SolidCraft is open-source parametric 3D CAD in Rust: sketch, constrain, extrude, and change a
parameter to watch the timeline rebuild. Documentation
· try it in the browser ·
contributing ·
issues. AI agents can model with it over MCP:
solidcraft-cli mcp (how).
What's new in SolidCraft 0.20.0-nightly.20261023.69.1 is listed below, and the
ROADMAP lists
the known limitations. Designs from every earlier version open in this one.
Upgrading from 0.7 or earlier. 0.8 changed the Linux app ID to ai.storyteller.solidcraft:
flatpak update offers to replace the old app, and the .deb, .rpm and AppImage remove the old
menu entry.
Upgrading from 0.5 or earlier. 0.6 renamed SolveCraft to SolidCraft and made the zip
container the default save format. .solvecraft designs, old settings folders and
SOLVECRAFT_* variables are still picked up, and solvecraft-cli still forwards to
solidcraft-cli. Want plain JSON? Use File ▸ Save As JSON… or --save design.json. On
macOS, replace SolveCraft.app with SolidCraft.app. Details:
compatibility notes.
Documentation, the browser app and the Flatpak feed use the SolidCraft project Pages URLs.
Which file?
- Windows:
SolidCraft-0.20.0-nightly.20261023.69.1-windows-x64.exeruns as is. Or install the.msi, or unzip the
-portable.zip(x64, x86 and arm64). - macOS 11+ (Apple silicon and Intel): open the
.dmgand dragSolidCraft.apponto Applications.
The CLI is insolidcraft-cli-0.20.0-nightly.20261023.69.1-macos-universal.zip. - Linux (x86_64 and aarch64, glibc 2.35+): the
.AppImage(chmod +x, then run it), the
.debor.rpm, the.flatpak(flatpak install --user <file>), the.snap
(sudo snap install --dangerous <file>, orsudo snap install solidcraftfrom the Snap Store), or the.tar.gz. - FreeBSD:
tar -xzf solidcraft-0.20.0-nightly.20261023.69.1-freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz --strip-components 1 -C /usr/local. - Web:
solidcraft-web-0.20.0-nightly.20261023.69.1.zipis a static site to host yourself. SHA256SUMS.txt:sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.txt --ignore-missing.- Files without a version in the name (
solidcraft-windows-x64.msi,solidcraft-linux-x86_64.AppImage, …)
are the same packages under fixed names, for download links that always fetch the latest release.
For Flatpak feed installation and updates, add Flathub for the required runtime before
installing SolidCraft; keep both remotes in the same user installation:
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists solidcraft https://docs.solidcraft.io/flatpak/solidcraft.flatpakrepo
flatpak install --user solidcraft ai.storyteller.solidcraft
flatpak run ai.storyteller.solidcraftA remote added from the old bherbruck.github.io address no longer finds updates: run
flatpak remote-modify --user --url=https://docs.solidcraft.io/flatpak/repo/ solidcraft, then
flatpak update --user.
Flatpak installs from 0.7 or earlier use the old ID ai.storyteller.solvecraft: flatpak update --user
offers to replace it with ai.storyteller.solidcraft, and settings move along.
Single-file .flatpak bundles include the runtime repository address; missing runtimes
still need an internet connection. Linux installation details.
The builds aren't signed yet. On macOS, right-click SolidCraft.app in Applications and choose
Open the first time (or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/SolidCraft.app).
On Windows, SmartScreen may say "Windows protected your PC": More info, then Run anyway.
Licences are built in (Help ▸ About ▸ Licences, solidcraft-cli licences); the packages also
install THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.txt.
What's Changed
- Ribbon: work out each tab's panel lists once (#4658) by @oursland in #4659
- Viewport: weld a large mesh's shared vertices quicker, and ahead of its first frame (#4679) by @oursland in #4680
- Picking: remove the GPU pick buffer, the per-body BVHs answer alone (#4665) by @oursland in #4666
- Viewport: keep a face's hover highlight while the pointer moves across it (#4668) by @oursland in #4669
- Imported meshes: share their triangles between document copies (#4673) by @oursland in #4675
- Redesign the home page as the File view (#2027) by @Nathan-Dane in #3822
- Redesign preferences with shared UI components by @Nathan-Dane in #4608
- Leaving a sketch keeps the camera where it is by @bherbruck in #4909
- 3D mouse: find devices on Windows without asking every HID device for its strings (#2614) by @Tyler-Chiriboga in #3653
- Viewport: order-independent transparency for see-through surfaces (#4734) by @oursland in #4903
- Joint drive moves parts without evaluating them (#3391) by @SS-EN in #3397
- Circular Pattern and Revolve: a construction axis can be the axis (#2885, #4506) by @raykholo in #3796
- Sketch fillet and chamfer refuse an offset's corners instead of leaving circles (#2874) by @raykholo in #3860
- Edit Offset Plane: keep a face base, refuse a plane on itself (#3567) by @Loohi in #3889
- Prevent deleted item IDs from being reused (#1016) by @cfaulkingham in #3641
- agent chat: agent detection finishes on the start page (#4298) by @AdamHickerson in #3265
- i18n: every dialog and preference label reaches the catalog by @ralfkuh-lab in #2483
- Release 0.20.0 by @bherbruck in #5118
- Release: a failed snap build no longer holds up the release by @bherbruck in #5168
- Viewport legend and readouts stay above the floating History card (#4107) by @raykholo in #4129
- Mesh bodies: measure their size once, when made (#4662) by @oursland in #4663
- GPU: a lost device stops drawing instead of crashing (#4172) by @raykholo in #4229
- An idle window draws nothing with the frame-rate readout on by @raykholo in #5165
- Stand up Y-up STEP and IGES files from SolidWorks automatically by @bherbruck in #5191
New Contributors
- @AdamHickerson made their first contribution in #3265
- @ralfkuh-lab made their first contribution in #2483
Full Changelog: v0.19.0-nightly.20261022.67.1...v0.20.0-nightly.20261023.69.1