[nancyminusone]

Software people will do anything but learn to use traditional CAD...

Just kidding. But would you mind sharing what you find so compelling about CadQuery?

As a mechanical person, these code to CAD tools make as much sense to me as suggesting you should write programs with a compass and straight edge.

[robbles]

I've used OpenSCAD for a few small projects. The main draw for me is avoiding all the "fiddly mouse stuff". I figure it's a trade-off between simple stuff being more complicated, and complicated stuff being easier to bulk edit and organize.

[ajb]

Mainly, that all the data (constraints etc) are discoverable in one place instead of hidden behind various gui features. Also being able to use a battle tested version control system like git instead of whatever ball of duct tape comes with the tool.

[sprobertson]

I have used OpenSCAD not CadQuery, to me (as a vim person) the appeal is not having to do a bunch of mousework. But it doesn't hold up for long, at some level of complexity it is certainly easier to just go learn SolidWorks/OnShape/Fusion.