kernelcad-design-skills

Plugin kernelcad-design-skills from marketplace kernelcad-design-skills in w1ne/kernelcad-skills. Commands read from the repo's manifest — 3 days ago.

Skills (28)

• blockout-model

  Coarse parametric blockout of the primary masses before committing to detail. Establishes the bounding envelope, canonical-view alignment, and reference-image plane, then confirms the blockout is plausible before detail work begins.

• image-replicator

  The render→score→iterate loop for reference-photo reconstruction. How to invoke kernelcad render, run scoreAgainstReference, interpret per-gate numbers, and decide which gate to chase next.

• kernelcad-assemblies

  Multi-part assemblies — assembly(), parts, connectors, 7 mate types, fixed and revolute joints, .model()/.solvedModel(). Use for any model with two or more mechanical parts that need joint metadata.

• kernelcad-authoring

  kernelCAD model authoring API — primitives, transforms, booleans, sketches, path-builder, sketch-text, return-single-shape rule, conventions, CLI commands, and verification gates. Load this when writing or modifying .kcad.ts geometry.

• kernelcad-drawings

  Export 2D engineering-drawing sheets (SVG, or a printable PDF on a standard sheet) from any model or assembly — third-angle front/top/left + isometric views with hidden-line removal, overall dimensions, and a title block. Use when the deliverable is a human-readable fabrication or review drawing.

• kernelcad-fea

  Answer "will this part hold this load?" with solver evidence — declare a linear-static structural study with shape.feaStudy({ material, fixed, loads, minSafetyFactor? }), then run it with run_fea for peak von Mises stress, peak displacement, minimum safety factor against yield, named hot-spot region

• kernelcad-features

  Edge and face features — fillet, chamfer, shell, face refs through operations, holes, cutouts. Use when adding rounded edges, recesses, bolt patterns, or carved profiles to a kernelCAD model.

• kernelcad-fields

  Signed-distance fields — sdf.sphere/.box/.cylinder/.torus, sdf.smoothBlend, sdf.materialize. Use for smooth-blended primitives and organic shapes that BREP fillet cannot reach; result is a standard Shape.

• kernelcad-from-reference

  Reproduce a real-world artifact from one or more reference photographs using kernelCAD primitives. Orchestrator skill — names sub-skills and their order. Load this first; it points at the right sub-skill for each stage.

• kernelcad-kinematic

  Use when verifying whether a moving assembly is buildable — sampled-pose collision sweeps across joint ranges, IK reachability for end-effector targets, mounting-hole fastener consistency, and static-load capacity on cantilever-shaped parts. Loads alongside kernelcad-authoring to gate design-time me

• kernelcad-mcp

  kernelCAD MCP server (kernelcad mcp) — introspect a running model, list features, run edit ops, fetch diagnostic codes. Use when you need to inspect a live model dynamically rather than re-evaluate from source.

• kernelcad-nurbs

  NURBS surfaces (nurbsSurface, surfaceFromCurves, surfaceFromBoundary, .thicken, .toShape) AND NURBS curves (nurbsCurve, spline3d, hermiteG2, curveBridge, Curve3D.bridge) AND surfaceIntersection AND rail loft (Sketch.loft rails) AND multi-section sweeps (variableSweep) AND G1/G2 fillet continuity AND

• kernelcad-params

  Editable symbolic parameters — param(), params(), ParamRef arithmetic, MCP set_param. Use when the model needs values the agent or studio can change live.

• kernelcad-parts

  Bundled parts catalog — discover, fetch, and mate standard fasteners, bearings, motors, headers, and connectors. Use whenever the model needs an off-the-shelf component instead of hand-modeled placeholder geometry.

• kernelcad-patterns

  Mechanical patterns — linear, circular, grid. Use when replicating a sub-feature (hole, rib, fin, tab, spoke) along an axis, around an axis, or across a 2D grid as a single editable unit.

• kernelcad-print

  Close the physical print loop — check FDM printability and pick the print orientation first (dfmSpec process 'fdm'), slice a model to real G-code with a slicer CLI (export target:'model' format:'gcode'), then upload it to a network printer and start the print (send_to_printer). Load when the task is

• kernelcad-repair

  Turn a failed evaluation into a bounded, applied fix — why_did_this_fail for the repair region and candidates, then repair_script to apply and verify. Load when evaluate_script reports an error, a gate fails, or a feature shows up degraded in featureHealth.

• kernelcad-sdformat

  Export multi-part assemblies to SDFormat — closed kinematic loops, native ball joints, solved per-link poses, per-link inertial/visual/collision with mesh files. Use when the downstream simulator ingests SDFormat directly or the assembly needs closed-loop / native-spherical-joint support.

• kernelcad-sheet-metal

  Folded sheet-metal parts — sheetMetal(profile, opts), .bend(edge, angle, radius), .flattenPattern(). Use when building L-brackets, U-channels, service panels, or any part fabricated from a flat blank + folds.

• kernelcad-shopcheck

  Preflight a sheet-metal flat pattern or planar body against a job-shop's public ordering rules — material catalog, minimum hole / slot / web, bend radius, flange minimums, sheet-stock limits. Vendor identifier and material SKU are required parameters. Use when about to export DXF / STEP for a manufa

• kernelcad-srdf

  Add planning-group, end-effector, virtual-joint, and allowed-collision metadata on top of an assembly. Use after kernelcad-urdf when the downstream consumer needs motion-planner semantics layered on the URDF.

• kernelcad-trace-from-image

  Convert pixel-space features from a reference photo into normalized [0,1] waypoints, then into mm coordinates feedable to path().spline / path().nurbsSegment. Uses the trace_from_image MCP tool. Load when your blockout is in place and the next step is an organic-curve outline (eyewear brow, ergonomi

• kernelcad-urdf

  Export multi-part assemblies to URDF — links, joints, inertial blocks, per-link STL meshes. Use when an assembly needs to be consumed by an external motion planner or simulator.

• kernelcad

  kernelCAD entry decision tree — what skill to load when, universal conventions that apply everywhere. Load this FIRST; it points at the right specialty skill for your task.

• photo-to-device

  Use when rebuilding a simple front-on consumer electronic, passive enclosure, controller, instrument face, or hobby case from a photo with a known dimension and no moving mechanism.

• prepare-prompt

  Turn a vague user ask into a Real Object Brief before writing any geometry. The brief is the contract that all downstream sub-skills work from.

• render-inspect

  Interpret diagnostic hints from kernelcad evaluate during a reference reconstruction. Which hints mean "missing feature", which mean "wrong arg", which mean "illegal geometry". Cross-references kernelcad-features for feature details.

• use-the-available-kernel

  Hard rules for which kernelCAD primitive to reach for when authoring from a reference photo. The from-reference loop fails most often because the author defaults to easy primitives and skips ones that exist. Read before writing any geometry.

MCP servers (1)

• kernelcad

  connects to: https://mcp.kernelcad.com/mcp

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