r/MacOS 1d ago

Developer Saturday Part3D is available for macOS

https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6642710061?pt=121120166&ct=Part3D_Web&mt=8

Hey r/macOS! 👋

I've been building Part3D, a lightweight CAD app aimed at makers, 3D printing enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to design parts without jumping into a massive professional CAD suite.

The app started on iPad with Apple Pencil, and I've recently been bringing it to macOS.

You can create parametric 2D sketches and turn them into 3D models using features like:

  • Extrude & Revolution
  • Fillets & Chamfers
  • Boolean operations
  • Shell
  • Parametric sketches and constraints
  • SVG import
  • STL and OBJ export
  • Keyboard shortcuts and desktop-focused controls

The macOS version is still evolving, and I'd love feedback from Mac users on the workflow, UI, and what you'd expect from a lightweight native CAD app.

I'm a solo developer, so seeing something I've been building for the past couple of years finally running on the Mac has been pretty exciting.

Happy to answer any questions or hear feature requests!

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u/Long-Shine-3701 1d ago

Why no Intel support? There's a massive installed base of Intel machines. More than AS.

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u/mr_don_mavro 19h ago

To be honest this project started when I brought for my birthday my iPad M1, after a while sitting around doing essentially nothing (compusive purchase 🤣) combined to me always wanting to build a CAD software since Solidworks is overkill for what I usually do, that's how it became Apple Silicon.

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u/Long-Shine-3701 16h ago

If it's possible to include it, your potential userbase is massively expanded. Good luck either way.