Build hardware by describing it

CADbuildr turns your words into parametric CAD — parts, assemblies and drawings as code, versioned like software.

Design a knight chess piece with a horse-head profileBuild a NEMA17 motor mount bracket using stdlib fastenersCreate a dovetail joint for two 18mm oak boards

Featured projects

Open-source hardware designed with CADbuildr — open one and keep building.

Chess Set preview

Chess Set

A complete chess set designed in code — every piece a parametric part, the board an assembly.

Standard Library preview

Standard Library

Library
pip install cadbuildr-stdlib

Fasteners, bearings, gears, extrusions — the parts catalog every CADbuildr project builds on.

Woodworking Joints

Library
pip install cadbuildr-woodworking

Precise joinery in code: dovetails, mortise-and-tenon, box joints — with printable test fits.

Starter Template preview

Starter Template

Template

The blank canvas: a minimal CADbuildr project ready for your first part.