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Vcad: Free BRep CAD in the Browser

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

2 hours agojevndev

Onshape is indeed fantastic for hobbyists and professionals alike.

Their licensing model is reminiscent of early Github days in that you can use all available modeling features free of charge, but must pay for a private repo. Otherwise, all user generated content is publicly available.

2 hours agoseemaze

> Their licensing model is reminiscent of early Github days

The licensing cost has a few more digits than GitHub ever did.

And you are locked in.

an hour agojopsen

Vibe coded? Nothing works.

3 hours agofainpul

Yes, vibe coded. The author has posted several other articles about this whole vibe coding project, like this one: https://campedersen.com/brep-kernel

2 hours agolambda

Man, I really tried but I can't even get through the article because it sounds so AI written. I feel like I'm scrolling on LinkedIn...

3 minutes agoeig

This guy is a machine! Like Terminator vs. HN and Autodesk :)

an hour agofainpul

That website has literally caused my window manager (sway/wlroots/wayland) to bug out and consume 90% of a core.

41 minutes agodelusional

> That website has literally caused my window manager (sway/wlroots/wayland) to bug out and consume 90% of a core.

That is incredibly concerning, but not for the website...

22 minutes agoperching_aix
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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

2 hours agophcreery

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.

3 hours agowitherk
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And now you know why CAD is hard.

2 hours agoikeough1

That it is. I’ve been doing one for a sideproject for years. And I worked in CAD professionally for over a decade.

Vibecoding expedites the easy parts fantastically.

But the hard parts are hard. Really, damn hard.

2 hours agofsloth

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