I've been dictating designs to Codex with Wispr Flow, then printing the results: holders that fit my speaker, my pegboard and the little meters I want to use. I'd never done CAD modelling before. Now I can describe what I want and get something made to my specification.

Roughly three months ago, I didn't even have a 3D printer. I could have learned CAD, and I still could. But I'm so AI-forward that making these models with AI was the natural route for me. The results are more than good enough for the kinds of modelling I'm trying to do.

Take the Minirig 3 holder . It's an adjustable cradle for my IKEA SKÅDIS board, with a cable channel and actual bolts and nuts holding it together.…