Tools

Lets agents drive the open-source CAD app FreeCAD: create and edit part models in natural language, run Python scripts, capture views and run FEM structural analysis for mechanical and product design. Needs FreeCAD with the addon and its RPC server, plus uv; engineers should verify results.

Drives SolidWorks from prompts: part modeling, assemblies, drawings and STEP/DXF/PDF export, with multi-view previews for self-checks. A capability list marks what's verified; sheet metal, weldments and FEA are pilots needing engineer review. Needs Windows, Python 3.10+ and licensed SolidWorks.

Connects Rhino 8 and Grasshopper to agents: model in plain language, edit geometry and layers, measure areas and volumes, and build Grasshopper definitions, for architecture and product design. Install the rhinomcp plugin in Rhino, run mcpstart, and have uv installed. Unofficial (not McNeel).

Lets AI draw lines, create layers, insert blocks, add dimensions and export DXF or PDF in AutoCAD LT, for batch edits. Needs AutoCAD LT 2024+ on Windows, Python and uv; after cloning, load the bundled LISP script with APPLOAD. Can also generate DXF headlessly without AutoCAD.

Lets AI do feature-based modeling in SolidWorks: sketches, extrudes, sheet metal, assemblies and drawings, exporting STEP, DXF or PDF, and can rebuild 3D parts from DXF/DWG drawings. Needs Windows, SolidWorks 2026, a Visual Studio build of the C# layer and a Python adapter; early prototype.

McNeel's official Rhino MCP: lets Claude, Codex and other agents model, edit and organize layers in Rhino and Grasshopper, for architectural concepts and product forms. Needs licensed Rhino 8 or 9; install Rhino-MCP-Platform from the package manager and connect with MCPConnect.

200+ skills for construction firms: export Revit, IFC and DWG quantities to Excel, estimate with international unit rates, produce daily and photo site reports, and track budget and schedule variance. Needs Python 3.9+; Revit/DWG conversion is Windows-only; some need Docker or an OpenAI key.

Model by conversation in open-source FreeCAD: create primitives and sketches, extrude and chamfer, run Booleans, export STEP/STL, and write and debug macros. Install and start the Robust MCP Bridge workbench from the FreeCAD Addon Manager, then pip-install the server (Python 3.11).

Compiles AI-written OpenSCAD code or dimension parameters into editable SCAD and STL models, renders previews from four angles and can export 3MF. Good for parametric parts and 3D printing. Needs OpenSCAD and Python 3.11+ locally; clone the repo and run with uv. No API key.

Lets AI do parametric cloud CAD through the Onshape REST API: sketches, extrudes and revolves, assembly mates, interference checks, variable tables, and STEP/STL export. Needs an Onshape account with API access and secret keys; clone the repo and install with Python 3.10+.

Connects AI to Autodesk Fusion 360 with 90+ tools for sketches, extrude, revolve and loft, chamfers and shells, booleans, sheet metal and patterns, to automate part modeling. Needs Fusion 360 with the repo's add-in copied into its AddIns folder and started, plus uv. Beta.