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Vcad: Free BRep CAD in the Browser

43 pointsby ectoyesterday at 4:46 PM26 commentsview on HN

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jevndevyesterday at 7:54 PM

Neat example of the strengths and weaknesses of vibe coding… But if anyone here is looking for a solid browser-based parametric CAD solution, [onshape](https://www.onshape.com) is the best there is. It’s missing a few tools that more complex alternatives have but if all you need is something easy to learn so you can make things to 3d print it’s a good choice

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fainpulyesterday at 7:04 PM

Vibe coded? Nothing works.

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phcreeryyesterday at 7:33 PM

Why is right/middle click both orbit and pan? Why is scroll wheel vertical orbit? This feels like it was vibecoded using a macbook touchpad

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witherkyesterday at 6:42 PM

Nice UI. Pretty cool to see a CAD program in the browser, without even an annoying login to try screen. On the other hands it seems to be pretty choppy and I was visual artifacts about 5 seconds into the tutorial. I got the same artifacts in Zen and Chrome.

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ikeough1yesterday at 7:13 PM

And now you know why CAD is hard.

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RobotToasteryesterday at 6:49 PM

This seems to have the same weakness as OpenSCAD, no relative positioning.

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