GPT-6 Astra drives Onshape CAD in real time to build a robot from voice commands
dreamwieber · x · 2026-09-06
A cited demo shows GPT-6-Astra taking over Onshape CAD: the model designs a robot around the user's chosen sensors, and the user simply dictates changes while Codex, via a self-built connector, edits the CAD model in real time from the backend. Poster dreamwieber says this week 'kinda feels like a takeoff event'—this model unlocking 3D work feels different.
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