PixyCAD
Fast & precise 3D CAD built natively for iPad and Mac
143 followers
Fast & precise 3D CAD built natively for iPad and Mac
143 followers
PixyCAD is a native 3D CAD app for Mac and iPad, built for makers, designers and 3D-printing enthusiasts who want professional solid modelling without traditional CAD complexity. It combines an approachable modelling workflow with a professional geometry foundation powered by Parasolid. We are launching on Product Hunt to get feedback from people who care about CAD, 3D printing and better creative tools on Apple platforms.
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@pixycad Since your focus is rapid iteration, what product metrics tell you a user reached their "first successful model" faster than they would in existing CAD tools?
@pixycad What's your experience with 3d printing, and are you gonna add parametric modeling?
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@raffyyo
We are focused on direct modelling please have a look at this two blog posts
https://pixycad.com/blog/direct-modeling-editing-features-pixycad/
https://pixycad.com/blog/parametric-vs-direct-modeling-3d-printing/
@pixycad Congrats on the launch! 🎉 Small typo I noticed on your App Store listing 'PixyCAD is 3D CAD 3D printing enthusiasts' is probably missing a 'for.'
Also noticed one more small thing - your blog post "No Subscription: One-Time Purchase, Yours Forever" reads like subscriptions were removed, but the pricing page still has a "Maker Subscription" option alongside "Maker Lifetime." Might be worth adjusting the post title or clarifying.
Great app though, love the direct-modeling approach!
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@nikita_upadhayay Thank for the hints ... we will fix both.
It would be great to add AI that lets you describe what you want in plain language and then generates a 3D model that's ready for printing. Is something like that on your roadmap? I know there are already AI tools for 3D generation, but not specifically for 3D printing.
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@natalia_iankovych
In a future definitely yes.
Parasolid as the geometry kernel is a serious foundation for a native iPad/Mac app — that's the layer most 'CAD on tablet' tools skip. Since it's native rather than cloud, does the full modelling stack run fully offline, and do project files stay as local documents I own instead of being tied to an account? And on export: is the STEP/Parasolid output a true B-rep solid, or a tessellated mesh wrapped in a STEP container?
Looks cool,
Downloaded it, started drawing and couldn't use the transform tools to move my drawing paths.... why... Besides that, functionality is straightforward but segmented. When I close a surface I cant directly extrude it, I have to go to the 3d menu to be allowed that, why? So these choices towards rigid steps are typical cad but meaningless for casual users. I don't get it, why again? Many functions need the user to go to a dropdown menu to select them. No intuitive UX ideas, only a spare environment. Not sure who this is for since it's not intuitive neither complex.
The Parasolid backbone is a smart move, gives it real weight without feeling heavy. Curious how the iPad workflow holds up for actual part design.
Native Parasolid on iPad is genuinely exciting, congrats on the launch. One thing that would help me a lot is a built-in STEP/IGES repair and healing pass on import, since meshes coming from scans or other tools often need cleanup before they can be paramedited. Even a simple auto-heal with a report would save me hopping into a separate tool. Looking forward to trying it.
parasolid on iPad is a bold choice, that kernel is usually reserved for desktop-class workstation tools. how does it hold up on larger assemblies, is there a part-count or complexity ceiling where the iPad hardware starts to struggle compared to running the same model on a Mac