cad-explorer
CAD Explorer
Use this skill to open generated or modified CAD and robot-description files in CAD Explorer. The expected input is one or more explicit file paths that already exist or were just generated by another skill.
Supported files: .step, .stp, .stl, .3mf, .dxf, .urdf, .srdf, .sdf.
Handoff Contract
- Accept explicit file paths from CAD, URDF, SRDF, or SDF workflows.
- Start or reuse CAD Explorer with
dev:ensure; do not assume a fixed port. - Return the printed Explorer URL for each requested file.
- If startup fails, report the failure and let the owning skill continue with its non-GUI validation.
Commands
From this skill directory:
npm --prefix scripts/explorer run dev:ensure -- --file path/to/model.step
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