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Text-to-CAD and AI CAD
Text-to-CAD tools promise a STEP file from a sentence. Some deliver editable solid geometry; others return a triangle mesh with a CAD-sounding label. These guides cover the mechanics behind generation, the failure modes that show up on the shop floor, and the checks that separate a usable first draft from a convincing render.
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What Is Text-to-CAD? A Practical Guide
Text-to-CAD turns a written part description into an editable STEP solid. How it works, what it does well, and why manufacturing sign-off stays with you.
Why CADAGEN Builds Geometry in Your Browser
The CAD kernel runs as WebAssembly in the tab: you wait through honest stages, keep solids on the device during build, and still download STEP from the account job.
The Real Limitations of AI CAD (And How to Work Around Them)
A specific, non-hyped account of what AI-assisted CAD cannot do in 2026 — engineering judgement, load cases, assemblies, standards compliance, surfacing — and what that means for how you actually use it.
How to Write a CAD Prompt That Produces a Usable Model
The difference between a vague description and a usable generated part is a specific structure: part type, datum, driving dimensions, features with positions, process and standard-part designations. With before-and-after examples.
How LLMs Actually Generate CAD: Code, Not Geometry
Language models do not emit solids. They emit a program or a structured spec that a geometry kernel executes — which explains both why AI CAD works at all and exactly where it fails.
What Actually Breaks When AI Generates CAD: A Failure-Mode Breakdown
A structured look at where AI-generated CAD goes wrong — geometry, tolerancing, and manufacturability — and how a responsible pipeline should catch each failure before it reaches a machine shop.
Is Text-to-CAD Accurate Enough for Manufacturing?
It depends on the part and the tool. How to tell whether a text-to-CAD file is manufacturable — and what separates a demo from a usable STEP.
Natural Language to CAD: From Prompt to Part
How plain-language mechanical descriptions become editable CAD solids, exactly what to include so the first draft is usable, and where a human still needs to step in.