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Login with my Xometry account Which AI tools are helping your engineering work?
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Hi, we’ve started exploring how AI fits into everyday engineering workflows and want to hear what’s working for others. Are there any AI tools or plugins you’re using (or experimenting with) for design, modeling or CAD automation? What’s actually useful for you?
As part of this exploration, we’ve put together a few pieces looking at how AI is being applied in engineering today:
- Automating Macro Creation with AI – Interview with Mecagent’s CEO — on integrating AI directly into CAD to automate repetitive tasks:
Automating Macro Creation with AI – Interview with Mecagent’s CEO
- We Tested 7 Text-to-CAD Tools – Are They Actually Useful for Engineers? — test of current AI-driven CAD generators and how well they handle practical mechanical design prompts.
We Tested 7 Text-to-CAD Tools – Are They Actually Useful for Engineers?
What tools or approaches are you finding most useful in your own workflow?
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