Launch HN: Adam (YC W25) – Open-Source AI CAD
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Launch HN: Adam (YC W25) – Open-Source AI CAD.
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We've built the company on two fundamental beliefs:- AI will be the primary medium for creating mechanical designs just like it is in software today.- The best paradigm for CAD generation is to generate CAD as code (text -> code -> CAD).We're building CADAM, an open source Text to CAD platform.
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Think of it like AI TinkerCAD.Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iESOr7EGWqk Try it: https://adam.new/cadam/What it does:- Generates parametric 3D models from natural language, with support for both text prompts and image references.- Outputs OpenSCAD code with automatically extracted parameters that surface as interactive sliders for instant dimension tweaking- Exports as .STL or .SCAD (plus OBJ, GLB/GLTF, FBX, and DXF)Under the hood:- One agentic endpoint with two modes that swap system prompts...
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