[jareklupinski]

98% of the total time it takes me to design something, usually involves deleting entire designs because they get a point where something is unfeasible, invalid geometry, or against all manufacturers' guidelines (will this shape work with a draft angle? etc.)

this is usually before i start adding intricacies such as shells, fillets, and other features, which do take a lot of effort, but making those by hand is more of the 'art' side of the process anyway

anything that gets me through the first 98% is welcome :)

[JofArnold]

> usually involves deleting entire designs

Yes, for me that's usually around the point I've got a huge and complex assembly with all the motion wired up. Right-click -> Duplicate -> Rename "MyProject V2".

I would save a huge amount of time also this way.

[throwgfgfd25]

> anything that gets me through the first 98% is welcome :)

Only if the result of the LLM is a good, well-architected parametric CAD model you can adjust, right?

[jareklupinski]

that seems like a little much to expect from an LLM; the average CAD file in my experience has not been not well-architected :)

as long as the output is something my manufacturer can understand (downloadable mesh: STL/STEP/etc (they dont take links)), the tool did its job for me

i would probably start the final model from scratch no matter what the output was, so i can match my chosen manufacturer's tolerances/design rules/optimizations, and to give breathing room for my quirks/workflow (i like to design subtractively, some people design additively)