Fabrik

Production-ready parametric CAD geometry for hardware teams instantly

Hardware engineers spend over 40% of their development cycles manually drafting repetitive custom mounting brackets, sensor fixtures, and protective enclosures in legacy CAD software.

Fabrik transforms natural language engineering requirements into fully parametric, manufacturing-grade STEP models in seconds. Our engine automatically applies industrial clearance tolerances, runs real-time structural stress simulations, and ensures exact hole-alignment for off-the-shelf fasteners. Hardware teams can instantly export watertight STLs for rapid 3D printing or parametric STEP files for full assembly integration.

Fabrik is building the foundational intelligent geometry engine for the next generation of physical hardware development.

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Problem

When I design custom hardware enclosures, I want to automatically generate mounting plates and brackets, but spending hours setting up parametric sketches in SolidWorks delays prototype iterations.
Why Now: High-speed additive manufacturing and rapid-turn CNC vendors now allow 24-hour physical iteration, making manual multi-hour CAD drafting the primary bottleneck in hardware engineering.
When I prepare parts for 3D printing, I want to verify clearance tolerances and structural stress before sending files to the print bed, but running full FEA simulations is too complex for fast prototype turns.
When I source standard mechanical components, I want tailored brackets that fit exact hole patterns, but manually measuring and modeling custom adapters wastes valuable senior engineering time.
Existing Alternatives: Manual parametric modeling in SolidWorks or Fusion360, expensive external CAD contractors, or unconstrained prompt-to-mesh generators that produce unusable non-manifold files.

Solution

High-Level Concept: Fabrik is GitHub Copilot for physical hardware and mechanical parametric modeling

Natural language and spec-sheet prompt interface that generates deterministic, watertight parametric STEP and STL geometry ready for production
Automated clearance tolerance engine that cross-references standard hardware fastener databases for flawless physical assembly
Real-time volumetric stress and load distribution heatmaps computed instantly before exporting files to the factory bed

Distribution

Early Adopters: Robotics startups, drone manufacturers, and rapid-prototyping agencies who print or machine custom parts daily
Direct outreach to hardware incubators like Highway1, HAX, and YC hardware cohorts with pre-built CAD template libraries
Technical teardowns on Onshape and SolidWorks community forums demonstrating 10x faster bracket and enclosure generation
Integration with fast-turn manufacturing APIs like Protolabs and Xometry for one-click instant quote and ordering

Pricing

Value Ladder: Free tier (5 geometry exports/mo)
Pro Tier at $49/engineer/mo (Unlimited STL and STEP exports, custom tolerance rules)
Enterprise Tier at $299/mo (Custom component library integration, private cloud FEA)
One Metric That Matters: Monthly Active Engineers generating at least 3 verified production CAD exports per week
Market Sizing: SAM of 800k mechanical and hardware engineers in North America and Europe; capturing 1.5% SOM yields $7.02M ARR in Year 1 at $49/mo average user spend

Scale Costs

GPU compute infrastructure required for real-time volumetric finite element analysis (FEA) and multi-mesh stress modeling
Licensing high-performance commercial CAD kernel APIs for seamless multi-format STEP and IGES file conversions
Maintaining active licensing compliance and geometry accuracy against global ISO and ANSI mechanical hardware standards

Expert Opinions

Avg: 9.4

Lead Mechanical Architect & Hardware VC Partner
9.5
VP of Industrial Engineering at $500M Robotics Firm
9.2
Head of Rapid Prototyping & Additive Manufacturing
9.6

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