This free AI assistant for Fusion, with a SolidWorks version on the way, claims to slash the number of clicks in designing a part by 75%. Will it actually deliver on those big productivity promises?
The future of AI-generated models may ultimately be judged not by how impressive they look on screen, but by how consistently they succeed on the build plate.
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Autodesk's new AI-powered Neural CAD could change 3D design by moving beyond traditional parametric systems to create models from simple prompts.
We recently reported on Tinkercad’s update adding object grouping, but there’s more. Changes to grouping extends to exports, too, letting you configure multiple-component assemblies, set up for color-printing, and object-based modifiers.
New AI tool from the Carveco CAM software team crafts machinable 3D reliefs from images or prompts, no experience necessary.
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Blender now deepens its toolset for dedicated 3D modelers, aiming to make routine tasks faster and complex operations more reliable.
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