Regarding the last point in his FAQ:
Ofc. Let's reinvent the wheel, b/c improving the existing SW would be "too much effort", and btw NIH.
Doofus.
Dune3d: A parametric 3D CAD application
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Re: Dune3d: A parametric 3D CAD application
#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
vcad was started in 2026 and has great ambitions: https://docs.vcad.io
They certainly have ambitions – the most recent changelog claims to add "Full PCB design pipeline: schematic capture, routing, DRC, Gerber export, and signal integrity simulation." It also seems to have a physics engine, a slicer for 3D printing, an embroidery mode, and a entire ecosystem of math crates ( https://tang.toys/ ). Whether any of that works – or whether it's pure LLM slop – is less clear. I tried to impor…
...and don’t forget Loon Lang — it’s a gem: https://loonlang.com
By the way, “they” is actually just one person: Cam Pedersen — https://campedersen.com
So far, he’s shown incredible productivity (with Claude Code). I integrated his vcad into my toy project here, and it worked on the first try, which is quite impressive for such a young project: https://github.com/darwin/supex/tree/dev
Definitely keep an eye on him.
Re: Dune3d: A parametric 3D CAD application
#93Some other open source 3D CAD tools: Code-based - CadQuery - https://github.com/CadQuery/cadquery/ - build123d - https://github.com/gumyr/build123d - OpenSCAD - https://openscad.cloud/openscad/ GUI (browser-based) - Cadmium (abandoned, cool idea) - https://mattferraro.dev/posts/cadmium
FreeCAD: https://freecad.org
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Re: Dune3d: A parametric 3D CAD application
#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
vcad was started in 2026 and has great ambitions: https://docs.vcad.io
They certainly have ambitions – the most recent changelog claims to add "Full PCB design pipeline: schematic capture, routing, DRC, Gerber export, and signal integrity simulation." It also seems to have a physics engine, a slicer for 3D printing, an embroidery mode, and a entire ecosystem of math crates ( https://tang.toys/ ). Whether any of that works – or whether it's pure LLM slop – is less clear. I tried to impor…
Thanks for the bug report! I'll have some time later this week to look into it. Just had a baby :)
Re: Dune3d: A parametric 3D CAD application
#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
They certainly have ambitions – the most recent changelog claims to add "Full PCB design pipeline: schematic capture, routing, DRC, Gerber export, and signal integrity simulation." It also seems to have a physics engine, a slicer for 3D printing, an embroidery mode, and a entire ecosystem of math crates ( https://tang.toys/ ). Whether any of that works – or whether it's pure LLM slop – is less clear. I tried to impor…
...and don’t forget Loon Lang — it’s a gem: https://loonlang.com By the way, “they” is actually just one person: Cam Pedersen — https://campedersen.com So far, he’s shown incredible productivity (with Claude Code). I integrated his vcad into my toy project here, and it worked on the first try, which is quite impressive for such a young project: https://github.com/darwin/supex/tree/dev Definitely keep an eye on him.
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Re: Dune3d: A parametric 3D CAD application
#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which video did you watch?
this one from CAD CAM lessons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jULWgMV9_TM
This guys videos are up to date and always great too, if anyone missed them https://www.youtube.com/@MangoJellySolutions
Re: Dune3d: A parametric 3D CAD application
#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yep, or a 3D adaptation of an RTS game.
3D adaptation of the 1992 Cryo Interactive adventure game.
The original CD version already had 3D.
Re: Dune3d: A parametric 3D CAD application
#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've been "vibe coding" with OpenSCAD with good results! OpenSCAD will automatically detect changes in the current open file and reload it, so I can use VS Code (with the OpenSCAD extension) to vibe code with Claude, and watch the changes appear on the OpenSCAD screen
Got any example results/chat sessions? I've had little luck with LLMs for 3d modeling
try modelrift.com ?
Llms are bad at spatial understanding but you can steer them using annotated screenshots ("annotation mode" of modelrift) and get something working:
https://modelrift.com/models/cable-conceal-box-with-wall-mou...
Re: Dune3d: A parametric 3D CAD application
#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
They certainly have ambitions – the most recent changelog claims to add "Full PCB design pipeline: schematic capture, routing, DRC, Gerber export, and signal integrity simulation." It also seems to have a physics engine, a slicer for 3D printing, an embroidery mode, and a entire ecosystem of math crates ( https://tang.toys/ ). Whether any of that works – or whether it's pure LLM slop – is less clear. I tried to impor…
Thanks for the bug report! I'll have some time later this week to look into it. Just had a baby :)
Congrats!
(We had one back in December; you’re in for a fun ride!)
Re: Dune3d: A parametric 3D CAD application
#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
that's for PCB design, it's not a 3D CAD tool
The Wikipedia template for CAD software > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:CAD_software distinguishes between 5 types of CAD software: 1. Mechanical 2. Architectural (AEC) 3. Electrical 4. Optical 5. Garment Thus: KiCad is clearly a CAD application, though not of the Mechanical, but of the Electrical category (and is listed in the linked template as such).
With all due respect to Wikipedia
https://arshon.com/blog/eda-vs-cad-decoding-the-basics-of-de...
And if we're appealing to Wikipedia as an (inconsistent) authority, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_design_automation
"Electronic design automation (EDA), also referred to as electronic computer-aided design (ECAD),[1] is a category of software tools for designing electronic systems such as integrated circuits and printed circuit boards."
And
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KiCad
"KiCad (/ˈkiːˌkæd/ KEE-kad[7]) is a free software suite for electronic design automation (EDA)."
But KiCad did put CAD in their own name so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯