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Jake Fitzgerald

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teaching myself the full stack of robotics // situated @southpkcommons // https://t.co/5M2WJN6M9S https://t.co/Ie75SVuVwS

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The maniacs actually cut it sendcutsend

The maniacs actually cut it sendcutsend

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new release for text-to-cad, an open source CAD harness and skills for codex / claude: - mechanism validation (go from text prompt to functional mechanical design) - parameters + animations for step files - extended sdf, srdf, urdf support 3k stars, 10k downloads, we cooking

new release for text-to-cad, an open source CAD harness and skills for codex / claude: - mechanism validation (go from text prompt to functional mechanical design) - parameters + animations for step files - extended sdf, srdf, urdf support 3k stars, 10k downloads, we cooking

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Wild things happening in San Francisco this evening

Wild things happening in San Francisco this evening

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Introducing step . parts, an open source directory of 12,000+ STEP parts for your next CAD project Many CAD tools like Autodesk have huge closed libraries of standard mechanical and electrical parts The goal is to build an equivalent catalog for the open source CAD community

Introducing step . parts, an open source directory of 12,000+ STEP parts for your next CAD project Many CAD tools like Autodesk have huge closed libraries of standard mechanical and electrical parts The goal is to build an equivalent catalog for the open source CAD community

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animating mechanisms in codex might be the biggest nerd snipe of all time

animating mechanisms in codex might be the biggest nerd snipe of all time

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this part was generated AND printed with one prompt using codex + text-to-cad: “Make me a thick Möbius strip, and use computer use to print on my Bambu Labs A1 Mini” went to the gym, came back 1.5 hours later and it was sitting on the build plate

this part was generated AND printed with one prompt using codex + text-to-cad: “Make me a thick Möbius strip, and use computer use to print on my Bambu Labs A1 Mini” went to the gym, came back 1.5 hours later and it was sitting on the build plate

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a few hackernews folks commented on the text-to-cad repo's lack of benchmarks last week to my critics i present: pelican on a bicycle

a few hackernews folks commented on the text-to-cad repo's lack of benchmarks last week to my critics i present: pelican on a bicycle

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weekend hack: implicit.js an open source library that lets agents generate CAD with code + mathematical functions representing surfaces no CAD kernels, no STEP files just agents using math + code to directly generate 3D models details below!

weekend hack: implicit.js an open source library that lets agents generate CAD with code + mathematical functions representing surfaces no CAD kernels, no STEP files just agents using math + code to directly generate 3D models details below!

Jake Fitzgerald

32,672 views • 3 days ago

Vibe coding a robot with GPT 5.5! This is a URDF of a 7dof robot arm with functional kinematics, a custom gui, and STEP parts/assembly, 100% generated in Codex (minus the gripper). A similar result would have taken me weeks stitching half a dozen tools together. Insane stuff.

Vibe coding a robot with GPT 5.5! This is a URDF of a 7dof robot arm with functional kinematics, a custom gui, and STEP parts/assembly, 100% generated in Codex (minus the gripper). A similar result would have taken me weeks stitching half a dozen tools together. Insane stuff.

Jake Fitzgerald

251,302 views • 1 month ago

first stable release for text-to-cad (0.1.0) - bambu labs + gcode skills (prompt to print) - 3x faster STEP builds, 5x faster viewer - plugins for codex, claude, gemini - tonnes of new viewer controls - contributor friendly repo (!!) about to cross 5000 stars, 20k downloads

first stable release for text-to-cad (0.1.0) - bambu labs + gcode skills (prompt to print) - 3x faster STEP builds, 5x faster viewer - plugins for codex, claude, gemini - tonnes of new viewer controls - contributor friendly repo (!!) about to cross 5000 stars, 20k downloads

Jake Fitzgerald

34,295 views • 7 days ago

step . parts is an open source directory of 12,000+ STEP parts for your next CAD project it's designed to be an agent-friendly, MIT licensed version of mcmaster that isn't behind a sign up / paywall the api has been used 10,000 times in ~2 weeks to download useful parts (a lot of them are me cadslopping) !!

step . parts is an open source directory of 12,000+ STEP parts for your next CAD project it's designed to be an agent-friendly, MIT licensed version of mcmaster that isn't behind a sign up / paywall the api has been used 10,000 times in ~2 weeks to download useful parts (a lot of them are me cadslopping) !!

Jake Fitzgerald

14,523 views • 6 days ago

Say hello to text-to-cad, an open source tool for generating 3D models in Codex! Prompt and edit complex 3D models. Export STEP, STL, GLB, DXF and URDF files. Built for CAD newbies. Link to github below. CAD is hard. As a software engineer getting back into robotics, I’ve been humbled by new tools like Onshape. Struggling to kick old habits, I started prompting Codex to generate 3D models and had some limited succes. After a few iterations I found a recipe that actually works: 1. Generate a python script for every STEP file. The agent can easily edit each part’s source without touching the raw STEP file. Use build123d > cadquery. 2. Reference specific faces and edges in prompts for precise edits. I built a basic local ui to inspect / cache STEP B-reps to make this easier. 3. Maintain markdown explaining important part features in plain English so the model can index on project context quickly. 4. Verify results with screenshots and geometry. Models don’t have great spatial awareness, but they can interpret images and verify constraints very well. For the best results I’ve been using GPT 5.4 xhigh / Opus 4.6+. Fair warning, this will burn through tokens, I recommend the Pro/Max plans if you’re planning on building anything serious. PRs welcome!

Say hello to text-to-cad, an open source tool for generating 3D models in Codex! Prompt and edit complex 3D models. Export STEP, STL, GLB, DXF and URDF files. Built for CAD newbies. Link to github below. CAD is hard. As a software engineer getting back into robotics, I’ve been humbled by new tools like Onshape. Struggling to kick old habits, I started prompting Codex to generate 3D models and had some limited succes. After a few iterations I found a recipe that actually works: 1. Generate a python script for every STEP file. The agent can easily edit each part’s source without touching the raw STEP file. Use build123d > cadquery. 2. Reference specific faces and edges in prompts for precise edits. I built a basic local ui to inspect / cache STEP B-reps to make this easier. 3. Maintain markdown explaining important part features in plain English so the model can index on project context quickly. 4. Verify results with screenshots and geometry. Models don’t have great spatial awareness, but they can interpret images and verify constraints very well. For the best results I’ve been using GPT 5.4 xhigh / Opus 4.6+. Fair warning, this will burn through tokens, I recommend the Pro/Max plans if you’re planning on building anything serious. PRs welcome!

Jake Fitzgerald

51,823 views • 1 month ago

new text-to-cad release! - LOTS of robot demos (link below) - sendcutsend skill for DMF checks - sdf skill for sim - srdf skill with moveit2 support i want to give agents a complete set of skills to iterate towards mechanically sound hardware designs from loosely defined specs

new text-to-cad release! - LOTS of robot demos (link below) - sendcutsend skill for DMF checks - sdf skill for sim - srdf skill with moveit2 support i want to give agents a complete set of skills to iterate towards mechanically sound hardware designs from loosely defined specs

Jake Fitzgerald

24,916 views • 22 days ago

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