I had a lot of fun with https://github.com/tomasf/Cadova
A library/toolkit for the Swift programming language to built parametric 3d objects.
Give Claude access to the docs and examples and you can do amazing things.
Generate parametric, manufacturable 3D models in seconds
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Re: Generate parametric, manufacturable 3D models in seconds
#42I've been doing a lot of 3D design in Codex GPT 5.5 (I found Opus 4.7 wasn't as good - haven't experimented much with 4.8 or Fable). OpenSCAD is a parametric CAD programming language, and the models know it well. The biggest challenge is communicating words like "inside" and "above" to the model - inevitably it's idea of which direction is which is often different. I can't say I've done anything very hard, but for th…
Can you share prompts and the output? I’ve tried building fairly simple models and it doesn’t grasp that I am building a solid object.
Re: Generate parametric, manufacturable 3D models in seconds
#43I've been doing a lot of 3D design in Codex GPT 5.5 (I found Opus 4.7 wasn't as good - haven't experimented much with 4.8 or Fable). OpenSCAD is a parametric CAD programming language, and the models know it well. The biggest challenge is communicating words like "inside" and "above" to the model - inevitably it's idea of which direction is which is often different. I can't say I've done anything very hard, but for th…
Can you share prompts and the output? I’ve tried building fairly simple models and it doesn’t grasp that I am building a solid object.
It's not one prompt, but here is a parametric rod connector:
Use SCAD and design a connector for square rods.
The rods are 18.2 mm square. I want to connect two end-to-end.
make if the bolt holes are created optional for each side - I want to set them separately. Make them M3.5 countersunk
it's the +X or -X sides I want to turn the screw holes on or off.
on each of the 4 sides of the connector add additional connectors at 90 degrees. Make each optional
Re: Generate parametric, manufacturable 3D models in seconds
#44Typed out an entire prompt on the homepage, hit enter, was redirected to sign-up & completed it. My few hundred word prompt wasn't saved/persisted. :'(
This pattern is for some reason very common in AI providers, and absolutely despicable.