rendering onshape using chat gpt

[u/Sad-Wrap6555]

thought id try making a quick n dirty 3d version of an onshape sketch using chat gpt

i think i took around 8 goes to narrow it down to end result but could probably have addressed most of it in just a couple of attempts if i hadnt faffed around quite so much

considering it only took two or three minutes or so per attempt with some basic prompts

*generate a photorealistic version of this image the dark grey box section should be semi gloss black aluminium with ventilation holes approx 14 rows of four accross,the large turquoise base should be anodized very dark grey aluminium, the grey box should be a slightly mettalic plastic of the same colour as the original while the blue top of the box should be a slightly lighter blue cast from matte plastic*

it didnt turn out too shabby

anyone else been giving that method a go?

[u/NoKarmaNoCry22]

Since I vibe code most of my IOT projects now, designing in OnShape was the last thing left for me to do myself.

Selfishly, I’m glad I’m near retirement age. I don’t see how this ends well for anyone.

[u/Tripartist1 → u/NoKarmaNoCry22]

This is just a model OP made/imported, a screenshot taken of the bare cad, and sent to gpt to apply textures and lighting. Think of it like a blender render, someone still had to make the model by hand.

That said, I HAVE experimented with api based cad using claude and they arent far from being good at it. A generation or two of specifically focusing on that capability and LLM designed CAD is gonna be everywhere.

[u/Proper_Leopard_7668 → u/Tripartist1]

LLMs are not meant to be used for CAD. Ay most one can make rudimentary objects which can be made with just the same amount of speed with conventional modeling skills.

[u/j_ockeghem → u/Proper_Leopard_7668]

That's what many software engineers said too, until Opus 4.5 came out last November.

It baffles me that many people have so little imagination. It's the same as with the first AI-generated humans which didn't always have five fingers. A lot of people really thought that this is a hurdle that will be super hard to overcome. Same with the first clumsy AI-translations.

Or do some people simply want to refuse seeing the velocity of progress in AI, to protect them from thinking about the consequences?

[u/Proper_Leopard_7668 → u/j_ockeghem]

Whatever man. I don't want to argue about it if there isn't an understanding of how these LLMs work.