Text to CAD vs traditional CAD
Use Cad Bot when you need one catalog part, with the sizes you typed, as STEP / STL / a shop drawing — without opening a desktop CAD seat. Use traditional CAD when the job is an assembly, a freeform body, or anything Cad Bot lists as refused.
| Job | Cad Bot | Fusion / SolidWorks / FreeCAD |
|---|---|---|
| Named shop part from a sentence | Yes — compiler catalog | You sketch it yourself |
| Stated dimensions | Exact in the solid | Exact if you model them |
| Parametric history | Sliders on this part; no feature tree | Full history |
| Assemblies | Refused | Yes |
| Helical / bevel / worm gears | Refused | Yes, if you model them |
| ISO A4 drawing with the solid | DXF and DWG included | You set up the drawing |
Start here, then export
A typical path: describe the part on text to CAD, download STEP, finish holes, patterns, or mates in the CAD tool you already pay for. Cad Bot is not a Fusion replacement. It is a compiler that skips the blank document when the part is in scope.
When you must stay in CAD
Multi-body assemblies, sheet-metal unfolding with a K-factor you own, FEA, CAM toolpaths, and any name on the refused list in the parts catalog. Those need a human in a CAD seat. Cad Bot will say no rather than emit a lookalike mesh.