Serval by XPayà
Python prototype exploring the path from a written description to a closed geometry ready for 3D printing.
Context
Personal project in Python, part of XPayà's maker tool family. It grew out of a simple question: ask for a shape in words and see how far the machine can get on its own.
The challenge
Going from a sentence to a closed geometry without opening a CAD tool, and figuring out exactly where describing something in words stops being enough.
My contribution
I defined the text-to-geometry pipeline, built the prototype, and tested it against real STL outputs to see where it breaks.
Decisions
I decided to scope the prototype to the text-to-geometry pipeline and document in writing the human intervention still required, rather than presenting it as a fully automated process. I also decided to keep the "prototype" label as long as the result depends so heavily on how the description is written.
Outcome
I now know where it fails: it handles the mechanical part and surfaces the points where a person has to decide. That's what I'm carrying into the next attempt.
Scope and limits
Evolving prototype: not every description produces a valid geometry.
Technology
If this approach fits what you need, we can open a conversation.