Sawdust
Shares rank 19 of 27 CAD software by recommenders
Lets woodworkers design projects, customize them with an AI agent, and get designs tied to real materials and suppliers.
Lets woodworkers design projects, customize them with an AI agent, and get designs tied to real materials and suppliers.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Customizable designs through an AI agent
“you can customize it beyond the existing design by asking an agent to modify it”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)” “Every surface has a human UI and an agent UI via the MCP.”
Comment from 7 Sep 2026 in “Join our new R/RunMCP subreddit and share your favorite MCP-driven apps” “uses LLMs for wood designs”
Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Ask HN: CAD for wood working with LLM support?” Appealing look and overall design
“Looks really good! The ar button didn't work on my phone so I could not try it.”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)” “Love everything about this site.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)” Useful for custom woodworking projects
“I've been wanting to custom build one of these for a while, this will help!”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)” “If you're a woodworker/software engineer you might enjoy it.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)”
Other CAD software people recommend
The four most recommended other CAD software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeCAD | 199 | 95 | 68% | 12 | 2 yrs13 owners | Approved |
| OpenSCAD | 173 | 87 | 66% | 12 | 9 yrs4 owners | — |
| Onshape | 65 | 21 | 76% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Autodesk Fusion 360 | 60 | 37 | 62% | 12 | — | — |
| SawdustThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“citing everything to real world materials, sourcing them from real suppliers”
“uses LLMs for wood designs”
“Every surface has a human UI and an agent UI via the MCP.”
“I've been wanting to custom build one of these for a while, this will help!”
“Looks really good! The ar button didn't work on my phone so I could not try it.”
“Love everything about this site.”
“you can customize it beyond the existing design by asking an agent to modify it”
“If you're a woodworker/software engineer you might enjoy it.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.