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Text to CAD

earthtojake/text-to-cad

Describe dimensions and shapes to generate editable 3D part models with an AI assistant.

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What is Text to CAD?

Prepared by LessAI Tools from public project documentation

For prototyping parts such as brackets and enclosures. Text to CAD provides modeling skills and a local viewer, exports formats including STEP, STL, and 3MF, and assists with manufacturing checks and engineering drawings. It requires a compatible AI assistant, uv, and a CAD runtime downloaded on first use; the project recommends its latest release branch. Code is MIT-licensed. AI usage, printing materials, and external fabrication may cost extra; dimensions and strength still need validation. Usage statistics and crash reporting are enabled by default with an opt-out.

Text to CAD setup documentation

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Based on public documentation; not individually installed and tested here.

Text to CAD use cases

  • Model parts from plain language and dimensions
  • Export standard STEP, STL, and 3MF files
  • Assist with manufacturing checks and engineering drawings

Official project & documentation

View source code ↗Project website ↗Setup and usage guide ↗

The project’s original description

Give your agent CAD superpowers.

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