SolidCraft

Judgement

What it is

Complete system

What it does

A parametric 3D CAD app in Rust with sketches, constraints and a feature timeline, running on desktop or in the browser, with an MCP server for AI modelling.

Adopt it when

You want to try a new open parametric CAD tool for hobby parts.

Watch out

Created four weeks ago; its geometry kernel and STEP handling are unproven.

Ready for

Experimental

Runs as

Desktop app and cloud service

Built with

Rust, egui, WGSL and Python

How established

New: started under a month ago, latest release v0.30.1.

What the license allows

You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Compare SolidCraft

Built from

Follow it down: SolidCraft → Rust → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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