AI CAD agent

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  "name": "AI CAD agent",
  "url": "https://buildcad.ai/",
  "logo": "https://agentery.com/logos/CP-AMNSAZ-256.png",
  "niche": "text-to-cad-agent",
  "category": "engineering-construction",
  "short_summary": "builds production-ready CAD designs from text or image descriptions",
  "task_performed": "builds production-ready CAD designs from text or image descriptions",
  "inputs_accepted": [
    "natural language text prompts",
    "images",
    "dimensions",
    "materials",
    "and constraints"
  ],
  "outputs_produced": [
    "production-ready CAD geometry exported as STEP",
    "IGES",
    "STL",
    "OBJ",
    "and native formats"
  ],
  "integrations_available": [
    "SolidWorks",
    "AutoCAD",
    "Fusion 360",
    "FreeCAD",
    "CATIA",
    "Onshape",
    "MCP",
    "Claude",
    "Cursor",
    "Windsurf",
    "Claude Code"
  ],
  "protocols_or_interfaces": [
    "MCP"
  ],
  "industry_fit": [
    "engineering",
    "mechanical design",
    "manufacturing",
    "product design"
  ],
  "autonomy_level": "agentic",
  "human_approval_needed": "unclear",
  "pricing_model": "freemium",
  "price": {
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    "source_kind": "vendor",
    "currency": "CAD",
    "lowest_monthly_usd": null,
    "monthly_usd": null,
    "headline": "C$30–C$150 per request (usage-based; prepaid credit $5)",
    "commercial": {
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          "line": "AI requests",
          "per": "per request",
          "text": "C$30–C$150 per request"
        }
      ],
      "currency": "CAD",
      "notes": [
        "prepaid credit: $5 (funding, not a subscription)",
        "prices in CAD/USD as published; USD figures are conversions at 2026-10-25"
      ],
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          "name": "Free",
          "price": "Free",
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        },
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    },
    "summary": "C$30–C$150 per request (usage-based; prepaid credit $5). BuildCAD AI offers a permanent free tier, monthly Maker and Pro plans whose numeric prices are not shown in the supplied text, usage-based AI credits, and credit packs from $5.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "source_url": "https://buildcad.ai/pricing",
    "checked_at": "2026-10-26T01:15:59.751Z",
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        "price": "Free",
        "period": null,
        "persona": "free",
        "highlights": [
          "200 free AI credits",
          "Free MCP connector",
          "Unlimited slider edits",
          "STL, 3MF and STEP export"
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        "usage": true,
        "period": "usage",
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          "Requests typically use 30 to 150 credits",
          "Requests ask before going past 300 credits",
          "Failed requests are refunded"
        ],
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        "name": "Credit pack",
        "price": "$5",
        "usage": true,
        "period": "one-time",
        "persona": "individual",
        "highlights": [
          "400 credits",
          "Credits never expire",
          "No subscription needed"
        ],
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        "price_annual": null
      }
    ],
    "source": "render+llm"
  },
  "trust_or_rating_signal": [
    "2,400+ active engineers",
    "50K+ designs generated",
    "4.8/5 average rating",
    "customer testimonials"
  ],
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    "https://buildcad.ai/"
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  "last_checked": "2026-10-26",
  "profile_checked": "2026-06-16",
  "price_checked": "2026-10-26",
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    "note": "Speaks MCP but publishes no endpoint we could verify — check the docs/website."
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    "note": "No named licence found in the retained page text or source attributes. A public repository alone does not establish an open-source licence.",
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      "note": "from the listing's current price record; no separate page-text verification is held"
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      "note": "no Agent Card URL recorded for this listing"
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      "note": "endpoint not yet checked"
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    "group": "3D model creation",
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  "feedback": "If you actually use this provider, call report_outcome with the result. Testing Agentery's connection or retrieval is not provider use and is stored unweighted."
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