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CADAM

A Text to CAD Web Application

What it does:

Generates parametric 3D models from natural language descriptions, with support for both text prompts and image references

Outputs OpenSCAD code with automatically extracted parameters that surface as interactive sliders for instant dimension tweaking

Separate agents for conversation and code generation; simple parameter tweaks bypass AI entirely using deterministic regex-based updates

Exports as .STL or .SCAD

Runs fully in-browser by compiling OpenSCAD to WebAssembly and integrating Three.js with React Three Fiber for 3D rendering

Supports BOSL, BOSL2, and MCAD libraries and custom font support (Geist) for text in models

Prerequisites

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