What problem does it solve?
Custom lab hardware must mate with equipment whose dimensions are fixed by standards or vendor drawings, and a single wrong interface dimension makes a fabricated part useless. This Skill designs parts as parametric Python models, checks every interface dimension against a bundled standards database, and verifies the geometry both numerically and visually before fabrication.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Parametric CAD generation: Author build123d models with named constants, declared interfaces, and go/no-go geometry checks, then export STEP, STL, and laser-cut DXF files with a provenance manifest.
- Standards-based interface verification: Validate microplate footprints, cuvettes, optical breadboards, cage systems, and SM1 threads against bundled ANSI/SLAS and vendor standards with match or envelope (maximum material condition) semantics.
- Measured geometry checks and visual review: Run boolean gauge checks against the built solid, census cylindrical faces, measure inter-part clearance, and render six-view orthographic snapshots for mandatory visual inspection.
- Use Case: Design an FDM-printed carrier that holds an ANSI/SLAS microplate on a custom stage: the pocket is sized to the plate's maximum material condition plus clearance, the interface is checked against the standard, and the snapshot confirms the pocket is on the correct face before printing.
Quick Start
Ask the agent to design a microplate carrier for your stage using the lab-hardware-cad skill, specifying the fabrication process and any mating equipment dimensions.
