text-to-cad-blender-addon
Blender plugin that calls the Zoo text to CAD API so a prompt becomes a model inside Blender.
What it does and how it connects
This is a Blender plugin that calls the Zoo text-to-CAD API so a text prompt becomes a model inside Blender. It is brought to you by the Zoo Team, per the README. Use needs a Zoo account and an API token, stored in the KITTYCAD_API_TOKEN environment variable.
The plugin is reached with Ctrl+Shift+T or from the Add menu in Object Mode. It takes three inputs: the text prompt, the output format, and the output directory where the downloaded model is saved. The README advises describing a single object in geometric terms and being explicit about features such as hole positions and diameters.
A prompt can take several minutes to process, and the README points the user to the Zoo dashboard to check progress. The plugin's own models are better at single objects than assemblies for now, per the README.
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Sources
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- Pricing (the Zoo text-to-CAD API needs an account and API token; no price is stated in the README)
- Real user voices (the repo has no open issues)
- Related Error Index entries (no Blender entries in the live error map)
- No GitHub releases exist, so latest release fields are null
- A named individual builder beyond the KittyCAD organization
Last verified November 6, 2026. Listings are informational. The evidence score measures public, verifiable evidence and is not an endorsement or a compatibility claim.