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Re:Cartesian – AI 3D Modeling for Design by virtualritz on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @12:00PM (#49714567)
"Architecture and product design" but no STEP/IGES/BRep output, just triangles?
Re:Cartesian – AI 3D Modeling for Design by dofm on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @12:03PM (#49714613)
Actually this appears to output 3DM, which is the CAD format Rhinoceros 3D uses, and is based on openNURBs. The typically tiny Claude (?) text (such as I can read it) makes it clear it's not just a mesh format, mentions faces and edges.

On that basis it is a step up from the usual AI CAD silliness.

Re:Cartesian – AI 3D Modeling for Design by fsloth on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @03:15PM (#49717424)
"no STEP/IGES/BRep output"

SketchUp does not really have that either if you are expecting something else than triangles. Since sketchup has polygons you could argue they are brep but even then only accidentally.

Architecture works with a bit different ruleset than mechanical cad.