ZooDev is a platform for generating and editing CAD models using text prompts. It’s designed to speed up mechanical design work and reduce time spent on repetitive modeling tasks.
Key features
- Text-to-CAD: generate a CAD file from a written description, then import it into your preferred CAD software.
- Modeling app: combines direct (point-and-click) and code-based editing; currently in public alpha.
- Diff Viewer: compare different versions of CAD models to track changes.
KCL: the modeling language
ZooDev uses KittyCAD Language (KCL), its own programming language for describing and generating CAD models. This approach helps produce precise, editable models that can be imported into various CAD tools.
Access and pricing
- Web interface: available via the official website.
- API: integrate Text-to-CAD into your own applications.
- Desktop app: downloadable for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Text-to-CAD: free to use.
- API: includes 40 free minutes per month, then $0.50 per minute.
ZooDev is still evolving, with limitations around model complexity and how closely outputs match real-world objects.
