TextToCAD NEW

text-to-cad ia An open-source plugin and skills library that enables agents to generate and edit 3D CAD models from plain-language or image inputs. It exports standard CAD and mesh formats with STEP as the primary output and supports downstream mesh and model exports.

The tool performs design-for-manufacturing checks, produces dimensioned engineering drawings, and creates 2D DXF profiles and templates. It generates robot description and simulation files (URDF/SRDF/SDF) and provides component lookup for off-the-shelf STEP parts.

Fabrication workflows include slicing to G-code and integrations with 3D printing, sheet metal, and CNC services. text-to-cad installs as a plugin or skill across multiple agent platforms (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Grok) and offers a local review web app for inspecting CAD files.

Modular skills cover engineering drawing, DFAM/DFM evaluation with cited rules, and automated preparation for fabrication.

Key Features

• Generate and edit 3D CAD models from plain-language or image inputs
• Export standard CAD and mesh formats with STEP as primary output and support downstream model/mesh exports
• Perform design-for-manufacturing (DFM/DFAM) checks and produce dimensioned engineering drawings
• Create 2D DXF profiles/templates and slice models to G-code with integrations for 3D printing, sheet metal, and CNC services
• Install as a plugin/skill across multiple agent platforms and provide a local review web app for inspecting CAD files

Use Cases

• Turn a plain-language product concept or specification into a fully editable 3D CAD model with text-to-cad, export STEP/mesh files, and automatically generate engineering drawings and DXF profiles for supplier quotes
• Convert photos or hand sketches into accurate editable CAD geometry using text-to-cad, run DFM/DFAM checks to catch manufacturability issues early, and export G-code or robot simulation files for rapid prototyping
• Speed up sheet-metal and part production by using text-to-cad to create fabrication-ready DXF profiles and STEP exports, generate assembly drawings and BOMs, and produce robot paths or slicing outputs for automated manufacturing

Who is it for?

• Mechanical engineers
• Product designers
• Industrial designers
• Manufacturing engineers and dfx specialists
• Robotics engineers
• Cnc machinists and programmers
• Sheet metal fabricators
• 3d printing operators and makers
• Cad technicians and modelers
• Hardware startups and prototype teams
• Engineering students and educators
• Fabrication service providers and job shops