AI CAD tools

New AI tools that generate or assist with CAD models and engineering work.

Honest take: AI CAD is good for concept models, simple parametric parts, scan-to-CAD and engineering look-ups. It is not a replacement for a trained engineer. Generated geometry, tolerances and drawings still need checking, and in a 2026 ACM survey 67% of CAD designers said AI-generated models were a good start but lacked specifics. Most tools here are paid, with free tiers or trials.

Adam

AI CAD tools

AI CAD copilot for Onshape and Fusion, plus open-source CADAM

Stars
5.3k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Status
Freemium

Zoo Design Studio

AI CAD tools

CAD-as-code modeller with a built-in Text-to-CAD AI agent

Stars
1.3k
Licence
MIT
Status
Freemium

Backflip

AI CAD tools

AI that turns 3D scans, sketches and prompts into CAD

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Paid (free trial credits)

Leo AI

AI CAD tools

AI assistant for mechanical engineers, grounded in engineering sources

Licence
Proprietary
Status
Paid (team plans)

CADAlts Weekly

New free CAD tools, AI CAD news (with the hype removed) and switching tips, once a week. Free.