Embodied CAD: Solver-Grounded LLM Agents for Parametric B-Rep Assembly Modeling
On the map: LLM agents and tool use → Multimodal and embodied agents
Abstract (arXiv)
Large language models can write plausible CAD scripts, but reliable industrial CAD modeling requires more than syntactically valid code: every feature, placement, and assembly relation must be accepted by an exact geometric kernel while remaining editable as parametric boundary representation geometry. We present Embodied CAD, solver-grounded LLM agents for parametric B-Rep assembly modeling. Instead of generating a complete script in one pass, the agent iteratively selects actions from a stratified L0-L4 CAD skill library, resolves them into typed geometric operations, executes them in a CAD backend, and uses solver feedback to plan, repair, and learn. The framework combines action grammar constraints, deterministic parameter resolution, and solver-derived rewards for supervised warm-up and GRPO-style refinement. We evaluate Embodied CAD on multi-step mechanical, industrial equipment, and mold-oriented assembly tasks using solver-aligned metrics: executable rate, skill accuracy, operation-family accuracy, exact policy accuracy, and task completion success. The results show that solver-grounded planning executes all strong-planner workflows in the current benchmark, while learned controllers reach high executable rates and expose the remaining gap between valid tool calls and exact long-horizon policy prediction.
Key facts. Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in Multimodal and embodied agents, one of 16 directions in LLM agents and tool use. Builds on 17 of its 22 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 30 Jun 2026.
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