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solidcraft
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solidcraft
SolidCraft: an open-source parametric 3D CAD application built in pure Rust. Desktop, web, and automation through MCP.
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SolidCraft: an open-source parametric 3D CAD application built in pure Rust. Desktop, web, and automation through MCP.
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| Oct 13, 00:00 | 2026-10-13 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-13 01:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 01:00 | 2026-10-13 01:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-13 02:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 sourcesWIWillAdams·Oct 13, 2026
There are two, maybe three levels of support for 3D printing:
- exporting an STL so that a Slicer may be used to prepare the file for 3D printing --- https://github.com/bherbruck/solidcraft notes "Export to STEP...3MF...STL and OBJ
so that basic support is there, but the further levels of:
- slicing a 3D model
- sending a model/managing a 3D printer/farm
do not seem to be --- given that there are quite robust solutions for those, I feel that the Unix philosophy of chaining small tools makes sense here.
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