Why would I want to run this in the browser vs locally?
fragmede•33m ago
Because then it doesn't matter what you're running locally, as long as you've got a supported browser (Chrome, I'm guessing). It means it doesn't have to make a difference if you have a Window 10 desktop or a MacBook Air or a Chromebook. Go to the web page and look at this CAD.
cui•27m ago
This. The browser as a universal platform.
gkhartman•33m ago
Probably nice to have for those with low income that only have a Chromebook.
s1mon•21m ago
Onshape is free in the browser as long as you are not doing commercial work. It’s a professional system from the founders of Solidworks that competes with all the top CAD tools.
throwup238•3m ago
> It’s a professional system from the founders of Solidworks that competes with all the top CAD tools.
Because it's built on Parasolid, the same geometric kernel as everyone else. With ACIS pretty much out the door, almost all the professional CAD packages are just window dressing on the same CG implementation.
dd8601fn•17m ago
Sounds cool. Doesn't work.
cui•15m ago
Seems it's only supporting Chrome at the moment.
ebspelman•4m ago
The launch graphic says "Ported end-to-end by Fable, an AI agent" and it definitely feels that way. Buggy, glitchy, needs some love and human eyes before it's really usable.
NavinF•2m ago
FreeCAD on desktop is much the same in my experience. If LLMs were mainstream a few years ago I would have assumed the UI was 100% generated with zero human input besides the prompt.
techbro92•37m ago
fragmede•33m ago
cui•27m ago
gkhartman•33m ago