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Release notes and how-tos from the kernelCAD team.

• From a Claude concept to a four-axis drawing robot

  2026-10-26 · Andrii Shylenko

  A small four-axis desktop robot that draws with a pencil, designed in KernelCAD.

• A hand in motion

  2026-10-26 · Andrii Shylenko

  Watch it curl and open in Studio.

• Mark up a model and send it with your prompt

  2026-10-20 · Andrii Shylenko

  Pin a note and a measurement to the model, then send the camera and markup with your prompt. Save the snapshot and load it back later.

• Bolted joints from one fastener table

  2026-10-19 · Andrii Shylenko

  Pick a screw and a grip. kernelCAD chooses the length, adds the washers and nut, and cuts the countersink a flat head needs.

• Routing 23 lines on a rocket-engine example

  2026-10-12 · Andrii Shylenko

  Follow named ports, authored bends and service clearances through a full assembly, then reproduce an igniter-line collision and repair it.

• Routing bent tubes between ports

  2026-10-12 · Andrii Shylenko

  How to route rigid lines between ports with tube() and tubeSpec(), and read the bend table and clearances the kernel reports.

• Download a drawing in one click

  2026-10-11 · Andrii Shylenko

  Download a dimensioned PDF, or adjust its style and callouts in Studio.

• kernelCAD now shows the sizes on your model

  2026-10-06 · Andrii Shylenko

  Read part sizes straight off the 3D view, measure anything you click, and download a dimensioned drawing as a PDF.