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Text-to-CAD: parametric source, geometry evidence and responsible handoff Nine source-backed chapters on cadgen models, local setup, freshness, lazy imports, export choices and manufacturing boundaries.
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Trace model calls, derived outputs and viewer state, including pull-based assembly updates and inputs the freshness contract does not observe.
Text-to-CAD architecture: source freshness and document compilation answer different questions Text-to-CAD earthtojake/text-to-cad
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01 2026-09-14 · 3 min read · Search intent: Learning
Trace model calls, derived outputs and viewer state, including pull-based assembly updates and inputs the freshness contract does not observe.
Text-to-CAD architecture: source freshness and document compilation answer different questions Text-to-CAD earthtojake/text-to-cad
→ 02 2026-09-14 · 3 min read · Search intent: Learning
Distinguish editable model intent, exact CAD inspection, mesh delivery and drawing workflows without assuming every export retains every capability.
Choose STEP, STL, 3MF, GLB or a drawing by the downstream task Text-to-CAD earthtojake/text-to-cad
→ 03 2026-09-14 · 3 min read · Search intent: Learning
Separate skill installation, cadgen dependencies and browser rendering, and understand the viewer’s directory-bound links.
Set up Text-to-CAD locally: match the skill pin and launch the right model workspace Text-to-CAD earthtojake/text-to-cad
→ 04 2026-09-14 · 3 min read · Search intent: Learning
Read a small cadgen model, understand when it builds and verify the resulting document without confusing import, generation and snapshotting.
Text-to-CAD quickstart: a parameterized sample block with an honest validation plan Text-to-CAD earthtojake/text-to-cad
→ 05 2026-09-14 · 3 min read · Search intent: Learning
Design a local evidence table linking source revision, document bytes, measurements and snapshots before considering interactive geometry or machine integration.
Build a CAD review notebook that exposes unknowns instead of inventing readiness Text-to-CAD earthtojake/text-to-cad
→ 06 2026-09-14 · 3 min read · Search intent: Learning
Understand the agent-skill library and cadgen runtime, including why a rendered object is not proof of correct dimensions or print readiness.
Text-to-CAD explained: source models, inspectable geometry and a separate manufacturing decision Text-to-CAD earthtojake/text-to-cad
→ 07 2026-09-14 · 3 min read · Search intent: Learning
Understand why build reuse, parent updates, browser startup and mesh density must be measured as different workloads.
Text-to-CAD performance: measure cold, current, edited and exported work separately Text-to-CAD earthtojake/text-to-cad
→ 08 2026-09-14 · 3 min read · Search intent: Learning
Keep model execution, local viewing, manufacturing assessment and physical machine actions under distinct evidence and authority boundaries.
Text-to-CAD operations: geometry checks are not permission to upload or print Text-to-CAD earthtojake/text-to-cad
→ 09 2026-09-14 · 3 min read · Search intent: Learning
Inspect the public entry point and test the exact lazy proxy with a fake dependency, without claiming a CAD-kernel benchmark.
Read cadgen’s lazy build123d proxy: import timing, identity and an eager dir call Text-to-CAD earthtojake/text-to-cad
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