First run

From download to your first finished part, about ten minutes. Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. No installer and no admin rights needed.

1. Download and start it

1. Download MilliCad.exe. Download MilliCad.exe (about 45 MB). Save it somewhere you will find it again, for example a folder called Milli Cad in Documents.
2. Double-click it. The first start takes a few seconds while it unpacks.
3. If Windows shows a blue box "Windows protected your PC": click the small More info link, then the Run anyway button. This appears because the program is new and not yet code-signed; see the note below.

2. Create your account

1. Type your e-mail and a password of at least 8 characters, tick that you agree to the terms, click Create account.
2. Open the mail from noreply@stefan-ai-fanna.firebaseapp.com (check spam) and click its link. Then click I have clicked the link in Milli Cad.
3. You are in. New accounts start with a small free credit; the amber number at the top is what you have left.

3. Set it up

1. Click the gear (top right).
2. Pick your CAD program: FreeCAD, F3D CAD, KiCad or SLDPRT CAD. Pick None if you only want drawings read.
3. Pick a job folder. Milli Cad can only read and write inside this folder. One folder per project works well.
4. Look at the setup check. It lists which programs it found on your PC and where to get the free ones (FreeCAD, KiCad, Java and Freerouting for boards).
5. Back to chat.

4. Your first job

1. Add your drawing. Click + Add under the typing box and pick the PDF, photo or file, or drop it on the window. It is copied into the job folder.
2. Say what you want. For example: "Read this drawing and give me the sizes", or "Build this bracket in FreeCAD and tell me its mass".
3. Allow and answer. A yellow card asks before a script or program runs; a green card asks you anything only you know. Grey lines show what it is doing.
4. Check the result in your job folder and your CAD program before you cut, print or order. Milli Cad shows its work; you make the call.

Where things are

Uninstall

Delete MilliCad.exe and, if you want, the folder %APPDATA%\MilliCad. Your job folders stay. To close your account and have your data removed, e-mail us from the account's address.