Where AI mesh generators output a finished triangle mesh, OwlCAD generates a real parametric feature tree that exports as an editable STEP solid.
Text-to-mesh generators produce a finished triangle mesh (GLB/OBJ) — good for visual props, but there are no dimensions left to edit. OwlCAD Text-to-CAD generates a real parametric feature history (every step and dimension stays editable) instead: editable sketch dimensions, hole diameters, and combine-and-cut operations (booleans) you can re-dimension like traditional CAD. OwlCAD offers both modes, so you can pick per job.
Generate true CAD solids with editable dimensions, a live feature tree, and B-rep STEP export.
Instead of a locked mesh shell, OwlCAD generates an editable parametric model with live numerical parameters. Change a hole radius or plate thickness at any time.
Parametric models export as true analytic STEP geometry for SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Onshape, or FreeCAD — exact cylinders and planes, not a triangle shell: true curved surfaces other CAD tools can edit.
Combine generated models with basic shapes (primitives), add variable edge fillets, extrude custom sketch cutouts, and verify 3D print readiness.
OwlCAD runs a hosted MCP server, the standard that lets AI apps such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor use outside tools, so your agent can build a part on your account: a real parametric model where every step and dimension stays editable, checked by the CAD kernel and by a render of its own work, handed back as a print-ready file plus a project you can open and edit. Part of Pro, and it spends no AI credits.
Describe a part in plain English, inspect its parametric feature tree, and export print-ready STL or 3MF for Bambu Studio, PrusaSlicer, Cura or OrcaSlicer, or STEP.
Models from the parametric AI generator are built from analytic solids, so they export as true B-rep STEP (true curved surfaces other CAD tools can edit) with exact cylinders and planes for mechanical CAD. Sculpted meshes (image-to-3D and mesh models) export as a faceted STEP solid instead — valid and openable, but without analytic surfaces to edit.
Yes. Every generated model opens in OwlCAD’s full editor where you can tweak parameters, add edge fillets, sketch new cutouts, or refine features using standard CAD tools.
Free accounts include manual modeling, sketching, combining and cutting (booleans), and file export. AI generation is included with OwlCAD Pro, which provides a monthly allotment of generation credits — or you can connect your own provider API key and generate without spending credits.