Customer files need edits
Customer parts come in many CAD formats and often need small changes before machining.
Machine shops
Quote faster. Fix customer parts before you cut metal.
Bring the customer's STEP file. Ask for the change in plain words. Flux edits the part and saves a new STEP file.
Your problems
Small changes take CAD hours
Small changes take CAD hours that the shop cannot bill.
Parts that cannot be made
Parts that cannot be made cause scrap and rework.
Machine shops
What machine shops need from Flux.
Offer more than machining.
Flux designs the enclosure around the customer's board, so you can quote the full product.
Edit customer files in minutes.
Bring the customer's STEP file. Ask for the change in plain words. Flux edits the part and saves a new STEP file.
Quote faster.
Small changes no longer wait for CAD hours, so you send the quote sooner.
Catch parts that cannot be made.
Flux checks the part before you cut metal, and fixes the features that your machines cannot make.
Parts that hold.
Flux runs a stress analysis on the part before you cut it.
The right CAD kernel for each part.
Flux picks the CAD kernel that fits each part.
End to end
One AI assistant for the complete job.
Flux handles these tasks in a unified workspace. A single AI engineer manages the job from requirements to manufacturing files, with your engineers reviewing every step.
Requirements
Begin with your requirements document, a block diagram, or a written brief.
Part sourcing and schematics
Flux selects stocked hardware and generates schematics.
Board layout & placement
Flux positions components and routes traces based on design rules and fabrication constraints.
Mechanical parts & wiring harnesses
Flux models enclosures, mounts, and wiring harnesses around the real boards.
Embedded firmware
Flux generates and verifies firmware code for the designed hardware.
Checks & output files
Flux conducts simulations and rule validations on every change, exporting updated STEP, Gerber, ODB++, IPC-2581, and bill of materials files.
Model-agnostic AI
Top AI models combined with specialized engineering capabilities.
Flux connects leading AI models to an execution harness built for CAD and EDA. While models handle reasoning, Flux supplies specialized tools, CAD context, and processes that turn logic into physical parts.
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- Google Gemini
- More as they ship
Leading performance with 30% reduced cost.
Adaptive divides each engineering job into tasks and assigns each to the ideal model for cost and performance. Critical decisions rely on advanced models. Standard checks use fast, economical models. Parallel processing finishes designs rapidly. You collaborate with a single AI assistant, while Flux manages internal task assignments.
Frontier AI models
- Reasoning
- Planning
- Language
Flux engineering harness
- CAD and EDA tools
- Project context
- Simulation
- Design rules
Working hardware
- Schematics
- Boards
- Enclosures
- Firmware
- Fab files
- Product videos
All leading models in one place
Access the top AI models your shop trusts within Flux.
Integrated engineering tools
Each model uses specialized engineering features, file context, and CAD workflows.
Model upgrades without migrating
As new models arrive, your team gains access without changing software.
Freedom from vendor lock-in
Eliminate reliance on a single AI company for your shop's engineering needs.
Optimized selection for every job
Adaptive routes each step to the optimal model, from complex modifications to quick checks.
Kernel-agnostic CAD
Uses the ideal CAD kernel for every part.
Standard CAD software locks you into a single geometric kernel, and every part inherits its limits. Flux is kernel agnostic, the same way it is model agnostic. The AI engineer selects the proper kernel for a given job, switches if a geometry feature fails, and combines all components into a single file.
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OpenCascade
Precise standard geometry that CAM and CAD software read cleanly. Strong for machined parts and complex assemblies.
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SMLib
Continuous curved surfaces suitable for ergonomic housings and consumer items.
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Parasolid On request
The core engine powering SolidWorks, NX, Solid Edge, and Onshape for smooth native file exchange.
Surface quality made visible. Zebra stripes, curvature maps, and curvature combs confirm that all surfaces are smooth prior to tooling.
Verification lab
Simulates and verifies its own work before you cut metal.
Flux goes beyond editing files. The AI engineer tests and evaluates its work using industrial solvers, showing you clear results.
Board circuit simulation
SPICE analysis for power, analog, and mixed-signal designs, executed and read directly by the AI engineer.
Electromagnetic checks
Full-wave analysis of the routed board covering trace impedance, S-parameters, interference, and antennas.
Thermal analysis
Simulate thermal behavior and airflow across boards and enclosures prior to machining or production.
Fluid dynamics analysis
Evaluate airflow inside housings to ensure fans, vents, and heat sinks function properly before the first prototype.
Mechanical stress testing
Finite-element stress checks for brackets, mounts, and enclosures.
Rule and clearance checks
Automated electrical and fabrication rule validation on every drawing and model.
Component datasheet checks
Scans component spec sheets to verify pin configurations, operating limits, and constraints.
Orchestration
One prompt. A complete team of AI engineers.
Give Flux an entire assembly project. The primary AI engineer breaks it down, runs parallel workstreams across projects, coordinates tasks, and updates you.
Concurrent processes
Every sub-task runs in a dedicated thread. Machined housings, internal boards, and hardware progress simultaneously.
Multi-project execution
The head AI engineer manages tasks across other projects and monitors progress centrally.
Automated supervision
It tracks every thread, corrects deviations from specifications, and gathers final files.
Full user control
Modifications affecting an interface or resizing a board require your sign-off.
An assembly with three sub-boards
Flux creates specifications for every board covering boundaries, mounting holes, connectors, and cutouts. Individual AI agents work on each project concurrently. Flux then embeds the completed boards inside the main housing model and verifies millimetric clearances and port alignment.
Collaboration
Your shop, partners, and AI engineers in a unified project.
Flux operates in your web browser. All team members view live models and make updates together without emailing CAD files back and forth.
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Collaborate on models live.
Engineers, reviewers, and AI agents edit the model concurrently. See active users and their current selections instantly.
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Complete revision history.
Flux logs all edits with timestamps and user details. Revert to earlier revisions or branch into new files easily.
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Centralized shop workspace.
Store all your shop's projects, parts, and standards together. Control view, comment, or edit permissions for your team.
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Engage clients, vendors, and contractors directly.
Share view, comment, or edit access to specific project files via email without exposing your full workspace.
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In-context design feedback.
Add comments directly on features and tag collaborators. Discussions remain attached to the exact CAD model.
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Try ideas without risk.
Duplicate a project to test an idea without altering the master file.
Customizable
Adapts to your shop rules and applies them continuously.
Every job shop operates with distinct processes. Input your standards, link your software, and generate custom utilities for each job.
Team knowledge
Train Flux like a new engineer. Set your design guidelines, preferred parts, and lessons learned once for every AI agent to apply on future jobs.
Custom shop rules
Specify your layout rules and manufacturer capabilities once. Flux checks every design against your specs.
Integrate shop software
Connect MCP servers or give Flux a key to any web API. Push firmware to your repository, read crash reports from devices in the field, or link proprietary shop tools directly.
Secure API management
Administrators enter API keys once across the shop. The AI agent utilizes them without exposing raw credentials, routing calls only to approved services.
Dynamic project tools
Request custom project utilities, and Flux generates them inline: power budgets that recalculate when loads change, bring-up checklists that track progress, or rotatable 3D assembly viewers.
Connect with external AI
Access Flux via Cursor or external agent frameworks. Outside tools can modify Flux files and delegate design jobs to Flux AI engineers.
Links with the services your team currently uses.
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Onshape -
Autodesk Fusion -
PTC Windchill - Siemens Teamcenter
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Arena PLM -
OpenBOM -
Duro -
GitHub -
GitLab -
Memfault -
Golioth -
Particle -
Nordic nRF Cloud -
Edge Impulse -
NI SystemLink -
SimScale -
Octopart -
SiliconExpert
Sourcing
Selects available hardware at current market prices.
Flux integrates with top mechanical hardware and electronic suppliers. The AI engineer sources available chips, fasteners, connectors, screws, and standoffs, compares vendor costs, and swaps obsolete items prior to production.
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LCSC -
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Verical -
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HQonline -
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MISUMI -
JLCMC
Manufacturing
Fetches quotes from your fabricators as design revisions occur.
Flux fetches pricing directly from suppliers for circuit boards and assembly, 3D printing in plastic and metal, CNC machining, sheet metal, laser cutting, injection molding, casting, and wiring harnesses. The AI engineer compares costs and turnaround times, verifies design rules, and updates price quotes as features change.
Circuit boards and assembly
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JLCPCB -
PCBWay -
OSH Park -
AISLER
Mechanical parts
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Craftcloud - JLC 3D printing
- PCBWay 3D printing
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Shapeways -
OSH Cut -
SendCutSend
Cables and wiring harnesses
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MiniProto
Interoperability
Integrates with your existing EDA and CAD software.
Import work from your current software. Instruct Flux using plain English to change it, and export updated files at any time.
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Altium Designer -
OrCAD and Allegro -
KiCad - PADS, Xpedition, and NX
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Eagle and Fusion -
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SolidWorks -
CATIA - Creo
- Onshape
Modifies existing STEP files your shop already has.
The request, as typed in Flux
“The holder must cover a much taller power supply. Make the bent side flange 40 mm deeper. Keep the 4.4 mm hole in the flange where it is. Then cut five 5 x 30 mm vertical vent slots in the new part of the flange, 15 mm apart and centered on the flange width.”
Import your existing work
Load full projects, part libraries, and 3D models. Schematics, parts, and board placement carry over cleanly, along with routing from most formats.
Modify files with your AI engineer
Imported designs are instantly ready to alter. Prompt "move the USB cutout 3 cm left" or "make the enclosure tighter", and Flux applies edits.
Export production-ready files
Flux exports precise files required for production: STEP, STL, or 3MF for mechanical parts, along with Gerber, ODB++, IPC-2581, BOM data, and pick-and-place files.
All supported formats
- Complete projects
- Altium, Cadence OrCAD and Allegro, KiCad, Siemens PADS and Xpedition, Zuken CADSTAR, Eagle, Fusion Electronics, EasyEDA, and DipTrace (XML export). Schematics, parts, connections, board outlines, and placement come across. Labcenter Proteus netlist and board exports bring in parts, connections, board outlines, placement, and routing.
- Part libraries
- Altium, OrCAD, PADS, KiCad, Eagle, Fusion Electronics, EasyEDA, and DipTrace libraries, Allegro footprints, and JEP30 part models become Flux parts.
- Mechanical files
- STEP, STL, OBJ, 3MF, and glTF models, plus DXF board outlines.
- Handoff to manufacturing and electronics tools
- Gerber, ODB++, IPC-2581, IPC-D-356 test netlists, bill of materials, pick-and-place, EDIF netlists, GenCAD, and KiCad board files.
- Handoff to mechanical design
- The full board and its parts as STEP, compressed STEP, BREP, VRML, glTF, and STL models, plus DXF layer drawings. Enclosures and brackets that Flux designs export as STEP, STL, and 3MF, ready for your mechanical tools or a 3D printer.
Your shop models remain private.
- SOC 2-aligned cloud infrastructure
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Project-level permissions
- Your designs and files remain strictly your IP
- No AI training on customer files
Enterprise adoption
We assist your team with using AI.
Flux collaborates directly with engineering organizations to deploy AI on active jobs, backed by hands-on support from Flux engineers.
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Identify high-value use cases
We determine where AI automation accelerates your turnaround, from part research to complete devices.
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Connect with your workflows
We link Flux with the libraries, rules, and processes your engineers already use.
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Establish repeatable processes
We help set up standardized AI processes your shop can rely on for every project.
Questions
Your CAD files. Edited by AI.
Stress analysis, and parts checked against the mating hardware.
Exports STEP back to the customer's CAD tool.
Quote faster. Fix customer parts before you cut metal.
Provide your team with AI tools and engineering capacity to build what previously required an entire organization.