Slow first geometry
Requirements and references still need to become a structured model before detailed engineering can begin.
Parametric CAD creation and configuration
Create and Configure CAD
Create editable parametric CAD from requirements, existing geometry, or a blank project—then configure parts, assemblies, and product variants from one reusable design definition.
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Editable parametric CAD
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Parametric product structure
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Configurable engineering output
Workflow friction
Duplicate CAD work slows every new product variant.
Concepts, imported files, and previous models often enter engineering as disconnected references. A useful creation workflow preserves editable intent and turns repeated decisions into reusable structure.
Repeated variant work
Similar sizes and options are rebuilt manually when dimensions and product rules are not reusable.
Prototype changes fragment
Physical feedback is harder to apply when the editable source and exported result drift apart.
Intent to configuration
Move from design intent to configurable parametric CAD.
Each step turns a reference or requirement into structured geometry that can support the current project and the next variant.
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Capture intent
Start from requirements, existing CAD, a blank project, or a reusable product architecture.
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Create geometry
Model editable features, parts, and assemblies.
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Configure the system
Apply parameters and reusable rules to the product family or project variant.
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Validate and deliver
Review the current design and export the supported result needed downstream.
Design system
Create editable CAD and capture the design rules that repeat.
Use AI or browser CAD to establish editable geometry, then develop the part, assembly, configuration, and prototype output from the same engineering source.
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Create editable parametric CAD
Build structured geometry with dimensions, constraints, and feature history directly in zCAD.Online.
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Design parts and assemblies online
Create precise features, mechanisms, sheet metal, weldments, drawings, and multi-level product structures in the browser.
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Configure product variants
Capture dimensions and repeatable design rules for products that change by size, option, customer, or project.
Reusable design definition
Carry design intent into every configured variant.
Requirements, reference geometry, parameters, and product rules stay connected as teams create the first model, develop assemblies, and release project-specific configurations.
Project inputs
- Requirements or reference material
- Existing CAD and product rules
- Dimensions, interfaces, and constraints
Shared workstreamConfigurable model
Start directly in zCAD.Online. Preserve dimensions, constraints, features, and assembly relationships as the design moves from concept to configuration, review, prototype, and engineering delivery.
Delivery outputs
- Editable parametric geometry
- Configured parts and assemblies
- Supported prototype and engineering exports
Roles in the loop
Industrial design
Mechanical engineering
Product configuration
Common questions
Questions to answer before changing the workflow.
Review product fit, data boundaries, collaboration roles, and the expected engineering handoff before you begin.
Open Help CenterReady when the project is
Create once. Keep the design ready to change.
Generate or model the product, capture reusable intent, and continue every variant from an editable source.