[2602.19171] HistCAD: Geometrically Constrained Parametric History-based CAD Dataset
Summary
The paper presents HistCAD, a comprehensive dataset for parametric CAD modeling that incorporates geometric constraints and functional semantics, enhancing generative design capabilities.
Why It Matters
HistCAD addresses the limitations of existing CAD datasets by providing a structured framework that supports editable and constraint-compliant design. This is crucial for advancing industrial design practices and improving the integration of AI in CAD applications.
Key Takeaways
- HistCAD features a large-scale dataset with constraint-aware modeling sequences.
- The dataset includes multi-modal representations, enhancing usability in CAD software.
- AM_HistCAD module improves annotation of geometric features using large language models.
- HistCAD supports complex real-world design scenarios with industrial parts.
- The dataset aims to advance editable and semantically enriched generative CAD modeling.
Computer Science > Graphics arXiv:2602.19171 (cs) [Submitted on 8 Dec 2025] Title:HistCAD: Geometrically Constrained Parametric History-based CAD Dataset Authors:Xintong Dong, Chuanyang Li, Chuqi Han, Peng Zheng, Jiaxin Jing, Yanzhi Song, Zhouwang Yang View a PDF of the paper titled HistCAD: Geometrically Constrained Parametric History-based CAD Dataset, by Xintong Dong and 6 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Parametric computer-aided design (CAD) modeling is fundamental to industrial design, but existing datasets often lack explicit geometric constraints and fine-grained functional semantics, limiting editable, constraint-compliant generation. We present HistCAD, a large-scale dataset featuring constraint-aware modeling sequences that compactly represent procedural operations while ensuring compatibility with native CAD software, encompassing five aligned modalities: modeling sequences, multi-view renderings, STEP-format B-reps, native parametric files, and textual annotations. We develop AM\(_\text{HistCAD}\), an annotation module that extracts geometric and spatial features from modeling sequences and uses a large language model to generate complementary annotations of the modeling process, geometric structure, and functional type. Extensive evaluations demonstrate that HistCAD's explicit constraints, flattened sequence format, and multi-type annotations improve robustness, parametric editability, and accuracy in text-driven CAD generation, while indus...