text-to-cad plugin for Codex
The text-to-cad plugin gives your agent local workflows for generating 3D models as STEP, GLB, STL or 3MF files. It also does design for manufacturing checks, generates engineering drawings, and connects to popular 3D printing, sheet metal and CNC fabrication services.
How to install text-to-cad in Codex
1. Add the repo as a Codex plugin marketplace:
codex plugin marketplace add earthtojake/text-to-cad2. Install the plugin from it:
codex plugin add text-to-cad@earthtojakeCommands copied from the repo README (the first adds the repo as a Codex marketplace; the second installs the plugin). Check the README for setup steps. Source: repo README.
What it contains
The plugin manifest doesn't list components inline. See the repo.
Example prompts from the manifest
- Design a 3D-printable phone stand for my desk.
- Design a 50 mm aluminum L-bracket with two M5 holes.
- Check my bracket for CNC machining and tell me what to change.
About this listing
text-to-cad is a community plugin on GitHub by earthtojake. Its README documents a Codex install and the repo ships a Codex plugin manifest. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter for repos found this way (at least 500 stars, pushed in the last 90 days, not a fork or a list). OpenAI hasn't reviewed it and we haven't tested it. The manifest says version 0.7.21. It's one of 36 listings in the Creativity category. It also appears in best Codex plugins for design and UI.
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text-to-cad FAQ
How do I install text-to-cad in Codex?
Add the repo as a Codex plugin marketplace with codex plugin marketplace add earthtojake/text-to-cad, then install it with codex plugin add text-to-cad@earthtojake. Commands: copied from the repo README; check the repo README too.
Is text-to-cad an official Codex plugin?
No. text-to-cad is a community repo on GitHub by earthtojake. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter, but OpenAI hasn't reviewed it and we haven't tested it, so read the code before you install it.
What does text-to-cad include?
The plugin manifest doesn't list components inline. See the repo.
Details
- Type
- Plugin
- Category
- Creativity
- Source
- Community
- Author
- earthtojake
- Version
- 0.7.21
- License
- MIT
- GitHub stars
- 20,904 (at last sync)
- Last push
- 2026-10-16
- Manifest
.codex-plugin/plugin.json- GitHub topics
- agents, ai-agents, cad, mechanical-engineering, robotics, step, stl, stp
- Source
- https://github.com/earthtojake/text-to-cad
- Website
- https://www.texttocad.dev
- Listed via
- GitHub search: README documents a Codex install
- Tested by CodexStacks
- Not yet
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