NativeCAD ships generative CAD over MCP with 177 tools, 94% of plain-English part requests pass
burhop · x · 2026-10-16
The post surfaces NativeCAD (featureboard.ai) v0.20.0: a generative CAD service built for AI agents, exposing 177 MCP tools callable from Claude Desktop, Cursor, or your own agent. It returns exact B-rep solids, real feature trees, mated assemblies, and manufacturing checks — STEP files a shop can cut.
- 94.1% of 85 plain-English part requests pass; 36 interactive browser demos
- Showcases: a 359-part V12 engine, a printed precooler with 267 coolant tubes (10.3 kW), a GE bracket optimized 84.3% lighter
- Zero runtime dependencies, no license servers; free evaluation, free keys for education and makers
The poster jokes that email integration they requested still isn't implemented despite the tool doing everything else.
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