New CAD applications face integration headaches with aging proprietary kernels. Package core CAD operations (like constraint solving) as Rust libraries for modern engineering software. Charge commercial licensing fees. Begin with 2D drafting primitives before tackling 3D. The challenge is matching decades of refinement in established kernels.
Rust CAD framework
Develop CAD components in Rust for modern engineering apps. For CAD startups avoiding legacy code.
Why now
Demand is growing for CAD tools unencumbered by decades-old codebases and licensing.
- Who for
- CAD software developers
- Business model
- Dual licensing
- Effort
- A few months
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