EXP-005 · beta
cadSpec
The drawing is not drawn. It is declared.
cadSpec treats a CAD drawing like source code: geometry declared in TOML, previewed live in the browser, compiled to a bit-identical DXF every time. git diff works on drawings now.
Install
curl -fsSL https://get.univerlab.org/cadspec | sh irm https://get.univerlab.org/cadspec.ps1 | iex For the architect in the house.
My wife is an architect. Mid-specialization, she went looking for what I had — an AI that could actually help her draw — and found nothing. The vibe-coding equivalent for CAD simply didn’t exist: no AI-assisted drawing that behaved like real engineering. The whole internet is drunk on image generation, but images lie, and the real work lives in the drawings. cadSpec is the counter-bet: declarative, deterministic, AI-assisted CAD where the drawing is source code you can diff.
[[line]]
id = "ln-001"
from = [0.0, 0.0]
to = [8.50, 0.0]
weight = 0.50
[[dim]]
id = "dm-001"
from = [0, 0]
to = [8.50, 0]
offset = 0.5- N1Live preview server: edit a
.cffile, the browser updates on save. Errors overlay instead of crashing. - N2Built for AI agents:
cadspec schemateaches the language in one command; previews ship per-entity bounding boxes so agents can see the drawing. - N3Deterministic DXF out, legacy DXF in — existing drawings migrate into the declarative workflow.
FAQ
- What is cadSpec for?
- cadSpec is CAD as code for architects who need AI to help them draw. Declare geometry in TOML files, preview live in the browser, compile to bit-identical DXF. `git diff` works on drawings because the source is text.
- Can AI agents read and generate CAD drawings with cadSpec?
- Yes. cadSpec's TOML format is plain text that any LLM can read. Run `cadspec schema` to teach the language; previews include bounding boxes so agents can see the drawing.