# Smithy

> Smithy is AI-powered CAD for manufacturers. Their customers sketch a part, photograph it, or just describe it, and Smithy builds a parametric, manufacturable STEP file the shop can quote. It runs on the manufacturer's own website, tuned to that shop's processes, materials, and capabilities.

## The problem it solves

Manufacturers lose quotable work to requests that never become CAD: hand sketches, phone photos, PDF drawings, and "can you make one of these?" emails. Smithy turns those into parametric models, so an unquotable request becomes a quote. The person making the request needs no CAD experience.

## Ways a part gets created

- Text: describe the part in plain language
- Image: upload a photo of a part or a drawing
- Sketch: upload a hand sketch
- Revisions: describe a change and Smithy updates the part
- Direct edits: click a dimension on the model and type a new value
- Measurement: select any face to measure it

## Part types

- Sheet metal: flat and bent parts, with the shop's materials and bend radii built in
- Mill: three-axis operations
- Lathe: symmetric profiles with secondary operations
- Tube: the shop's extrusion profiles with secondary operations

## Output

- Parametric models with real, editable dimensions and full feature history - not frozen meshes
- Industry-standard STEP files, built to the shop's process capabilities and ready for manufacturing
- Most parts build in 10-30 seconds; edits apply in real time

## Business model

Smithy is licensed to manufacturers as a tool deployed on their own websites. Smithy is not a marketplace and not a fabrication shop - it does not cut, bend, coat, or ship parts. The manufacturer running Smithy is the one who quotes and produces the work.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://smithycad.com/): product overview, capabilities, and partnership details
- [Try the demo](https://app.smithycad.com): free to use, nothing to install - describe or upload a part and get a STEP file
- [Talk to sales](https://smithycad.com/contact): tell us about your shop and what your customers ask for; replies within 1 business day
- Email: hello@smithycad.com

## Company

SmithyCAD, Inc. (DBA Smithy), United States. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are linked in the footer of the homepage.