Testing VibeCAD on a two-part mold: hand-designed backup ready if AI fails
IanPritchard · x · 2026-09-07
Ian Pritchard is testing whether VibeCAD, an AI-assisted CAD tool, can handle generating a two-part mold for a soft electromagnetic pump — a structure he notes could also be done as two one-part molds. He kept a hand-designed version on standby in case the AI-generated mold fails, making this a practical stress test of vibe coding tools on real hardware manufacturing.
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