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RapidCAM.app is a parametric 2.5D CAD/CAM for CNC and laser with support for rotary axis. RapidCAM.app runs in the browser or as desktop apps. There is no login required. The app is free to use. Privacy is respected. rcamhub.com is the sharing site for .rcam files.
Within the App, you can define your project and then use the built in prompt generator. This creates a prompt with all the details AI could need. Once the AI replies with the file, you can paste it back into the app which will then verify the file for you.
Desktop versions of the app have MCP server built in so AI can control the app directly if that is a route you prefer.
I started RapidCAM for my own use as I found that the CNC was sitting idle simply because firing up a full CAD/CAM package took too long. The idea with RapidCAM is that you can quickly sketch out your job from as simple as you need to as advanced as you want going from unconstrained to full parametric/constrained as required.
The file format is open source, designed for LLMs and for source control. The app has a visual diff system built in.
I designed RapidCAM for me as none of the available options really met my needs. Happy to see that other people are now using it.
Canada tried this years ago and it has barely made a dent. What we really need is a secure telephone system but our regulators refuse to consider doing so
This is a passion project that I want for my own use but am happy if other's find it useful and very open to feedback and collaboration.
The file system is open and very well defined so that AI can write files. There is an AI Assistant dialog that helps you to write prompts and then takes the AI file and runs the file through a solver and checks.
App is open source: GitHub: https://github.com/jennib/rapidcam
Currently no login or signup needed.
Contributions, suggestions, testers are all welcome.
- gcode sender and generator https://mycnc.app
- CNC simulator https://sim.mycnc.app
- Cabinet design with door/drawer designer https://cabinet.mycnc.app
My thinking was that the money I saved doing the cabinets myself would be enough to pay for the Sienci Labs Longmill that I bought for the project.
Making cabinets is not that hard but the industry charges insane amounts of money for it. Since I have to make cabinets for two kitchens I invested in a Sienci Labs CNC so when the cabinets are done I'll have saved money and gotten a CNC out of it which I can then sell or use for other things.