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We introduced Text-to-CAD into our Modeling App to allow hardware designers to use prompts in addition to the traditional point and click style they are used to. We also have a third method, CAD represented as code, for users who want it. I expand on the code approach here. 🧵
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First, @zoodotdev offers the traditional CAD workflow.

We then offer Text-to-CAD, for both generating new parts and making edits. Users can switch as they wish between these editing styles.

By default the design history is shown as the Feature Tree.

For users that want to dive into the code, you can toggle on the code pane via the left hand toolbar. This code represents the full parametric history of the part.

Or you can even view them hybrid, side by side. Some users find this beneficial to see the broader picture alongside making changes to specific features via code. There's a variety of reasons why some users like the code implementation.

Defining parameters and building relationships between them can be more straight forward in code. Here, Text-to-CAD automatically generated input parameters at the top of the file that are easily editable.

You can also import parameters from other files, even if those files are generated by other software. This allows users to have any other software package define CAD. Code talking to code.

You can also write and reuse functions. In this example, Text-to-CAD wrote a simple function for a rectangle. These functions can be as simple or complex as you like. Re-using features is very limited in CAD today. Now, you can re-use as you wish and spend time on new designs.

Treating CAD as code has extra benefits, such as using GitHub for revision control including code diffs of your CAD changes.

If you want GitHub to instead show you a visual diff, we have an extension for that. That way you can visually see what features were added, removed, or stayed the same.

We also offer a developer platform for users that want to customize workflows at a low level. You can access or geometry engine and Text-to-CAD via the API and build your own GUIs or automations on top.

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