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Cartesian – AI 3D Modeling for Design

https://www.formas.ai/cartesian
24•eustoria•58m ago

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leetrout•33m ago
Is the site owners are here: that background and scroll effect is terrible.
jonwinstanley•32m ago
Came to the comments to say something similar.
dofm•24m ago
Indeed — I try to stay away from website design critique here and it's against a rule, but that dot field makes it actually impossible for me to read, especially given the low text contrast and small fonts on the body text.
mcluck•21m ago
I usually kind of roll my eyes when people complain about visual effects on a website but I wholeheartedly agree. It makes it very difficult to read
virtualritz•24m ago
"Architecture and product design" but no STEP/IGES/BRep output, just triangles?
dofm•22m ago
Actually this appears to output 3DM, which is the CAD format Rhinoceros 3D uses, and is based on openNURBs. The typically tiny Claude (?) text (such as I can read it) makes it clear it's not just a mesh format, mentions faces and edges.

On that basis it is a step up from the usual AI CAD silliness.

throwitaway222•18m ago
I've been using Astra to just create things in Blender. It's great.

Kill the scroll jacking. It's a sign you're on Windows.

s-macke•13m ago
Exactly. I just give Astra an image such as furniture, and it creates an 3D reproduction in Blender. You don’t even need computer use. Codex and Blender’s scripting engine is enough.
atonse•12m ago
I'm so excited about this sort of stuff. ForgeCAD [1] for me was the first mind-blowing application of this a few months ago, where I'm able to just have claude (or codex) write JS that creates 3D Models that I can then print in my 3D printer.

- Built a ring for my compost bin that can properly hold down the plastic bag. This was originally a multi week project because I was also learning Fusion 360 in small 2 hour chunks over many weekends, then with ForgeCAD I had a good prototype in 60 mins with multiple iterations.

- I also built a cover for my overheating Logitech Circle doorbell, snapped a photo, gave it to claude, and claude found all the dimensions on Logitech's website, and then we iterated with 3-4 prints until we had it just right.

This is a whole new set of workflows that are unleashed with agents, even for hobbyists.

1: https://forgecad.io

dreamerworkz•7m ago
I love the web design though! Formas.ai has been doing great work in the visualization space, and it’s great watching them tackle 3D via the very apt name Cartesian. Defo support what they are doing. Maybe I can finally sleep better too!
IChooseY0u•3m ago
Looking at a bunch of these: I don't think they are even manufacturable. This is something you would use in a video game.
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