Our custom piping CAD application demonstrates how to build a minimal yet powerful CAD solution on top of our WASM-based CAD engine. The full source code is available in our starter repository:
👉 https://github.com/awv-informatik/buerli-starter
This article is for companies who need CAD software that standard tools cannot provide — and therefore decide to build their own.
Custom CAD is often misunderstood as a collection of UI tweaks, scripts, or isolated automation features. In reality, custom CAD is a layered system that transforms CAD from a general-purpose design tool into a domain-specific, data-driven model-building platform.
Below is a clear framework describing the five core dimensions of custom CAD, from user interaction down to automated model generation.
The landscape of programmable CAD is evolving rapidly. From browser-based platforms to headless geometry engines, developers now have a range of tools to express and automate CAD logic through code.
Code is CAD’s native language for machines.
For decades, CAD has been optimized for humans clicking, dragging, and sketching. That made sense when design lived on individual workstations and geometry was authored by hand. But machines don’t think in sketches. They think in code.
If CAD is going to be machine-producible, machine-editable, and generative-ready, then code isn’t a convenience — it’s a necessity.
At AWV Informatik, we believe pricing should be fair, transparent, and reflect the value our technology delivers. Whether you're a student, an independent developer, or a large enterprise, our solutions — including ClassCAD, Buerli, and Buerligons — are designed to scale with your needs.
We extend the feature list by adding :
Extrude along path, pipe sweep and other. These features will be available with the next release in Part and in Solid API.