diff --git a/cad/gdstk/Makefile b/cad/gdstk/Makefile
index c505a5c14bc7f..66860b40d7d21 100644
--- a/cad/gdstk/Makefile
+++ b/cad/gdstk/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	gdstk
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	0.9.42
+DISTVERSION=	0.9.46
 CATEGORIES=	cad
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ WWW=		https://heitzmann.github.io/gdstk/
 LICENSE=	BSL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libqhull_r.so:math/qhull
+
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lang
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
@@ -17,4 +19,6 @@ GH_ACCOUNT=	heitzmann
 
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 
+CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	misc/vxl # both install lib/libclipper.so
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/cad/gdstk/distinfo b/cad/gdstk/distinfo
index 3771818e5ad2d..aa8b239be848a 100644
--- a/cad/gdstk/distinfo
+++ b/cad/gdstk/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1693211997
-SHA256 (heitzmann-gdstk-v0.9.42_GH0.tar.gz) = 303c6fc4b1de91091c776da928ae71ef0fcfc1b86ed1d1aacae4e2339968d5b4
-SIZE (heitzmann-gdstk-v0.9.42_GH0.tar.gz) = 629280
+TIMESTAMP = 1697306396
+SHA256 (heitzmann-gdstk-v0.9.46_GH0.tar.gz) = 3a2538e0a530a6bd112b528fd436807091335d21fdfde718cd08583052793e3a
+SIZE (heitzmann-gdstk-v0.9.46_GH0.tar.gz) = 363141
diff --git a/cad/gdstk/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/cad/gdstk/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 98f04cb62ae59..0000000000000
--- a/cad/gdstk/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2023-08-28 08:41:29 UTC
-+++ CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ foreach(IT ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
-     set(PRIVATE_LIBS "${PRIVATE_LIBS} ${IT}")
- endforeach()
- 
--add_library(gdstk STATIC
-+add_library(gdstk
-     src/cell.cpp
-     src/clipper_tools.cpp
-     src/curve.cpp
diff --git a/cad/gdstk/pkg-plist b/cad/gdstk/pkg-plist
index 7d972a760a472..269be72089806 100644
--- a/cad/gdstk/pkg-plist
+++ b/cad/gdstk/pkg-plist
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
-include/gdstk.h
-include/gdstk/allocator.h
-include/gdstk/array.h
-include/gdstk/cell.h
-include/gdstk/clipper_tools.h
-include/gdstk/curve.h
-include/gdstk/flexpath.h
-include/gdstk/font.h
-include/gdstk/gdsii.h
-include/gdstk/gdswriter.h
-include/gdstk/label.h
-include/gdstk/library.h
-include/gdstk/map.h
-include/gdstk/oasis.h
-include/gdstk/pathcommon.h
-include/gdstk/polygon.h
-include/gdstk/property.h
-include/gdstk/rawcell.h
-include/gdstk/reference.h
-include/gdstk/repetition.h
-include/gdstk/robustpath.h
-include/gdstk/set.h
-include/gdstk/sort.h
-include/gdstk/style.h
-include/gdstk/utils.h
-include/gdstk/vec.h
+include/clipper/clipper.hpp
+include/gdstk/allocator.hpp
+include/gdstk/array.hpp
+include/gdstk/cell.hpp
+include/gdstk/clipper_tools.hpp
+include/gdstk/curve.hpp
+include/gdstk/flexpath.hpp
+include/gdstk/font.hpp
+include/gdstk/gdsii.hpp
+include/gdstk/gdstk.hpp
+include/gdstk/gdswriter.hpp
+include/gdstk/label.hpp
+include/gdstk/library.hpp
+include/gdstk/map.hpp
+include/gdstk/oasis.hpp
+include/gdstk/pathcommon.hpp
+include/gdstk/polygon.hpp
+include/gdstk/property.hpp
+include/gdstk/rawcell.hpp
+include/gdstk/reference.hpp
+include/gdstk/repetition.hpp
+include/gdstk/robustpath.hpp
+include/gdstk/set.hpp
+include/gdstk/sort.hpp
+include/gdstk/style.hpp
+include/gdstk/tagmap.hpp
+include/gdstk/utils.hpp
+include/gdstk/vec.hpp
+lib/libclipper.so
 lib/libgdstk.so
 libdata/pkgconfig/gdstk.pc
diff --git a/cad/py-gdstk/Makefile b/cad/py-gdstk/Makefile
index 9aed693971997..47339d89dbb0e 100644
--- a/cad/py-gdstk/Makefile
+++ b/cad/py-gdstk/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 PORTNAME=	gdstk
-DISTVERSION=	0.9.42
+DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
+DISTVERSION=	0.9.46
 CATEGORIES=	cad
-MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
+#MASTER_SITES=	PYPI # build fails from PYPI: https://github.com/heitzmann/gdspy/issues/236
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
@@ -15,11 +16,17 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	cmake:devel/cmake-core \
 		${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYNUMPY}
+LIB_DEPENDS=	libqhull_r.so:math/qhull
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang python
-USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist
+USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist pytest # tests fail to run, see https://github.com/heitzmann/gdspy/issues/237
+
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
+GH_ACCOUNT=	heitzmann
+
+TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
 
 post-install:
-	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/gdstk${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}.so
+	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/gdstk/gdstk${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/cad/py-gdstk/distinfo b/cad/py-gdstk/distinfo
index 60456b065423b..033436cf48926 100644
--- a/cad/py-gdstk/distinfo
+++ b/cad/py-gdstk/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1693240074
-SHA256 (gdstk-0.9.42.tar.gz) = bd7ab2f72e50df3ca396e94b82c202a4dfbef1e1206ab6d371d961ab12edfa97
-SIZE (gdstk-0.9.42.tar.gz) = 513544
+TIMESTAMP = 1697344042
+SHA256 (heitzmann-gdstk-v0.9.46_GH0.tar.gz) = 3a2538e0a530a6bd112b528fd436807091335d21fdfde718cd08583052793e3a
+SIZE (heitzmann-gdstk-v0.9.46_GH0.tar.gz) = 363141