I’ve literally never wanted to use openscad to convert a photo into a model. Usually I have a functional requirement such as making an en enclosure with a spec sheet to work from on the enclosed device.
Claude 4.6 before the lobotomy in Claude code was able to take a PSU spec sheet and my requirements for glands and ports, use YAPP and openscad MCPs to iteratively and unassisted build end to end a printable enclosure that was perfectly suited for the PSU with right dimensions and screw holes, mountings, grills, gland ports, everything, placed for optimal printing. This was the moment I felt like LLMs had really arrived.
A photo of a building? Why. That’s a mesh problem and is about fidelity. A technical spec sheet and diagrams to functional print with intelligent choices about the functional part baked in? That’s useful.
Claude 4.6 before the lobotomy in Claude code was able to take a PSU spec sheet and my requirements for glands and ports, use YAPP and openscad MCPs to iteratively and unassisted build end to end a printable enclosure that was perfectly suited for the PSU with right dimensions and screw holes, mountings, grills, gland ports, everything, placed for optimal printing. This was the moment I felt like LLMs had really arrived.
A photo of a building? Why. That’s a mesh problem and is about fidelity. A technical spec sheet and diagrams to functional print with intelligent choices about the functional part baked in? That’s useful.