Observed arrival · 2026-10-07

Lineplate turns STEP assemblies into technical illustrations

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A browser-based tool that turns CAD STEP files into hidden-line drawings, exploded views, parts lists, and assembly manuals.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-07 issue.

For: CAD users preparing assembly illustrations and manuals
Worth noticing: The 91-part demo links exploded placements to downloadable parts-list and manual samples.

Field notes

The documented workflow starts with a STEP assembly and carries its part structure through drawing, annotation, and manual creation. In the example, the robot-arm assembly has 91 parts in 91 placements, and the page links downloadable parts-list and manual samples. Lineplate says large views may be split across workers; if a part is too complex to finish in time, it uses a mesh-based drawing and identifies that fallback.

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