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 "generated": "2026-10-19",
 "id": "tangency-labs-solidcraft--try-parametric-cad-in-the-browser",
 "repo": "tangency-labs/solidcraft",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/tangency-labs/solidcraft",
 "repo_slug": "tangency-labs-solidcraft",
 "title": "Try parametric 3D CAD in your browser, no install",
 "page_title": "How to try parametric 3D CAD in your browser, no install with solidcraft",
 "summary": "Open the web app, sketch a shape, extrude it and change a dimension to see the model rebuild.",
 "who": "Curious beginner who heard about free CAD and does not want to install anything",
 "problem": "Trying a CAD program usually means a large install and an unfamiliar interface.",
 "outcome": "You sketch, extrude and resize a simple solid in a browser tab within minutes.",
 "steps": [
  "Open the browser app linked from the README.",
  "Start a new design and draw a sketch on a plane.",
  "Extrude the sketch into a solid.",
  "Edit a dimension in Parameters and watch the solid rebuild."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "I want to learn the basics of SolidCraft in the browser. Give me a 5-step exercise to sketch, dimension and extrude a small box with a hole, using only features listed in its README.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The browser build runs the same commands as desktop, but very large designs may feel slower in a tab than in the desktop app.",
 "category": "Personal Productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal Productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "Windows, macOS or Linux desktop, or just a modern web browser (no install needed)",
  "Rust toolchain only if building from source",
  "An MCP-capable agent such as Claude Code only for the agent-driven uses",
  "No paid keys or accounts"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.504,
 "evidence": [],
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