Connor Kapoor published an interactive tool (cadmap.io) on 2026-07-16 that maps CAD modeling software to their geometry kernels and corporate owners; he recommends anyone building a new AI CAD product start with market research and links to a demo video and the nitter post for details.
Connor Kapoor (posted 2026-07-16) built an interactive mapping tool at cadmap.io that visualizes relationships among CAD modeling software, their underlying geometry kernels, and the companies that own them.
Everyone working on some new version of AI cad should do some market research first!
Here’s a great place to start your never ending journey:
Connor Kapoor (@connorkapoor)
I built an interactive tool to map the relationships in CAD modeling software, their underlying geometry kernels, and the companies that own them.
try it out at cadmap.io
Video
— https://nitter.net/connorkapoor/status/2027018159799046546#m