Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-17
CAD Benchmarks: testing whether AI can actually build editable parts
An open benchmark scores AI models as they use CAD tools to construct real parametric parts.
Why it surfacedInstead of judging only the final shape, CAD Benchmarks measures exact geometry, editability, and the full MCP tool-call trajectory against a live OCCT kernel. Its leaderboard covers 24 public tasks and reports deliberately wide 95% confidence intervals, while the Runs section exposes model-built parts and oracle references for inspection.
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Monica’s Calendar of Flowers
August 17’s newborn domains include a calendar that spreads flowers for Monica across the months after JP’s death, 17 years of a master mariner’s logbooks, the seconds between a modem connection and the first web request, and an Indian bus cabin carrying 632 songs.
This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-17 Domain Arrivals issue.