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@deveshrai deveshrai released this 27 Oct 07:20
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SolidCraft for Android

New in this release (upstream 0.24.0 merged):

  • Settings › MCP server: one switch, and Claude Code in Termux on the device, or on a computer on the same Wi-Fi, models in the app while you watch. The page shows the address and one command to paste; every request needs the access token. Guide.
  • Live test on a Galaxy Z Fold over Wi-Fi: a cassette housing with five M2 screws on helical threads, built and checked to fit through the server, 121 operations in 105 s, none failed. The test.
  • Helical threads now use upstream's new Thread direction (left- or right-handed); older port designs open unchanged.
  • Fixed: a helical thread tapped into a boss under a hollow shell was refused; an internal ISO thread with a clearance in too small a hole came out too shallow for its bolt (it now names the drill); Back with Settings open left the app.
  • Copy reaches Android's clipboard.

All changes: what's new.

SolidCraft 0.24.0a for Android (SolidCraft 0.24.0, port release a).

Built from upstream SolidCraft v0.24.0 (5965439a) with the Android port on top.

Install: download SolidCraft-0.24.0a-android-arm64.apk on an Android 8.0+ phone or tablet (arm64) and open it, allowing installs from that source; or adb install -r SolidCraft-0.24.0a-android-arm64.apk. Signed with a development key: uninstall a build from elsewhere first if Android refuses to update it.

Works: the full SolidCraft app (sketches, features, the timeline, the Render workspace) on Vulkan or GLES; mouse and keyboard as on the desktop (hover, selection, navigation buttons, wheel, right-click menu, shortcuts); touch (one finger orbits, tap selects, two fingers pan, pinch zooms, a finger drags a dialog's arrows); Back closes what is open; open, save, import and export through Android's file picker (STEP, STL, 3MF and OBJ tested); the on-screen keyboard for typing. Port-only: helical B-rep, custom and clearance threads (docs/android-threads.md) and involute gears: spur, helical, herringbone, internal, rack, bevel, miter, worm, worm wheel, crossed helical (docs/android-gears.md). The port saves designs one file format past upstream's release, so upstream's releases ask to be updated instead of opening them; export STEP to share.

Not yet: the on-screen keyboard covers the lower half of the screen (the app doesn't move above it), the phone layout is usable but cramped (best on a tablet or a foldable's inner screen), autosave recovery. Known issues, with work-arounds: docs/android-known-issues.md. How to use it: docs/android-touch.md; details: docs/android.md.

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