I really appreciate OpenSCAD. It’s my go-to whenever I need to quickly define a basic shape to 3D print. Unfortunately I predictably hit a wall every time the complexity increases beyond the basics.

The kernel is not robust to the stupid things I naively ask it to do. Often my code makes sense to me, but OpenSCAD refuses to create an object.

Performance falls off a cliff. You can work around it by pausing previews and adjusting resolution, but that’s a big UX compromise.

Still, I’ve tried a few other options and keep cycling back to OpenSCAD. The barrier to entry is very low, coding AI does a pretty good job, and there’s a decent ecosystem of community modules.

I also religiously use OpenSCAD for hobbyist stuff. For making some simple component/replacement stand or enclosure in my house, it's fantastic, don't need the full on parametric modeller for that, plus it's way more modular and extensible with code