Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to VedaCAD
CAD Management is solved.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Hey HN. Over the last half a year I have been working on a 3D CAD programming language called DSLCAD. Today I am here to show my first release! It is heavily inspired by OpenSCAD which got me hooked on the idea of a CAD programming language and what it can do. Please let me know what you think. Ill be in the thread to answer any questions you may have.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I'm Zach from Adam (https://adam.new/). We’re building an AI co-pilot for mechanical CAD software. As part of our broader research, we built a browser-based Text-to-CAD app (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44182206) and are now open sourcing it. This is a React SPA with a Supabase backend. 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…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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agentcad▲110A CAD design tool for coding agents (free + open source)
Jun 2026 · agentcad.dev · its alternatives →
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The library to build browser based 3D models with code.
2023 · replicad.xyz · its alternatives →
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Codex Plugins▲202Package Codex skills and app integrations as plugins
Mar 2026 · learn.chatgpt.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN users, This is a CAD by code project I have been working on on my free time for more than year now. I built it with 3 goals in mind: - It should be familiar to CAD designers who have used other programs. Same workflow, same terminology. - Reduce the mental effort required to create models as much as possible. This is achieved by: - Provide live rendering and visual guidance as you type. - Allow the user to reference existing edges/faces on the scene instead of having to calculate everything. - Provide interactive mouse helpers for features that are hard to write by code: Only 3…
Apr 2026 · fluidcad.io · its alternatives →
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Buildkite▲74Great continuous integration for software development teams
2015 · buildkite.com · its alternatives →
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MakerOS▲96If Autodesk, Salesforce, Trello, and Shopify had a baby
2021 · michaelmoceri.com · its alternatives →
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GrabCAD▲99Helping mechanical engineers build great products faster
2014 · grabcad.com · its alternatives →
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Devsession▲88Concurrent coding from your own IDE or terminal of choice
2022 · devsession.is · its alternatives →
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Dmitri Saveliev of ServiceWhale
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
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I'd like to share a new workbench I've been working on called DiffCAD. Coming from a software engineering background, not having the ability to properly diff my CAD model changes was driving me crazy. This project scratches my own itch, and maybe someone elses', too! I'm open to feedback, ideas, and contributions. Cheers!
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Strategies and reflections on software engineering
2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
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DHH talks software, evolving Basecamp, and "unicorns"
2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
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Hi everyone started this project a year ago to generate the CAD for a Jet Engine Axial Compressor. I am now open sourcing this tool that can take in a JSON file with specs and generate the CAD assembly. Still has a lot of work to improve designs but there isn't anything the Open Source community can't accomplish!
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Contribute to itta611/ChokokuCAD development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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