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Show HN: Nasscad – local-first 3D CAD for browser and Windows

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Nasscad is a local-first 3D CAD application available for web browsers and Windows, featuring a recommended display resolution of 1920×1080 or higher. Users can begin by accessing the welcome card via the start menu to view interactive tutorials, import models, open projects, or launch NassScript demos such as a solar system or four-cylinder engine. The platform allows users to save and load projects using NASSCAD JSON formats, while also supporting model exports for other external tools.

Key points

  • Nasscad is a local-first 3D CAD application available for web browsers and Windows, featu…: Nasscad is a local-first 3D CAD application available for web browsers and Windows, featuring a recommended display resolution of 1920×1080 or higher.
  • Users can begin by accessing the welcome card via the start menu to view interactive tuto…: Users can begin by accessing the welcome card via the start menu to view interactive tutorials, import models, open projects, or launch NassScript demos such as a solar system or four-cylinder engine.
  • The platform allows users to save and load projects using NASSCAD JSON formats, while als…: The platform allows users to save and load projects using NASSCAD JSON formats, while also supporting model exports for other external tools.

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🖥 1920×1080 or higher is recommended for a spacious workspace. On smaller screens, move, resize or hide panels with ☰ Panels or H. The compact Performances ▾ menu groups the advanced settings; the space available for modelling depends on the panels you keep open.

🚀 Getting started

🚀 Start

🚀 Start in the menubar (left of ☰ Panels) opens the welcome card: Interactive tutorial, Import a model, Open project or NassScript demo. Click 🚀 Start again, the × or Esc to close it.

Choose a demo

NassScript demo offers Solar system and Four-cylinder engine. Only the chosen script is downloaded when launched. Your unfinished text in the Script editor is preserved.

Stop and edit

Open ⚡ Script and press Stop to stop a running script. In the engine demo, Stop freezes the visible parts so you can select and edit them. The demo’s close/restore control cleans up its scene.

Save your work

Use Save project as for a NASSCAD JSON project; Load project reopens it. Export ▾ writes a model for other tools.

STEP import and export - current workflow

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