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Design 3D-printable parts by talking

36 points by mkmk 1mo ago

noduerme 1mo ago
which part of this is the innovation?
- amelius 1mo ago
  None of it. This is pray-novation. You hope that it works. If it doesn't then you try again or do something else.
protocolture 1mo ago
Looks cool. I have had issues with language CAD stuff before, often not performing as advertised and would love to tinker with it. And whats great here is that I cant test the web version, and because its for mac silicon only, I also cant test the local version. So Kudos? I guess?
- okramcivokram 1mo ago
  I had some good results using CadQuery [1] with CQ-editor [2] for visualization driven by Claude Code enhanced by a cadquery-llm-skill [3]. I didn't make anything too complicated, just cases for various ESP32 projects I am tinkering with, but that was very easy just describing what I want and iterating and refining until I am satisfied. It was much easier than doing it manually in FreeCAD and more dynamic as the changes were cheap and not tedious to do. [1] https://github.com/cadquery/cadquery https://github.com/cadquery/cadquery [2] https://github.com/CadQuery/CQ-editor https://github.com/CadQuery/CQ-editor [3] https://github.com/jmwright/cadquery-llm-skill https://github.com/jmwright/cadquery-llm-skill
voidUpdate 1mo ago
> "It asks for the real dimension instead of inventing one." Shortly after > "Make an adapter that connects my shop vac hose to the dust port on my table saw" > "Done: Ø57.6 → Ø35.0 · 74 mm" is interesting. When did it ask for the dimensions?
- kennywinker 1mo ago
  Maybe they are referencing the sliders below to tweak the parameters?
ur-whale 1mo ago
> runs on your computer Only if you have a cupertino-made toaster that is.
- amenghra 1mo ago
  Cupertino-designed you mean? Everything is made in China…
delusional 1mo ago
> You talk. It models. Physics checks the work. How does physics "check the work"? Do you run a physics engine? Do you make it in reality and do physical tests? What the fuck? Gets this slop away from me.
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Mashimo 1mo ago
> Make an adapter that connects my shop vac hose to the dust port on my table saw Hah, that is actually what I need right now and I also wanted to 3d print it :D
kabes 1mo ago
Most LLM's are pretty good at generating openscad code already, so what's new here?
- WillAdams 1mo ago
  For an example of this, see: https://www.reddit.com/r/openscad/comments/1p6iv5y/christmas_should_be_for_everyone/ https://www.reddit.com/r/openscad/comments/1p6iv5y/christmas... (a blind person using OpenSCAD to create 3D models using an LLM and also by direct programming/editing)
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cryptolobster 1mo ago
Well, it certainly sounds cool. But I have questions about how it actually works. And I can't test it because I have nowhere to install it...

36 points by mkmk 1mo ago

noduerme 1mo ago

which part of this is the innovation?

amelius 1mo ago
None of it. This is pray-novation. You hope that it works. If it doesn't then you try again or do something else.

protocolture 1mo ago

Looks cool. I have had issues with language CAD stuff before, often not performing as advertised and would love to tinker with it. And whats great here is that I cant test the web version, and because its for mac silicon only, I also cant test the local version. So Kudos? I guess?

okramcivokram 1mo ago
I had some good results using CadQuery [1] with CQ-editor [2] for visualization driven by Claude Code enhanced by a cadquery-llm-skill [3]. I didn't make anything too complicated, just cases for various ESP32 projects I am tinkering with, but that was very easy just describing what I want and iterating and refining until I am satisfied. It was much easier than doing it manually in FreeCAD and more dynamic as the changes were cheap and not tedious to do. [1] https://github.com/cadquery/cadquery https://github.com/cadquery/cadquery [2] https://github.com/CadQuery/CQ-editor https://github.com/CadQuery/CQ-editor [3] https://github.com/jmwright/cadquery-llm-skill https://github.com/jmwright/cadquery-llm-skill

voidUpdate 1mo ago

> "It asks for the real dimension instead of inventing one." Shortly after > "Make an adapter that connects my shop vac hose to the dust port on my table saw" > "Done: Ø57.6 → Ø35.0 · 74 mm" is interesting. When did it ask for the dimensions?

kennywinker 1mo ago
Maybe they are referencing the sliders below to tweak the parameters?

ur-whale 1mo ago

> runs on your computer Only if you have a cupertino-made toaster that is.

amenghra 1mo ago
Cupertino-designed you mean? Everything is made in China…

delusional 1mo ago

> You talk. It models. Physics checks the work. How does physics "check the work"? Do you run a physics engine? Do you make it in reality and do physical tests? What the fuck? Gets this slop away from me.

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Mashimo 1mo ago

> Make an adapter that connects my shop vac hose to the dust port on my table saw Hah, that is actually what I need right now and I also wanted to 3d print it :D

kabes 1mo ago

Most LLM's are pretty good at generating openscad code already, so what's new here?

WillAdams 1mo ago
For an example of this, see: https://www.reddit.com/r/openscad/comments/1p6iv5y/christmas_should_be_for_everyone/ https://www.reddit.com/r/openscad/comments/1p6iv5y/christmas... (a blind person using OpenSCAD to create 3D models using an LLM and also by direct programming/editing)

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cryptolobster 1mo ago

Well, it certainly sounds cool. But I have questions about how it actually works. And I can't test it because I have nowhere to install it...