steve
Local CAD desktop with an assistant that runs modeling on the machine through a Studio compatible runtime, still pre-release with documented coverage limits.
What it does and how it connects
Steve is a local desktop CAD application with a Studio-compatible modeling runtime, a PySide6 desktop host, and an assistant powered by Pydantic AI. CAD builds run on the user's own machine. The README states plainly that this is pre-release software, with known coverage limits documented and not every CAD operation certified.
Prebuilt releases are published at dl.stevecad.studio as a Windows installer and a Linux AppImage, and installed copies update themselves from the same place. macOS packaging remains future work, though the README documents running from source on Apple Silicon.
Signing in to Steve Studio is optional: it lets the user browse workspaces, download CAD projects, and manage sync, while local CAD stays available offline. The app can also install a verified local Blender 4.5 LTS runtime for scene work, and the STEVE name and logo are trademarks of 10-X-eng, not licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
What engineers report
Hi, thanks for open-sourcing Steve. I've got it running from source on an Apple Silicon Mac and wanted to check the plan with you before opening a PR.
2026-11-01Read the original
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Sources
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- No GitHub releases exist, so latest release fields are null
- A named individual builder beyond the repository owner handle stevecad
- A standalone vendor website (prebuilt downloads are served from dl.stevecad.studio; no homepage is set on the repo)
Last verified November 6, 2026. Listings are informational. The evidence score measures public, verifiable evidence and is not an endorsement or a compatibility claim.