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A robotic arm designed without knowing CAD
Claude Code wrote a script that FreeCAD rendered live; the author printed and assembled the parts.
- Profession
- Maker
- Tools
- Claude Code, FreeCAD
- Source
- hiitzroman.com ↗
- Country
- 🌐 International
- Found via
- agentusecases.ai (Alex Finn) ↗
- Report date
- no date
- Verified on
- October 25, 2026
What they did
The agent wrote a Python macro that FreeCAD refreshed live, generating each part with boolean operations. The author iterated through conversation, 3D printed the parts and assembled them. Control was handled by a script on his laptop.
How it went
The arm worked, according to the blog.
Good to know
Start with simple parts and test-print each one.
The prompt
I want to design [part/object] for 3D printing, with dimensions [list]. Walk me through the steps in [software] as a beginner, including fit tolerances and recommended print settings.
Replace what is in [brackets]. Prompt written by us from the account, not a literal copy of the source. Do not paste other people’s personal data (privacy laws such as LGPD and GDPR apply).
Summary in our own words. Results as stated in the original account; we have not tested or audited them. Read the source ↗ Case found via agentusecases.ai (Alex Finn); text and prompt rewritten by us. Found a mistake?
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