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I built a parametric CAD alone, here's where AI actually helps and where it doesn't

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I was tired of the lack of a lightweight, simple, free CAD on Linux. In practice there's really only FreeCAD, and it's far from trivial to learn. On top of that, I'm not a fan of paid or freemium cloud CAD tools. I don't want to depend on a subscription and someone else's server just to access my o…

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  1. 2026-09-01 23:35 · DEV Community — AI
    I built a parametric CAD alone, here's where AI actually helps and where it doesn't

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