Text to CAD

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Category for apps and open source projects working on generating CAD and 3D models from text.

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ForgeCAD from Ruben Kostandyan

A generative CAD app that uses a typescript based framework atop of a dual backend OpenCASCADE Technology (OCCT) and Manifold with LLM Skills to generate parametric models.

Website: https://forgecad.io/
Github: https://github.com/KoStard/forgecad-public-kit
X: https://x.com/ForgeCAD

Formats: STEP, STL, 3MF
Kernel: Manifold, OpenCASCADE

Ruben is an Applied Scientist at Amazon.

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Text-to-CAD from Jake Fitzgerald

A collection of agent skills for CAD, robotics and hardware design

Website: https://www.cadskills.xyz/
GitHub: https://github.com/earthtojake/text-to-cad/blob/main/skills/cad/SKILL.md
X: https://x.com/earthtojake

Formats: STEP, DXF
Kernel: OpenCASCADE (build123d based)

Jake is a software engineer at South Park Commons.

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Raven from Moritz Rietschel, Philipp Hölzenbein, and Maximilian Rietschel

An agent inside Rhino 8 that turns a text prompt or a reference image into native, editable Grasshopper definitions.

Website: https://raven.build/
X: https://x.com/ravencad
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravencad/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RavenCAD
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nXbkvwXwBh

Formats: 3DM, STEP, IGES, DWG, DXF, OBJ, STL, 3MF, SVG, PDF
Kernel: openNURBS (Grasshopper definitions based)

Moritz, Philipp, and Maximilian are the co-founders of Raven.