In development
CadCraft
2D drafting & documentation
Command-line drafting with layers, blocks, dimensions and layouts that plot. Opens and saves DWG and DXF.
3D modeling for design Planned
ModelCraft
Push, pull and think in three dimensions.
ModelCraft is the quick 3D modeler for the early part of a project, when you are still working out the shape of the thing. Draw a face and push it into a solid, snap to edges, midpoints and axes as you go, and keep the model tidy with groups and components. Save views as scenes with their own styles for the client meeting. Bring in a DWG site plan to model on, and send the massing to BimCraft when the design firms up.
If you sketch buildings in SketchUp, ModelCraft will feel familiar.
Planned for macOSWindowsLinuxWeb
What's inside
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Push/pull solids
Draw a rectangle, pull it into a box, push an opening through it. Faces stay faces and solids stay closed.
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Groups and components
Group geometry so it stops sticking together, and make components that update everywhere when you edit one.
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Tape measure and guides
Measure, then drop guide lines and points to model against, the way you would set out on site.
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Inference snapping
Snap to endpoints, midpoints, edges and the red, green and blue axes, with the inference shown as you move.
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Scenes and styles
Save camera views with their own edge, face and shadow styles, and step through them in a presentation.
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Straight into BimCraft
Import a DWG to model on, and hand the massing to BimCraft as IFC when it is time to make it a building.
Concept drawings
Drawn for this page to show what ModelCraft is being built to do. They are concept drawings, not screenshots: there is no software to screenshot yet.
Sheet1 of 3
Title
Pavilion massing model
StatusConcept drawing
ScaleNot to scale
A small pavilion pushed up from its footprint, with the inference lines that placed the roof.
Sheet2 of 3
Title
Components in a model
StatusConcept drawing
ScaleNot to scale
One column component placed eight times; edit one and the others follow.
Sheet3 of 3
Title
Scene for a client review
StatusConcept drawing
ScaleNot to scale
The same massing in a hidden-line style with sun shadows for 3 pm in June.
Formats
Open formats in and out, so a drawing made in ModelCraft never needs us to open it.
| Format | Planned support |
|---|---|
| glTF | Import and export |
| OBJ | Import and export |
| STL | Export for printing |
| DAE (Collada) | Import and export |
| IFC | Export to BimCraft and other BIM tools |
| DWG | Import site plans |
Get ModelCraft
There is no public build of ModelCraft yet, on any platform. Pick yours and we will email you when there is one.
ModelCraft for macOS
No public build yet
ModelCraft is planned. Work starts after the apps ahead of it on the roadmap, and there is no build yet.
Planned minimums (all platforms)
- System
- macOS 13 Ventura or later
- Processor
- Apple silicon or 64-bit Intel
- Memory
- 8 GB (target for every app)
- Graphics
- Metal-capable GPU
Get the first ModelCraft build for macOS by email.
ModelCraft for Windows
No public build yet
ModelCraft is planned. Work starts after the apps ahead of it on the roadmap, and there is no build yet.
Planned minimums (all platforms)
- System
- Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11, 64-bit
- Processor
- x86-64 or Arm64
- Memory
- 8 GB (target for every app)
- Graphics
- DirectX 12 or Vulkan 1.2 GPU
Get the first ModelCraft build for Windows by email.
ModelCraft for Linux
No public build yet
ModelCraft is planned. Work starts after the apps ahead of it on the roadmap, and there is no build yet.
Planned minimums (all platforms)
- System
- 64-bit distribution with glibc 2.31 or later (Ubuntu 20.04, Fedora 36 or newer)
- Processor
- x86-64 or Arm64
- Memory
- 8 GB (target for every app)
- Graphics
- Vulkan 1.2 or OpenGL 4.5 GPU
Get the first ModelCraft build for Linux by email.
ModelCraft for Web
No public build yet
ModelCraft is planned. Work starts after the apps ahead of it on the roadmap, and there is no build yet.
In the browser, saving will need a commercial license; exporting a copy is always free. How saving works
Planned minimums (all platforms)
- System
- Current Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari (apps with a web build)
- Processor
- Any 64-bit processor
- Memory
- 8 GB (target for every app)
- Graphics
- WebGPU or WebGL 2
Get the first ModelCraft build for Web by email.
Build ModelCraft from source
Source not public yet
ModelCraft will be open source under a permissive license. Its repository opens before its first build, with build instructions for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Follow CadCraft on GitHub to see the repositories as they open.
Hear when the ModelCraft repository opens.
The family
Every app in the lineup shares the same rules, file formats and command habits. See the whole lineup.
- In development
BimCraft
BIM authoring
Parametric walls, doors and windows on levels and grids, with views, schedules, sheets and clash checks from one model.
- Planned
MarkupCraft
Drawing review & markup
Open a PDF plan set, mark it up from a saved tool chest, compare revisions and run punch lists with the whole team.
- Planned
TakeoffCraft
Quantity takeoff & estimating
Calibrated linear, area and count takeoff from PDF plans, with assemblies, cost columns and quantities that export.
- Planned
CivilCraft
Civil & site design
Surfaces from points and breaklines, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading and pipe networks. LandXML in and out.
- Planned
DetailCraft
Steel & rebar detailing
Structural steel members and connections, rebar placement and bending schedules, shop drawings and NC files from one model.
- Planned
PartCraft
Parametric parts & assemblies
Constrained sketches, feature history, assemblies with joints and drawings with GD&T. STEP in and out.
Help shape ModelCraft.
Tell us your role and the drawings you make, and you will hear first when ModelCraft has a build to try.