Adam Fusion is an Autodesk Fusion 360 add-in that drives CAD natively via AI agents, installable in ~10 seconds via curl or PowerShell.
Key Takeaways
Installs into Fusion’s standard AddIns folder; requires one manual Run click in Shift+S panel, then auto-loads on startup.
macOS and Windows both supported; manual bundle install available as fallback without curl.
Signs in via Autodesk account; palette docks on the right inside Fusion 360.
Also ships an open-source web app (CADAM on GitHub) with mesh generation dubbed “creative generations.”
Uses CAD-as-code approach: FeatureScript for Onshape, Python for Fusion 360.
Hacker News Comment Review
Core skepticism: experienced ME commenters argue text prompting is slower than direct manipulation; the counter-case is agent-driven full workflows referencing McMaster/Misumi part libraries, not one-shot prompts.
Technical debate centers on whether Fusion’s internal data model is LLM-readable; builder confirmed CAD-as-code (Python/FeatureScript) rather than screenshot-based approaches.
Closed-ecosystem criticism is loud: multiple commenters pushed for FreeCAD or OpenSCAD support; builder responded to FreeCAD with “We can build this.”
Notable Comments
@konschubert: asked whether a CAD-as-code approach would suit LLMs better, analogizing to LaTeX vs PowerPoint – builder confirmed this is exactly their method.
@myusername_is: flagged unconstrained sketches in Onshape demo and risk of burning through Onshape API quota if each feature triggers a separate API call.
