Tools
single-page web apps for the job — each one is one HTML file
Step Processor
Parse, identify & measure STEP assemblies — shatter to per-part files and images, feature recognition, wall thickness, weld data, metadata mapping to BOM with export. Pure JavaScript + OCCT in the browser.
./stepProcessor.html→ DFMCast DFM
Manufacturing feasibility analysis for castings from STL or STEP — Draft Angle Analysis, Undercut detection, Locking Tonnage Estimation, and more. Runs entirely in the browser.
./cadView.html→ ANALYSISPress Fit
Press-fit calculator: Monte Carlo simulation of press force and stress for sleeve, bushing and ball-joint fits, with tolerance-driven histograms.
./pressFit.html→ CADStep Thick
Assesses wall thickness for every body in a STEP file. Results stream in inline with CSV export.
./stepThick.html→ CADNX Data Extract
Pulls all embedded metadata out of NX .prt part files in the browser — no CAD seat required. Export to CSV.
./NXdataExtract.html→About
who is behind the files
Mechanical Engineer · Software Nerd · Entrepreneur
Chris Padilla
I make things — and I build the tools that make them. Everything on this site is a single HTML file that runs client-side — because the best tool is the one you can open without installing anything.
creation → making · studio shoot, 2013