This skill set enables mechanical and robotics engineers to generate, edit, and inspect parametric CAD models using text-based prompts. It streamlines the transition from conceptual description to precise geometry, supporting a wide range of industry-standard formats including STEP, STL, and URDF.
Beyond modeling, the tools provide a bridge to physical production by validating gcode and managing print jobs for Bambu Lab hardware via local network handoffs.
Follow the documented setup, then try a first task.
Installs: Complete text-to-cad skill library for CAD, fabrication, robot-description, simulation, and local-review workflows; the skillPaths list below is only a supported subset prioritized for the starter tasks.
In a terminal, install the text-to-cad library with the preferred Skills CLI procedure.
npx skills add earthtojake/text-to-cad
Uses step-parts
Use the step-parts skill to search for [part name, model number, standard, or dimensions]. Return the best few matching records with their IDs, names, standards, and key attributes. Do not download a file yet; if the request is ambiguous, ask me to choose among the candidates.
Uses dfam-check
Use the dfam-check skill to assess [path/to/part.stl] for [target manufacturing process]. Use the supplied material, layer height, and machine or material datasheet when available. Measure the exact mesh, compare measured facts with cited process limits, and return a short severity-ordered report. If the process is unknown, use the documented default 45° measurement and present findings by candidate process rather than choosing one.
Uses gcode
Use the gcode skill to discover available local slicer backends and inspect [path/to/model.stl] as a first readiness check. Do not slice or execute a slicer command yet. Report the discovered backends, inspection findings, and any documented remediation needed before slicing.
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