Next Level Modeling for 3D Printing with AI
This is the biggest update I have pushed. We used to only do exact CAD models. With the new update you can now get organic models. Get a watertight, colored 3D mesh of a dragon or whatever else. If you know someone with a 3D printer, they need to know this exists.
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The intersection of AI and 3D printing/CAD is one of the most underexplored areas right now. Most AI tools treat design as 2D image generation, but parametric 3D modeling has completely different requirements — dimensional accuracy, tolerances, printability constraints, material properties.
What's your approach to handling the constraint layer? That's where I'd expect AI to struggle most — generating geometry that looks right visually but has walls too thin to print, overhangs beyond the printer's capability, or features that won't survive post-processing.
Is the AI generating SCAD/OpenSCAD code, direct mesh, or something else? The representation choice seems critical for whether the output is actually usable vs. needs heavy manual cleanup.
Thanks! I agree.
You are right, AI is in CAD mode generating OpenSCAD code. So constraints come based on the math that AI comes up with.