The examples they show are so basic.
Yeah they’re basically a single extrude of the sketch
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Re: GenCAD
#102If you can get this to read dimensions and apply constraints, you've done it. But that doesn't look like the case.
Every time I see one of these things,its like whoever worked on it doesn't know how to use CAD or understand what CAD is used for.
Re: GenCAD
#103Neat, but I don't really see the utility. The time consuming part of CAD drawing comes from figuring out the correct dimensions of each feature, spacing, sizing, tolerances, etc., and constraining the drawing in a way so that it's easy to tweak later on- which this doesn't do at all. Maybe you could draw a 2d sketch of what you want then generate it, but you'd still have to do the hard part.
Good question! So why $work-1 spent so much time on this was quite logical. When you have point clouds generated from crappy head mounted cameras, you get models that are very complex. for example, if you look at a point cloud of an Ikea LACK ( https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/lack-nest-of-tables-set-of-2-wh... ) It will be massively complex. this means that when you want to perform nay kind of interaction with it, its c…
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Re: GenCAD
#104Neat, but I don't really see the utility. The time consuming part of CAD drawing comes from figuring out the correct dimensions of each feature, spacing, sizing, tolerances, etc., and constraining the drawing in a way so that it's easy to tweak later on- which this doesn't do at all. Maybe you could draw a 2d sketch of what you want then generate it, but you'd still have to do the hard part.
Even if you are completely skeptical about the AI cad model generation they also demonstrated their representation for model search/matching. Having a smarter search method for cad models based on 3d geometry in addition to traditional text search would be nice to have.
Re: GenCAD
#105If you can get this to read dimensions and apply constraints, you've done it. But that doesn't look like the case. Every time I see one of these things,its like whoever worked on it doesn't know how to use CAD or understand what CAD is used for.
This.
Every 6 months, I reevaluate how well LLMs can model from scratch or can modify existing files.
It's very superficial (atleast the last time I tried it). I'm guessing if/when LLMs crack visual reasoning, they might be able to do it.
Re: GenCAD
#106Neat, but I don't really see the utility. The time consuming part of CAD drawing comes from figuring out the correct dimensions of each feature, spacing, sizing, tolerances, etc., and constraining the drawing in a way so that it's easy to tweak later on- which this doesn't do at all. Maybe you could draw a 2d sketch of what you want then generate it, but you'd still have to do the hard part.
I think this is true under assumption that you know the CAD tool well. From my recent experience (I have a 3D printer), I regularly find myself in a situation where I know what I want to do, I can do measurements and I can make a sketch on a paper. Yet, making it a proper 3D model in something like FreeCAD is super tedious. I know OpenSCAD relatively well, but when it comes to something more complex I struggle a lot.…
If you use something like OnShape or Fusion, you could easily get comfortable enough to model those parts in about a day. Once get the hang of it, you'll be amazed how fast you can work.
It will take much longer than a day for AI to get to this level, so there's not much to lose by just learning how to use the software now :)
Re: GenCAD
#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
TIL: people are still browsing the internet without an ad blocker.
How do you use an actually effective ad blocker on the iPhone?
I use 2 and they work very well. No options for auto playing videos though.
1Blocker and AdGuard.
For 1Blocker I have everything enabled except adult content and scripts. AdGuard has everything turned off except for General.
These are just the free versions too.
I've been using this setup for a few years and it works close to 100% of the time.
Re: GenCAD
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
As is often the case in the GenAI space, this also appears to be a solution to a non-existent problem.
I very much have this problem. I am uninterested in the art of sketching and constraining. I have spent many hours attempting and am content with the knowledge that I don't have the touch but still sometimes have problems I want to solve with 3D prints. LLMs could offer a solution, but they are bullshit machines and by their nature over promise. Drafting is not a trivial skill that we just wave a wand and magically h…
A little suggestion in case you decide to try again, just don't worry about constraints. If you're making one-off parts for yourself, just sketch what you need and don't worry about trying to make it parametric. Get the part done and move on.
Re: GenCAD
#109There should be "login with gemini" or "login with claude" for saas world.
Re: GenCAD
#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
I very much have this problem. I am uninterested in the art of sketching and constraining. I have spent many hours attempting and am content with the knowledge that I don't have the touch but still sometimes have problems I want to solve with 3D prints. LLMs could offer a solution, but they are bullshit machines and by their nature over promise. Drafting is not a trivial skill that we just wave a wand and magically h…
A little suggestion in case you decide to try again, just don't worry about constraints. If you're making one-off parts for yourself, just sketch what you need and don't worry about trying to make it parametric. Get the part done and move on.
That's what I've done. It's just such a chore. I see what my ME counterparts can do in an hour and it takes me days. I could likely get myself to be a better MCAD designer with discipline, but there's little guarantee it would make me enjoy it. I enjoy ECAD and I'm good at it, so it will always be a fine hobby for me.