ocp-tessellate
Tessellate OCP (https://github.com/cadquery/OCP) objects to use with threejs
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Yes. Active, low-friction package with no known vulnerabilities, permissive licensing, and a clear role in the OCP ecosystem. Install if you need to visualize CAD geometry in web-based viewers or embed tessellation in CAD tools; skip if you work exclusively with desktop CAD or have no web visualization requirement.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10+ and OCP 7.8 or 7.9 installed separately.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with four lightweight runtime dependencies (webcolors, numpy, cachetools, imagesize).
- Active maintenance with a release in the last 30 days.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects.
last release 2026-07-15 (30 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-15 · 15 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 107,648 downloads/mo, #12,604 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
from ocp_tessellate.convert import export_three_cad_viewer_js
# Accepts OCP shapes, CadQuery, or build123d objects
export_three_cad_viewer_js("shape", your_shape, filename="output.js")- Performance characteristics with large or complex assemblies (tessellation time, memory usage).
- Exact tessellation quality tuning options and their effect on mesh fidelity vs. file size.
- Compatibility with OCP versions beyond 7.8 and 7.9.
What it is and what it does
ocp-tessellate bridges CAD modeling libraries and web-based 3D viewers by converting solid geometry into triangulated meshes packaged as JSON. It walks hierarchical CAD structures—assemblies, compounds, sketches—preserves their tree organization, computes surface triangulations and discretized edges, and emits a format directly consumable by three-cad-viewer and related tooling.
The package offers three entry points: a high-level export function that writes a ready-to-load JavaScript file, a mid-level converter that produces an OcpGroup hierarchy and instance list, and a tessellation function for fine-grained control over mesh parameters like deviation and angular tolerance. It accepts per-object styling (colors, alphas, material modes) and renderer hints.
Use it for
- Export CAD designs to interactive 3D web viewers without manual mesh conversion.
- Embed tessellation in CAD tools to preview geometry changes in real time.
- Generate JSON scene trees for downstream processing or custom applications.
- Preserve assembly structure and metadata through the tessellation pipeline.
- Batch convert OCP shapes to web-ready formats for documentation or design review.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Active, low-friction package with no known vulnerabilities, permissive licensing, and a clear role in the OCP ecosystem. Install if you need to visualize CAD geometry in web-based viewers or embed tessellation in CAD tools; skip if you work exclusively with desktop CAD or have no web visualization requirement.
Install
ocp-tessellate on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with four lightweight runtime dependencies (webcolors, numpy, cachetools, imagesize). Active maintenance with a release in the last 30 days. Requires Python 3.10+ and OCP 7.8 or 7.9 as external dependencies.
Requires Python 3.10+ and OCP 7.8 or 7.9 installed separately.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
from ocp_tessellate.convert import export_three_cad_viewer_js
# Accepts OCP shapes, CadQuery, or build123d objects
export_three_cad_viewer_js("shape", your_shape, filename="output.js")Verify before relying
- Performance characteristics with large or complex assemblies (tessellation time, memory usage).
- Exact tessellation quality tuning options and their effect on mesh fidelity vs. file size.
- Compatibility with OCP versions beyond 7.8 and 7.9.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packageswebcolorsnumpycachetoolsimagesize |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 30 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 107,648 / month, #12,604 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Operating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 |
Evidence: ocp_tessellate-3.4.1-py3-none-any.whl
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