Overview

Text-to-CAD generation studies how to translate design descriptions into structured models that can be edited and used in engineering workflows. Common approaches have language models generate CAD scripts or feature sequences, often supported by structured representations, multimodal inputs, retrieval, and hierarchical planning. Tool-using agents add execution, geometry checks, and iterative feedback, with some systems also applying reinforcement learning or physical simulation. Models can often produce basic shapes, but reliable complex topology, assemblies, engineering constraints, and generalization remain difficult; executable code alone does not guarantee a correct or usable design.

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  1. IndustrialCAD-1400: Benchmarking Detailed Industrial Assemblies from Text

    Oct 17, 2026Hebao Zhu, Kang An, Zhuoke Liao +4Text-to-CAD GenerationBenchmark Construction

  2. Rethinking Human Intent-to-CAD: Parametric CAD Model Generation via Cooperative Multi-Task Alignment and Spatial-Aware Reinforcement Learning

    Oct 11, 2026Qingwang Zhang, Jiahao Li, Xiangdong ZhouParametric CAD ModelingText-to-CAD Generation

  3. DIP-CAD: A Design-Intent-Preserving Agent Harness for Parametric CAD Modeling

    Sep 19, 2026Xi Cheng, Chenxi Zhai, Hang Cheng +3Parametric CAD ModelingText-to-CAD Generation

  4. ReliCAD: From Uncertain LLM Generation to Reliable Parametric CAD Modeling

    Sep 16, 2026Peng Zheng, Xintong Dong, Chuanyang Li +5Parametric CAD ModelingText-to-CAD Generation

  5. DepthBenchCAD: When Does Deeper Auditing Yield More Reliable Conclusions?

    Sep 14, 2026Hongye Yang, Zhihao Xie, Shengjun Xiong +1Benchmark AuditingText-to-CAD Generation

  6. CIT-CAD: Constraint Intent Tree-based CAD Code Generation and Verification

    Sep 7, 2026Yali Du, Hui Sun, San-Zhuo Xi +1Parametric CAD ModelingText-to-CAD Generation

  7. ExpConCAD: Experience-Guided Text-to-CAD Generation from Shape Descriptions with Implicit Spatial Constraints

    Aug 25, 2026Jingyao Liu, Jinkang Tang, Chen Huang +2Text-to-CAD GenerationParametric CAD Modeling

  8. Test-Time Scaling for CAD Generation via Verifier-Free Consensus Selection

    Aug 10, 2026Aaron Haag, Altay Kacan, Bertram Fuchs +1Parametric CAD ModelingTest-Time Scaling

  9. CADEngBench: It Looks Like CAD, but Does It Work? Evaluating Parametric Design, Assembly Reasoning, and Physics Simulation

    Aug 10, 2026Harmanjot Singh, Abhra Dubey, Jorge Alejandro Amador HerreraBenchmark ConstructionParametric CAD Modeling

  10. RA-CAD: Learning Post-Execution Critique for State-Aware Text-to-CAD Generation

    Aug 6, 2026Shuhao Yan, Changhao He, Peng Hu +1RL for Code GenerationCode Generation

  11. TraceCAD: Trace-Guided Repair for Agentic CAD Generation

    Aug 4, 2026Fengxiao Fan, Jingzhe Ni, Fan Sang +5Automated Program RepairParametric CAD Modeling

  12. IndustryForge-27B: A Domain-Enhanced Multimodal Foundation Model for Industrial CAD

    Jul 30, 2026Nianchen Deng, Jiaxin Ai, Tao Hu +10Parametric CAD ModelingText-to-CAD Generation

  13. HierCAD: Hierarchical Text-to-CAD Design via Structure Alignment and Parameter Grounding

    Jul 13, 2026Jimin Xu, Tianbao Wang, Tao Jin +1Parametric CAD ModelingText-to-CAD Generation

  14. ArtisanCAD: An Industrial-Level CAD Agent with Expert-Grounded Knowledge Distillation

    Jul 7, 2026Yunhan Xu, Qifeng Wu, Xunjin Li +10Parametric CAD ModelingText-to-CAD Generation

  15. Foundation Models for Automatic CAD Generation

    Jul 6, 2026J de Curtò, Victoria Guillén, I. de ZarzàParametric CAD ModelingLarge Vision-Language Models

  16. ASSEMCAD: Production-Ready CAD Assembly Generation from Natural Language

    Jul 6, 2026Yurui Dong, Shu Zou, Siqi Li +7Parametric CAD ModelingProgram Synthesis

  17. Arko-T: A Foundation Model for Text-to-Structured 3D Generation

    Jun 29, 2026Liang Wang, Zhaoyang Xi, Zekai Xiang +53D Foundation ModelsParametric CAD Modeling

  18. Enhancing Creativity in 3D Generative Design via a TRIZ-Inspired Text-to-CAD Framework

    Jun 19, 2026Dongeon Lee, Leekyo Jeong, Soyoung Yoo +2LLM PromptingComputational Creativity

  19. BIM-Edit: Benchmarking Large Language Models for IFC-Based Building Information Modeling

    Jun 18, 2026Bharathi Kannan Nithyanantham, Clemens Kujat, Tobias Sesterhenn +5LLM EvaluationBuilding Information Modeling

  20. IterCAD: An Iterative Multimodal Agent for Visually-Grounded CAD Generation and Editing

    Jun 11, 2026Tao Hu, Jiaxin Ai, Licheng Wen +12Parametric CAD ModelingText-to-CAD Generation

  21. GuideCAD: A Lightweight Multimodal Framework for 3D CAD Model Generation via Prefix Embedding

    Jun 5, 2026Minseong Kim, Jinyeong Park, Sungho Park +13D Asset GenerationParametric CAD Modeling

  22. UniCAD: A Unified Benchmark and Universal Model for Multi-Modal Multi-Task CAD

    Jun 3, 2026Jingyuan Chen, Sheng Jin, Haopeng Sun +23D ReconstructionMultimodal Large Language Models

  23. pcbGPT: Automatic PCB Schematic Synthesis from Natural Language Requirements

    May 31, 2026Tobias King, Steven Kehrberg, Michael Beigl +1Electronic Design AutomationLLM-Based Program Synthesis

  24. MUSE: Benchmarking Assembly Structure and Interface Geometry in Multi-Component Text-to-CAD Generation

    May 27, 2026Xiaoyu Dong, Zeng Chenbo, Zhi Li +1LLM EvaluationText-to-CAD Generation

  25. Memory-Augmented Reinforcement Learning Agent for CAD Generation

    May 19, 2026Yin Xiaolong, Liu Yu, Shen Jiahang +4Text-to-CAD GenerationRL for Generative Models