Chili3d
Dev tools
3d cad
SHOW HN2025
How HN took it
15 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstPerformance: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fast and clean UI, impressive for a browser app
From 3 comments
So ... like ... WOW. I read your description and thought, "some toy 3D project; probably slow/lacking features." I mean, you did a fine job but perhaps reading it in such a…
mdip on HNWow!! Killer UI I freaking love it.
djfobbz on HNYou did a great job! It looks promising, both for performance and UI. There are many tools in the 3D market which are unable to offer an intuitive and eye pleasing interface to…
Sheol27 on HN
Wanted web CAD alternative to Onshape and Fusion
From 1 comment
Absolutely amazing. I've been hoping for something that is similar to OnShape. I would absolutely pay in the hundreds for something like this. Its an absolute shame how expensive…
syntaxing on HN
Objections
Lacks parametric modeling and sketch constraints
From 2 comments
Impressive, but I don't see any way to do constraints or sketches. (I'm also a bit sad that this is a web app, but, alas, such is progress.)
rcarmo on HNOFC this being HN people are jumping on the side comment about web apps. BUT the more relevant and valuable point you made was about constraints and sketches. And, related to…
mft_ on HN
Translation issues and mixed Chinese UI text
From 2 comments
Very impressive. Unsure what is going on with the tool icons, they're a bit strangely named. "Bessel", "pour corner" (twice), "From the cross section". Looks like some work needs…
tmjdev on HNThis dialog is untranslated in english version: 选择 确定 取消
dvh on HN
Browser limits native performance
From 2 comments
This is just blatantly wrong. There are so many native resources that any serious 3D application requires access to that are blocked by browsers that this statement just isn't…
gmueckl on HNThere is the full power of CUDA kernels, for starters. Then there's a lot of potential low level optimizations that browsers don't enable that can easily make a 2x to 10x…
gmueckl on HN
Requests
Parametric components and constraints
From 2 comments
Yep! Would love to try this once he or she adds parametric. We need good-quality reasonably-priced software in this domain.
the__alchemist on HNImpressive, but I don't see any way to do constraints or sketches. (I'm also a bit sad that this is a web app, but, alas, such is progress.)
rcarmo on HN
Scripting or programmatic interface
From 2 comments
Are there any programmatic interfaces to this? I was just thinking about how TinkerCad has block coding.
tmaly on HNJust leaving this here — you are up to something. Karpathy: > Products with extensive/rich UIs lots of sliders, switches, menus, with no scripting support, and built on opaque,…
felixbraun on HN
PMI, annotations and views
From 1 comment
There doesn't seem to be any PMI, annotations, or views of any kind?
jlarocco on HN
Questions
How do browser CAD models pass to simulation tools
From 1 comment
This is a dumb question, but seems like as good a place as any to ask it: I think of these CAD programs as being very old-school native programs that either are a loosely…
bee_rider on HN
Does it support STL import
From 1 comment
Nice work. It seems I cannot open stl files in it, right?
theanonymousone on HN
Alternatives named
FreeCAD
From 1 comment
I’m doing a bit of BREP for GIS and even in 2D with line segments only the problem is really non-trivial, a lot of edge (pun intended) cases to take care of. Type system helps…
immmmmm on HN
Solvespace
From 1 comment
Having used a few 3D CAD systems nothing is as good as solvespace. But when solvespace gets painful. It gets REALLY painful. I wish there was a serious dev team working on just…
rowanG077 on HN
Onshape
From 1 comment
Absolutely amazing. I've been hoping for something that is similar to OnShape. I would absolutely pay in the hundreds for something like this. Its an absolute shame how expensive…
syntaxing on HN