RustGIS 0.2.0 widens its format support in the desktop app and browser, adds streamed reading for large files, and exposes commands to AI agents through MCP. The release also adds DuckDB-backed SQL and more export options.
Solesca v2 adds terrain-following ground-mount layouts and a 3D view for reviewing solar designs. Terrain tracking is an add-on and changes the design’s energy-model workflow.
CRAFTGRAFT has introduced GearMaker for creating and arranging spur gears and FlipPrep for preparing stock, registration holes and holding tabs in MoI. FlipPrep exports geometry for CAM, but does not create toolpaths or verify the complete machining setup.
WOGO has launched Hacadly AI Agent to generate 3D models from 2D drawings and rebuild editable feature structures from history-free CAD files. Its reported benchmark results are promising, but CAD integrations and performance on customer parts still require validation.
Mach9’s web-based CAD platform now processes aerial LiDAR and photogrammetry data, extending its point-cloud, feature-extraction and surface-modeling workflow beyond ground-based scans. The practical test will be whether teams can verify its outputs against their own survey controls before delivery.
SkyeBrowse’s November 5 update adds roof measurements and AI damage screening, more GIS/CAD exports, and surveyed ground-control corrections that carry through to model outputs. The damage scan remains a human-reviewed screening tool, not a final inspection or coverage decision.
