AI CAD spills into CAM, FEA and 3D printing as one person does the full workflow
burhop · x · 2026-09-30
Quoting a demo in which "Steve" used AI to make the parts, build the fixtures, and run the CAM programming himself, the author notes that AI CAD capability is now overflowing into CAM, FEA and 3D printing — suggesting each stage of the mechanical engineering pipeline is being automated in turn.
More from Fun
- Gary Marcus Mocks $1.4 Trillion AI Investment: 'Totally Worth It' — GaryMarcus · 2026-09-30
- Dev Visualizes 'Bangmaid' Idea with NoSpoon Microdrama Agent, Delighting Peers — Kyrannio · 2026-09-30
- User wakes up to find AI agent autonomously ideated and built VulcanBench Decision Lab overnight — gabrielchua · 2026-09-30
- AI dev who vowed never to 'fall for the SF psy op' finally moves to San Francisco — xeophon · 2026-09-30
- Users say Codex pets turn themselves back on after every update, invoking Clippy rage — paulnovosad · 2026-09-30
- AI's sneakier threat to work isn't replacement — it's forcing everyone to become an AI manager — random_walker · 2026-09-30