OpenSCAD offers limited support for time-related operations, so we’ll focus on the available functionality and provide alternative approaches where possible.
This OpenSCAD script demonstrates some basic time and date operations. However, it’s important to note that OpenSCAD has very limited built-in support for time-related functions. Here’s what the script does:
We define a current_time() function that uses a system command to get the current time.
The create_date() function allows us to create a simple date string.
We print the current time and a created date.
Weekday calculation is not available in OpenSCAD, so we just print a placeholder message.
We can compare date strings, but more complex time comparisons are not possible.
Duration calculations are not available in OpenSCAD.
We define a simple add_days() function to perform basic date arithmetic by manipulating strings.
To run this script, save it as a .scad file and open it with OpenSCAD. The echo statements will print the results in the console.
Note that OpenSCAD is primarily a 3D modeling scripting language, so its capabilities for time manipulation are very limited compared to general-purpose programming languages. For more complex time-related operations, it would be better to use a different language or external tools.