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by DrNefario 63 days ago
CadQuery can export STEP files, and is overall much nicer to use in my opinion.
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Openscad can export to CSG, which can be imported by free cad or converted to STEP https://github.com/gega/csg2stp
Whether or no that will be useful/editable will be determined by what sort of objects and modeling approaches were used --- it's pretty easy to make a file which results in a nightmarish triangle mesh representation which is a nightmare to edit.
I've been using Gemini to generate openscad programs for use with my 3d printer. Is cadquery a better option I wonder?

Why do you say it is better than openscad?

After reading some of the docs it does look fun.

Python, so leverage your Python skills and existing libraries.

A nice GUI so you can build, view, tweak, review, iterate.

Will be a nice new toy...