp.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/cadquery-ocp/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-28","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"cadquery-ocp","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python wrapper for Open CASCADE Technology 3D geometry library based on the official CadQuery/OCP sources"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1059966,"position":4421,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"7.9.3.1.1"}