Give your agent CAD superpowers. The text-to-cad plugin gives your agent local workflows for generating 3D models as STEP, GLB, STL or 3MF files. It also does design for manufacturing checks, generates engineering drawings, and connects to popular 3D printing, sheet metal and CNC fabrication services.
Runs locally: needs the ChatGPT desktop app or Codex with local execution enabled.
Install
- 1Add it in ChatGPT
Open Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar (web or desktop), search for “text-to-cad” and select +. You'll be asked to sign in to any connected service on first use. Then type @ in a chat to call it.
Skills 13
- Bambu Labs
Send prints to Bambu printers via Bambu Connect
- CAD
Generate and validate CAD artifacts.
- CAD setup
Check that CAD's viewer can start.
- DfAM Check
Measure meshes against DfAM printability rules
- DFM Review
Review a part for sheet metal, CNC machining, or injection molding.
- DXF
Generate and validate 2D DXF drawings.
- Engineering Drawing
Make a dimensioned engineering drawing of a CAD part, as a PDF.
- G-code
Slice models into G-code with OrcaSlicer
- SDF
Author and validate SDFormat robot models.
- SendCutSend
Review DXF/STEP against SendCutSend specs.
- SRDF
Author and validate MoveIt2 SRDF semantics.
- STEP Parts
Find and download STEP files from step.parts
- URDF
Author and validate URDF robot descriptions.
Things to ask
- “Design a 3D-printable phone stand for my desk.”
- “Design a 50 mm aluminum L-bracket with two M5 holes.”
- “Check my bracket for CNC machining and tell me what to change.”
Disconnect or uninstall
- 1In ChatGPT
Disconnect an account in Settings → Apps or Plugins. To remove the plugin itself, open text-to-cad in the Plugin Directory and select Uninstall plugin. Uninstalling can disconnect every account connected through it, and plugins your workspace installs may not offer the option.
- 2In Codex
Run /plugins in the Codex CLI, select the plugin and uninstall it, or press Space to turn it off.