Security, Science & HardwareDone with Claude Jun 17, 2026
Generate parametric CAD models from a prompt
An open-source text-to-CAD tool that produces 3D models from text and image references by generating CAD as code.
- What They Did
- You describe a part in plain English, optionally with reference images. The app uses Claude to write OpenSCAD code, which runs in the browser through WebAssembly and shows a live Three.js preview. It pulls out adjustable dimensions as sliders, so you can change sizes without asking the AI to regenerate. You can export STL, SCAD or DXF.
- How It Went
- The README's benchmark gallery shows single prompts producing parametric models, from knurled knobs and threaded bolts to a V8 engine with 22 dimension controls. It gives no failure rates or accuracy measurements.
- Worth Knowing
- Self-hosting needs Node, the Supabase CLI, ngrok for webhooks, and your own API keys (Anthropic and others). The hosted demo at adam.new/cadam needs no install.
Try it yourself with Claude
Write a parametric CAD script in [CadQuery or OpenSCAD] for [describe the part, e.g. a wall bracket for a 25mm pipe], with named variables for all key dimensions at the top. Run it and export an [STL or STEP] file to this folder. Stop when the file exports without errors and show me the list of parameters I can change.