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ZeroLengthCurve  
#1 Posted : Thursday, July 30, 2026 6:50:23 AM(UTC)
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"Claude AI Builds a FULLY Parametric Part in FreeCAD (Resizes to Any Size)"

https://youtube.com/watch?v=33H-3WURC80&


Make Form

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I wish SharkCAD had this (see first 20 or so seconds), but totally offline, and without voice.

A wireable spreadsheet seems like a no-brainer (especially if it is not branded to a particular spreadsheet company).

Sliders mapped or wired to dimension driver values would be super nice in SharkCAD to remove some tedium in hunting around layers or dimensions.

The SharkCAD array tools are almost there. Polar, grid, circular.

Then, add:

— offset by diagonal;

— offset from outer edges;

— distribute about surface area (flat, tubular, and spherical for starters);

— distribute within volume; through-all; on a side; alternate (verb) about sides; etc.

ALBOY9611  
#2 Posted : Wednesday, August 12, 2026 4:05:18 PM(UTC)
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While AI has it's usefullness, I would personally like to just have an API for users to build their own programs/macros within Sharkcad. I use Creo and Autodesk Inventor in my day job, and the ability to build custom programs and drive parts/assemblies has become a necessity in my world. These days I work with conveyor systems, and when you're building thousands of variations of similar equipment it becomes tedious to have to copy/modify parts and assemblies.

Inside of Inventor or Creo I can create a single template assembly of an auger or belt conveyor section, and build a user form to drive all aspects of the assembly. Length, bearing/roller locations, accessories (such as discharge doors or sensors), all of it can be turned on or turned off with a handful of user inputs. You can then let the system do the math to determine number of holes/hole spacing, drive hardware patterns automatically, or change anything else you may need.

Granted I know Inventor and Creo are much more expensive, but with similar capabilities being available inside of other programs (Alibre or even FreeCAD if you know what you're doing), this is something I personally would rather have over the AI integration.
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