19 stories tagged cad, newest first.
53 points by gmays | 34 comments
An a16z essay arguing that AI models may soon master hardware design, but the lossy interface between digital designs and physical manufacturing and measurement remains the hard part.
101 points by reacharavindh | 96 comments
Ask HN thread where a hobbyist woodworker asks for AI/LLM-assisted CAD tools to speed up designing wood projects, with replies suggesting tools like ShopSpec.
157 points by b-man | 120 comments
Homepage of OpenSCAD, free software for creating solid 3D CAD models via a scripting language, available for Linux, Windows and macOS.
114 points by antelocnova | 44 comments
GitHub repository for ldraw-nova, open-source agent tooling that uses LLMs to generate LEGO CAD models in the LDraw format, packaged as a dockerized web app.
177 points by luu | 10 comments
Matt Keeter's project page for Halfspace, an experimental IDE for solid modeling using distance fields with scripted, node-based 3D model editing.
407 points by jetter | 155 comments
ModelRift blog post benchmarking LLM coding tools like Codex, Claude, Cursor Composer, and Google Antigravity on generating an OpenSCAD model of the Pantheon.
418 points by dagenix | 115 comments
Project page for GenCAD, an MIT research model that generates CAD designs from images using transformer-based contrastive representations and diffusion priors.
1665 points by haunter | 564 comments
Digital Foundry news article reporting that Valve has released CAD files for the Steam Controller under a Creative Commons license for modders.
435 points by stingraycharles | 133 comments
GitHub repository from Keychron publishing industrial design CAD files (STEP, DXF, DWG, PDF) for 100+ keyboard and mouse models under a source-available license.
357 points by phkahler | 117 comments
The web version page of SolveSpace, an open source parametric 2D/3D CAD program that runs in the browser.
366 points by ZacnyLos | 332 comments
GitHub repository with CAD files, firmware, and simulation for a low-cost 3D-printed guided rocket and launcher system.
366 points by doener | 161 comments
Homepage of FreeCAD, an open-source parametric 3D CAD modeling application, showing gear models, sketches and toolpaths.
365 points by todsacerdoti | 119 comments
Homepage and blog of µcad (Microcad), a new open source programming language for generating 2D sketches and 3D objects.
414 points by vineethy | 103 comments
GitHub repository from Pollen Robotics for AmazingHand, an open-source robot hand with CAD files, Arduino and Python control code, and assembly docs.
391 points by tsungxu | 140 comments
A Substack post by Tsung Xu describing a 3D printed VTOL drone with 130-mile range he built in 90 days as a CAD beginner, with an embedded YouTube video.
370 points by xiange | 108 comments
Show HN post introducing Chili3D, an open-source browser-based 3D CAD application built with OpenCascade compiled to WebAssembly and Three.js.
743 points by q3k | 184 comments
A long blog post collecting tips, tricks, and rules for designing parts that print well on 3D printers.
430 points by LorenDB | 162 comments
Homepage of OpenSCAD, a free script-based solid 3D CAD modelling program for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
592 points by samwillis | 226 comments
Blog post by Matt Ferraro announcing CADmium, an open-source, local-first CAD program that runs in the browser, and inviting contributors.