Opening Designs

Open designs from the CADit library in the editor, download design files, and like designs to save them for later.

Opening designs

The Design Library contains designs shared by the CADit community. You can open any design in the CADit editor, download the design files, or like designs to save them for later.

Viewing a design

Click on any design card in the library to open its detail page. The detail page displays:

  • Images: A gallery of screenshots and preview images
  • Description: Information about the design and how to use it
  • Designer: The user who created and shared the design
  • Stats: Number of opens, likes, and remixes
  • Metadata: Creation date, license, tags, and category

Opening a design in CADit

To open a design in the CADit editor:

  1. Navigate to the design's detail page
  2. Click Open in CADit
  3. The design loads in a new browser tab

The design opens in the editor where you can view, modify, and export it. Any changes you make are to your own copy and do not affect the original design.

Script designs with examples

Some script designs include multiple example configurations. When a design has examples:

  1. Click Open in CADit to open the first example
  2. Click the dropdown arrow next to the button to see all available examples
  3. Select an example from the list to open that specific configuration

Each example demonstrates a different use case or preset for the script.

Downloading a design

To download a design file to your computer:

  1. Navigate to the design's detail page
  2. Click Download

The download behavior depends on the design type:

Design typeDownload format
CADit file.cadit project file
CADit scriptZIP file containing all script files
GitHub scriptZIP archive of the GitHub repository

Downloaded .cadit files can be opened in CADit using the Open option in the menu. Script files can be used for local development or modification.

Liking designs

Like designs to show appreciation and save them for later reference.

To like a design:

  1. Navigate to the design's detail page
  2. Click the Like button
  3. The button changes to Liked and the like count increases

To unlike a design:

  1. Click the Liked button again
  2. The button returns to Like and the count decreases

Liking requires a CADit account. If you are not signed in, you will be prompted to sign in when clicking the like button.

Design types

The library contains different types of designs:

  • CADit files: Standard designs created in the CADit editor. These contain shapes, 3D settings, and all design data.
  • Scripts: Parametric designs written in TypeScript. Scripts generate designs based on parameters you can adjust.
  • GitHub scripts: Scripts hosted on GitHub that CADit loads directly from the repository.

Script designs display a "Script" badge on their card in the library. The detail page for GitHub scripts shows repository information including the owner, branch, and path.

Private designs

Some designs are marked as private and can only be viewed by their owner. If you try to access a private design that belongs to another user, you will see a message indicating the design is private.

Remixes

When you open a design and save your modified version to the library, it creates a remix. The original design's detail page shows remixes at the bottom, linking to designs that were created from it.