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# gnucleus-freecad-validator

Deterministic validation for FreeCAD CAD geometry, design specifications, and
solved FreeCAD/CalculiX FEM analyses. Reproducible, no LLM, no GPU.

## Prerequisites

* Python ≥ 3.11
* [FreeCAD](https://www.freecad.org/) **1.1.0 recommended**. FreeCAD
  **0.21.x remains supported for non-FEM validation**, but FEM
  validation requires FreeCAD 1.1.0.

For a reproducible FreeCAD 1.1.0 installation, the official
[1.1.0 release](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/tag/1.1.0)
provides these platform-specific assets:

| Platform | Install |
|---|---|
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | [`FreeCAD_1.1.0-macOS-arm64-py311.dmg`](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/download/1.1.0/FreeCAD_1.1.0-macOS-arm64-py311.dmg) |
| macOS (Intel) | [`FreeCAD_1.1.0-macOS-x86_64-py311.dmg`](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/download/1.1.0/FreeCAD_1.1.0-macOS-x86_64-py311.dmg) |
| Linux (x86_64) | [`FreeCAD_1.1.0-Linux-x86_64-py311.AppImage`](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/download/1.1.0/FreeCAD_1.1.0-Linux-x86_64-py311.AppImage) |
| Linux (aarch64) | [`FreeCAD_1.1.0-Linux-aarch64-py311.AppImage`](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/download/1.1.0/FreeCAD_1.1.0-Linux-aarch64-py311.AppImage) |
| Windows (x86_64) | [`FreeCAD_1.1.0-Windows-x86_64-py311-installer.exe`](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/download/1.1.0/FreeCAD_1.1.0-Windows-x86_64-py311-installer.exe) |
| conda / mamba | `mamba install -c conda-forge python=3.12 "freecad=1.1.0"` *(no extra config needed — the module is directly importable)* |

Pick the download that matches your CPU — the two macOS disk images are not interchangeable.

Prefer a known build over a rolling package manager when reproducibility
matters. `brew install --cask freecad` tracks the newest release and can move
off 1.1.0; on Ubuntu / Debian, both the distro package and the `freecad-stable`
PPA can lag behind. FreeCAD 0.21.x from those sources remains supported for
non-FEM validation. If you use a package manager, check `freecad --version`
before relying on it.

Under conda / mamba, FreeCAD's binding lands in `$CONDA_PREFIX/lib`
rather than `site-packages`, which the loader already looks for first.

### Pin the build, not just the version

Scores are only comparable when they come from the same geometry
kernel, and FreeCAD 1.1.0 does **not** imply one OCCT version — the
kernel travels with the build:

| FreeCAD 1.1.0 build | OCCT |
|---|---|
| official binaries above, build `20260325` (macOS arm64) | 7.8.1 |
| conda-forge `freecad=1.1.0`, py3.12 (linux/amd64) | 7.9.3 |

Both report the *same* FreeCAD build string, `1.1.0 20260325`, so the
version alone does not tell you which kernel you are on.

Volume, surface-area, and surface-type measurements can shift across
kernels, so generate references and score candidates with the *same*
build — not merely the same FreeCAD version. Check yours with:

```bash
python -c "from freecad_validator._freecad_loader import import_freecad; import_freecad(); import Part; print(Part.OCC_VERSION)"
```

### Locating the binding

The validator auto-detects FreeCAD's Python binding for these installs,
so `pip install gnucleus-freecad-validator` and import-and-use just
work — no `PYTHONPATH` wrangling:

| Install | Searched |
|---|---|
| conda / mamba | `$CONDA_PREFIX/lib` |
| macOS `.app` (official .dmg) | `/Applications/FreeCAD.app/Contents/Resources/lib` |
| macOS Homebrew bottle | `/opt/homebrew/Cellar/freecad/*/lib`, `/usr/local/Cellar/freecad/*/lib` |
| Linux distro / PPA package | `/usr/lib/freecad-python3/lib`, `/usr/lib/freecad/lib`, `/usr/lib64/freecad/lib`, `/usr/local/lib/freecad/lib` |

**Windows and the Linux AppImage are not auto-detected** — they have no
fixed install location — so set `FREECAD_LIB` for those (below). The
package works fine with them; it just cannot guess where they are.

`FREECAD_LIB` accepts a single directory or an `os.pathsep`-separated
list (`:` on Unix, `;` on Windows — same convention as `PATH` and
`PYTHONPATH`), so you can point at every directory FreeCAD needs in
one variable. It is tried before the built-in candidates, and a value
that doesn't resolve falls back to them rather than failing outright:

```bash
# conda / mamba — the binding sits directly under the env's lib/.
export FREECAD_LIB="$CONDA_PREFIX/lib"

# macOS (Homebrew cask) — single path; the .app bundle finds its own
# workbenches relative to the binary.
export FREECAD_LIB=/Applications/FreeCAD.app/Contents/Resources/lib

# Linux (apt / PPA install) — three paths: the binding under lib/,
# the package-root Mod (often a symlink to /usr/share/freecad/Mod),
# and the canonical workbench tree itself.
export FREECAD_LIB=/usr/lib/freecad/lib:/usr/lib/freecad/Mod:/usr/share/freecad/Mod

# Linux AppImage — extract it first; the bundle is not a normal install.
#   ./FreeCAD_1.1.0-Linux-x86_64-py311.AppImage --appimage-extract
export FREECAD_LIB=$PWD/squashfs-root/usr/lib:$PWD/squashfs-root/usr/Mod
```

On Windows, point it at the directory holding `FreeCAD.pyd` — the
installer's `bin` directory — using `;` as the separator:

```powershell
$env:FREECAD_LIB = "C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 1.1\bin"
```

Verify the wiring. The recommended 1.1.0 install reports `1`, `1`, `0` in the
first three fields; a supported 0.21.x install reports `0`, `21` in the first
two:

```bash
python -c "from freecad_validator._freecad_loader import import_freecad; print(import_freecad().Version())"
```

## Install

```bash
pip install gnucleus-freecad-validator
```

## Usage

### CLI

```bash
freecad-validator validate my_model.FCStd ground_truth.FCStd spec.json
```

`freecad-validator` is the package's entry-point; `--help` shows the
`validate`, `batch`, `join`, `render`, and `fem-score` subcommands.

### Python

```python
from freecad_validator import Validator

validator = Validator()
result = validator.validate(
    candidate_fcstd="path/to/my_model.FCStd",
    reference_fcstd="path/to/ground_truth.FCStd",
    spec_json="path/to/spec.json",
)
result.combined  # combined verdict, in [0, 1] (harmonic mean by default)
result.geometry_similarity  # geometry-only sub-score
result.cad_spec_consistency  # spec ↔ CAD sub-score
```

For repeated scoring, reuse one `Validator` across cases — its
internal scorers amortize across calls.

### FEM validation

> [!IMPORTANT]
> FEM validation requires FreeCAD 1.1.0. FreeCAD 0.21.x is supported only for
> non-FEM validation.

The FEM API compares a candidate solved FCStd with an engineer-generated solved
reference on a source STEP. It extracts the saved analysis, replays the
candidate solve with CalculiX, verifies the stored displacement and stress
fields, and returns a deterministic 0–100 report with validity gates and
engineering diagnostics.

```python
from freecad_validator.fem import FEMValidator

validator = FEMValidator(require_boolean=True)
report = validator.validate(
    step_path="source.step",
    reference_fcstd="reference.FCStd",
    candidate_fcstd="candidate.FCStd",
)
print(report.overall_score, report.grade, report.gates_triggered)
```

Trusted, already-extracted dictionaries can be scored without FreeCAD or CalculiX:

```python
from freecad_validator.fem import score_trusted_payloads

report = score_trusted_payloads(target_geometry, reference_payload, candidate_payload)
```

This low-level function trusts adapter-produced replay-verification fields. Do
not pass candidate-controlled JSON to it. Use `FEMValidator.validate()` for
untrusted FCStd inputs so the validator performs extraction and solver replay.

The equivalent CLI is:

```bash
freecad-validator fem-score source.step reference.FCStd candidate.FCStd \
  --timeout 900 --json
```

Use `--require-boolean` only for tasks whose metadata explicitly requires a
Boolean operation, and `--require-preprocessing` only when preprocessing is an
explicit task requirement. Neither requirement is inferred from instruction
text. Intermediate extraction JSON is temporary by default; pass
`--extract-dir` to retain it.

> [!WARNING]
> FEM validation executes FreeCAD and CalculiX subprocesses against the
> candidate document. Although the FCStd adapter rejects archive path
> traversal before opening the file, untrusted submissions should still be
> validated in a locked-down container with no network access and no sensitive
> host mounts.

## Scoring

Two independent passes per case:

| Pass | What it measures |
|---|---|
| `geometry_similarity` | weighted sum of `surface_types (0.10) + volume (0.35) + surface_area (0.40) + bbox (0.15)`; solid-count mismatch → 0 |
| `cad_spec_consistency` | `consistent / total_params` from per-param findings (consistent / inconsistent / not_found) |

The two are combined into `result.combined` so a strong score on one
axis cannot rescue a weak score on the other. The aggregation method
is configurable via `Validator(combine_method=...)` or `--combine-method`
on the CLI; both options return 0 when either `g` or `s` is 0.

| Method | Formula | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| `"harmonic"` (default) | `2gs / (g + s)` | Tracks the weaker signal but still rewards a stronger second axis. |
| `"min"` | `min(g, s)` | Strictest — pins the combined to the weakest axis, ignores any headroom on the other. |

where `g = geometry_similarity` and `s = cad_spec_consistency`. All
three values are in `[0, 1]`.

```python
from freecad_validator import Validator

Validator(combine_method="min")  # use min() instead of harmonic mean
```

```bash
freecad-validator validate ... --combine-method min
freecad-validator batch    ... --combine-method min
```

### Tolerances

Pass `GeometryTolerances` or `SpecTolerances` to `Validator` to make
the scoring stricter or more lenient. Each axis on the geometry side
has a *matched* threshold (score = 1.0 at or below) and a *far*
threshold (score = 0.0 at or above), with a smooth ramp in between.

**Geometry** — defaults:

| Axis           | matched | far  |
|---|---|---|
| volume         | 0.1 %   | 1 %  |
| surface area   | 1 %     | 10 % |
| bbox           | 1 %     | 10 % |
| surface types  | 0.5 %   | 0.75 |

**Spec consistency** — defaults:

| Knob         | Default | What it checks                                        |
|---|---|---|
| `tol_scalar` | 1 %     | lengths, radii, angles, counts (relative error)       |
| `tol_pos`    | 1 %     | positions, centers (as fraction of the part's OBB diagonal) |

```python
from freecad_validator import Validator, GeometryTolerances, SpecTolerances

validator = Validator(
    geom_tolerances=GeometryTolerances(volume_matched_rel_tol=5e-4),
    spec_tolerances=SpecTolerances(tol_scalar=0.05),
)
```

Every field is also a CLI flag in `--kebab-case` (e.g.
`--volume-matched-rel-tol`, `--tol-scalar`) on
`freecad-validator validate` and `batch`. See the
`GeometryTolerances` and `SpecTolerances` classes for the full
field list.

## Inputs

The validator takes three paths — names and on-disk layout are up to
the caller:

| Argument | Type |
|---|---|
| `candidate_fcstd` | `.FCStd` to score |
| `reference_fcstd` | ground-truth `.FCStd` |
| `spec_json` | spec JSON with `name`, `description`, `key_parameters` |

Optional spec field `categories: ["gear", ...]` opts into
family-specific checks.

### `param_check.py` auto-discovery

If `param_check.py` sits next to the candidate FCStd
(`Path(candidate_fcstd).parent / "param_check.py"`), the validator
loads it dynamically to refine spec-consistency findings. Anything
else in the directory is ignored.

> **Trust boundary — this executes arbitrary Python.** The file is
> imported and run in the validator's own process, with its privileges.
> Validating a case directory is therefore equivalent to running code
> from it. This is fine for cases you author, but if you score
> candidates produced by an untrusted party (a model under evaluation,
> a submitted archive), do not let that party write into the directory
> holding the candidate FCStd — a `param_check.py` dropped there runs
> unsandboxed. Isolate untrusted runs at the process or container
> level, or stage the candidate FCStd into a directory you control.

### Batch CLI layout

`freecad-validator batch --sample-data-dir <sample-data-dir>` expects
one folder per case under `<sample-data-dir>/data/`:

```
<sample-data-dir>/data/<case-name>/
├── candidate.FCStd
├── reference.FCStd
├── spec.json                 # any *.json — see below
└── param_check.py            # optional
```

`<case-name>` only labels rows in the output CSV. Spec lookup tries
`spec.json`, then `<case-name>.json`, then any single `*.json`.
Outputs default to `<sample-data-dir>/validation_results.csv` and
`validation_summary.json` (override with `--output-csv` /
`--output-summary`).

## Adding a custom Category

Define `derived_candidates(bank, spec)` that returns
`{spec_key: (value, feature_ref)}`. Reference it from a case's
`param_check.py`. The built-in categories under
`src/freecad_validator/consistency/categories/` are worked examples —
each module's docstring states the spec keys that trigger it.

## License

Apache 2.0 — see [`LICENSE`](LICENSE).

This project depends on [FreeCAD](https://www.freecad.org/), which is
licensed under LGPL 2.1+. FreeCAD is not bundled with this package.

Full FCStd FEM validation requires [CalculiX](https://www.calculix.de/), which is
licensed under GPL 2.0 or later and is not bundled with this package. Install a
`ccx` executable for the validator runtime, or configure `ccxBinaryPath` in
FreeCAD's FEM preferences. The runtime preflight verifies FreeCAD, OCCT, the
embedded Python, and CalculiX before candidate scoring; these versions are
recorded in `ScoringReport.runtime_provenance`.

- macOS: the official FreeCAD application includes `ccx` beside `freecadcmd`,
  which the validator detects automatically.
- Linux: install CalculiX with the system package manager and ensure `ccx` is
  executable on `PATH`.
- Windows: install a CalculiX executable and select it as `ccxBinaryPath` in
  FreeCAD's FEM preferences.
