Quick progress update from me — I'm Mitchell, solo founder building ShapeForge, a local-first parametric CAD app for Windows. Development is AI-assisted, stated plainly. Since my last update here (Nov 11, when Commercial #5 'Orbit' went live), I shipped Short 5, 'Start From An Example' (Nov 12 on Instagram, Facebook leg completed today). It's built only from real app screenshots and a real screen capture, labelled as such on screen — it walks through starting a part from the built-in example library instead of a blank sketch. Why that matters / the honest lesson: my spectacle-style commercials are fun, but they don't prove the app is real to use. So I'm alternating them, one for one, with real-app shorts. If a claim can't be shown in a real capture, it doesn't go in the short. Current state, honestly: ShapeForge is v0.87 preview, Windows-only, installer unsigned by choice (Windows shows 'Unknown publisher'; SHA-256 is on the release page). It's a focused mechanical-parts tool — sketches, named parameters, editable feature history, STEP/3MF/DXF exports. No CAM, no FEA/simulation, no sheet metal, and it's not a Fusion replacement or enterprise CAD. Basic tier is free; full version is a $10/mo membership after a 14-day no-card trial. Next up is another CAD-spectacle commercial, then back to a real-app short. If you start most parts from an example/template rather than blank, what example would you want pre-loaded? https://shapeforge.dev   submitted by   /u/MitchDee [link]   [comments]