The following collection of bowls and pen holders were all generated from the same simple OpenSCAD code:
Customizable PolyBowl on Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:988598
This is a really simple design whose main purpose is to serve as an accessible introduction to designing with OpenSCAD. Designing with code is easier than you think; if you have six minutes to spare then you can learn this! Okay, maybe seven minutes. But it’s not hard. Follow along and learn how to design something parametric from scratch:
Coming soon: How to convert an OpenSCAD design into a Thingiverse Customizer model…
This was very helpful to me who is at the very first step trying to learn the user interface to openscad.
Another resource would be an explanation of the syntax of some common "commands"? such as the meaning of "(" versus "[".
Thanks again.