Volex Forge · Text to CAD

Describe a part. Get a real CAD file.

Type what you need in plain English — Volex Forge builds the geometry, checks it, and hands you a manufacturable STEP, STL or DXF. No CAD seat, no learning curve.

Try it free — describe a part → See how it works
Free to try Pay only when you download — from £2.99 STEP · STL · DXF Verified before you get it

Three steps to a file

From a sentence to a manufacturable model in seconds — no software to install.

1

Describe it

Write the part in plain English — dimensions, features, material. As specific or as loose as you like.

2

Forge builds & checks

Volex generates real 3D geometry and verifies it — geometry, and where it applies, FEA against textbook theory — before you ever see it.

3

Download

Take the STEP, STL or DXF straight to CNC, 3D printing or laser. You only pay when you download a file you want.

Watch it turn words into geometry

A real example — your prompt, your parameters, your file.

a mounting bracket, 80x60mm, 5mm thick, four M6 holes 10mm from each corner, one folded 40mm flange, aluminium
ParameterValue
Plate80 × 60 × 5 mm
Holes4 × M6, 10 mm inset
Flange40 mm, folded 90°
MaterialAluminium
Geometry checkPASS
ExportSTEP / STL / DXF
Every part is checked before you download it. See the verification report — 359/359 published checks pass.

Why engineers use Forge

Not a picture of a part — a real, editable, manufacturable file.

Real geometry, not a renderYou get a solid STEP you can open, edit and machine — not an image or a mesh guess.
Checked before you payForge verifies the model first. If it can't build a valid part, you don't get charged.
No CAD seat neededSkip the software and the tutorials. If you can describe the part, you can make the file.
Fair, per-part pricingFree to try, from £2.99 per download. No subscription, no seat licence.

Popular parts to start with

Or just describe your own — Forge handles far more than this.

Spur gears Brackets Flanges Shafts Sprockets Timing pulleys Enclosures Motor mounts Heat sinks All generators →

Make your first part now

Free to try · pay only when you download · from £2.99 · STEP, STL or DXF · verified before you get it.

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