Watch it build the part

One prompt, one live SolidWorks session. Nothing about the CAD work is staged or re-cut — but the stretches where the model is thinking are sped up, and the recording says so on screen as it does it. The modelling itself runs at normal speed.

Grok builds a parametric flange

4 min 42 sec · SolidWorks · narrated

Named parameters first, then sketch geometry, then a rebuild that carries the change through the whole part. Watch the left pane: the feature tree grows as the model is driven from the chat on the right, and the bore is widened and the flange thickened part-way through to show the parameters actually holding.

Task
From a single prompt, model a parametric flange in a live, unstaged desktop SolidWorks session — narrated by Grok as it works.
Parameters
Grok defines the governing dimensions — including bore diameter and flange thickness — as named parameters before drawing any geometry, so later edits drive the part instead of redrawing it.
Workflow
Three stages, visible in the feature tree as they happen: named parameters created, sketch geometry built from them, then features extruded and the part rebuilt from the sketch.
Result
Part-way through, Grok widens the bore and thickens the flange by changing the named parameters, and SolidWorks rebuilds the whole part from that one edit — the way it would for a designer's own parametric change.
Limitations
Every CAD operation runs at normal speed; only the model's thinking/typing pauses are sped up, and the recording marks those on screen. One platform (desktop SolidWorks) and one connector (ForgeMCP) — not a cross-platform benchmark.

Want the mechanics behind what's happening in these recordings? See parametric CAD automation for why a named-parameter edit and rebuild is a contained kind of change, or CAD automation examples for more workflows like this one.

Frequently asked

Are the ForgeMCP demo recordings staged or edited?

No. The CAD work itself is not staged or re-cut. The only editing is sped-up playback during the stretches where the model is thinking rather than acting on the CAD session, and the recordings mark those speed-ups on screen as they happen.

Which CAD platform do the ForgeMCP demo recordings use?

The recording on this page uses desktop SolidWorks through the ForgeMCP local bridge.

What part is being modeled in the demos?

A parametric flange. The assistant defines the governing dimensions, including bore diameter and flange thickness, as named parameters before drawing any geometry, so a later parameter change rebuilds the whole part instead of re-drawing it.