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SindriCAD

open-source parametric CAD for Linux, Windows and macOS

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HN · launched Aug 4, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 87%) · 4 views

Niche: computer-aided design software · 169 launches, 12 in the last 7 days ▼ -57% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Manufacturing
  • Dev tools
  • Prosumer
  • Not AI
  • Hobby / open-source project

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Could you build this?

No Parametric CAD software requires deep mathematical foundations in geometric constraint solving, boundary representation (B-Rep), and 3D rendering pipelines.

What it would actually take: A parametric CAD tool requires C++ or Rust with OpenGL/Vulkan/WebGPU, integrated with a boundary representation geometric modeling kernel (such as Open CASCADE or a custom kernel) and a robust 2D/3D geometric constraint solver. The hard parts are topological naming problem resolution, robust floating-point geometric intersections, and maintaining feature history DAGs without model corruption.

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Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 3121 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #2695 of 3122 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 279 days after the earliest competitor.

  • SolidCraft · hn · 2026-10-13 · 142 upvotes · similarity 0.81
  • Nasscad · hn · 2026-10-28 · 26 upvotes · similarity 0.75
  • Atta · github · 2026-11-03 · 26 upvotes · similarity 0.73
  • Popkern · hn · 2026-10-28 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.71
  • cadcraft · github · 2026-10-07 · 2379 upvotes · similarity 0.70
  • CADara · hn · 2026-05-08 · 37 upvotes · similarity 0.69
  • mnft · github · 2026-10-12 · 19 upvotes · similarity 0.69
  • keel · github · 2026-10-12 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.67

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