WoodPrompt – LLM CAD for Woodworkers

Generate ready-to-cut 3D woodworking models and cut lists from natural language

Problem

Hobbyist woodworkers spend hours manually modeling in Shapr3D, adjusting dimensions and joinery with lots of patience. Existing LLM tools don't understand woodworking constraints like board thickness, joinery, or kerf, so results aren't directly usable.

Solution

Describe a woodworking project in plain English (e.g., 'a 60cm wide bookshelf with adjustable shelves'), and the AI generates a 3D model with joinery details, plus a cut list, board footage, and 2D plans. Export to STEP/OBJ and PDF shop drawings, with built-in lumber and hardware parameters.

Users

Hobbyist woodworkers, DIY furniture makers, small woodworking shops

MVP

Text-to-parametric model generation; cut list and board footage output; export STEP/OBJ; 5 common joinery templates; dimension parameter editing

Revenue

Freemium: free basic models, subscription for advanced joinery and HD drawing export ($9/mo); or one-time desktop license

Why now

LLM code generation is mature enough to drive CAD via code (CadQuery, OpenSCAD). Indie developers can quickly build a natural-language-to-parametric-model pipeline. Woodworking communities are active but lack dedicated AI tools.