OpenAI Astra reshapes AI-CAD: a breakthrough weekend of complex 3D modeling
burhop · x · 2026-09-06
Astra's release triggered a weekend flood of AI-driven 3D work across Blender, Onshape, FreeCAD, SOLIDWORKS and Fusion — reconstructed buildings, engines, robot parts. Highlight: Sharif Shameem rebuilt San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts in Blender via reference research, intermediate renders, photo comparison and an overnight run with human steering. The demos give Astra's computer-use and multistep capabilities concrete form, with implications for engineering workflows and software vendors.
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