Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)

I'm building a fast, lightweight 3D house modelling tool. Revit/AutoDesk are hugely cumbersome and expensive. Sketchup died when Trimble took over.

I'm glad to say it's gaining traction - here's an unsolicited post by Adam Wathan the creator of Tailwind: https://x.com/adamwathan/status/1889134672866582617

And here's the site: https://arcadium3d.com/

I’m going to give this a try. I build as a hobby, working my way up to building my own home, and it feels like cad software of all types is always too complicated for me. I shouldn’t need to be an expert in this tool to design a simple house that’s just a few boxes.

I generally don’t like AI, but I could see having a chat prompt “making changes to a car file” that I’ve described in my natural language could be a killer feature. Especially if you let me describe components like layers if a wall. Then use said wall in an area. Basically BIM level of detail.

great! I hope you enjoy it. That's exactly the issue - you shouldn't need to be an expert.