# text-to-cad

> Open source project for designing physical products with AI, from text to CAD part

- Category: Agents & dev (`agents`)
- Tags: `open-source`, `free`
- Official: https://github.com/earthtojake/text-to-cad
- Docs: https://www.texttocad.dev
- Wunderlust: https://wunderlust.xyz/r/text-to-cad
- Image: https://wunderlust.xyz/media/text-to-cad-poster.jpg
- Video preview: https://wunderlust.xyz/media/text-to-cad.webm
- Added: 2026-11-07

## What it is

A project that generates 3D and CAD parts from text, under the motto “Design physical products with AI”. It has its own website and a cad package on PyPI.

## What it’s for

For describing a part in plain language and getting a CAD model, without drawing it from scratch.

## Benefits

- Generates 3D and CAD parts from text
- Official site and a Discord community
- MIT license

## Caveats

- The repository was picked as the most prominent match; similarly named projects exist, such as CADAM and KittyCAD/text-to-cad-ui
- The quality and limits of generated parts haven't been verified

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