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DCC & rendering
Kerf vs Blender
World-class mesh / DCC tool — a different category from B-rep CAD.
52/52in Kerf today
4/52in Blender (included)
0behind a paid tier
2026-05-19last reviewed
| Capability | Kerf | Blender |
|---|---|---|
| Constraint sketcher (geo + dim)D1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
no source ↗ |
| Pad / pocket / revolveD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
no source ↗ |
| LoftD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/feature_loft.py
|
no source ↗ |
| B-rep booleans (general NURBS)D1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
no source ↗ |
| NURBS surfacing (blend/network/patch)D1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/geom/network_srf.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Assemblies — matesD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/assembly/mates.py
|
no source ↗ |
| 2D drawings (views/dims/sections)D1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/geom/make2d.py
|
no source ↗ |
| GD&T on drawings / MBD / PMID1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
no source ↗ |
| Sheet metalD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/construction_verbs_tools.py
|
no source ↗ |
| STEP / IGES B-rep interopD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
no source ↗ |
| Configurations / family variantsD1 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/family/
|
no source ↗ |
| FE — solid (tet/hex)D2 |
yes
packages/kerf-fem/src/kerf_fem/calculix_bridge.py
|
no source ↗ |
| AISC 360-22 steel (members)D2 |
yes
packages/kerf-structural/src/kerf_structural/steel_beam.py
|
no source ↗ |
| ACI 318-19 concreteD2 |
yes
packages/kerf-structural/src/kerf_structural/rc_beam.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Fatigue (S-N, ε-N, rainflow)D2 |
yes
packages/kerf-fem/src/kerf_fem/fatigue_fem.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Spur/helical gear rating (AGMA 2001-D04)D3 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
no source ↗ |
| Bearings — ISO 281 L10D3 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/bearings/select.py
|
no source ↗ |
| CFDD4 |
yes
packages/kerf-cfd/src/kerf_cfd/openfoam_bridge.py
|
no source ↗ |
| HVAC duct sizing (SMACNA)D4 |
yes
packages/kerf-hvac/src/kerf_hvac/duct.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Heat exchangers (LMTD + ε-NTU + Bell-Delaware)D4 |
yes
packages/kerf-hvac/src/kerf_hvac/sizing.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Airfoil inviscid CL (panel)D5 |
yes
packages/kerf-aero/src/kerf_aero/panel_2d.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Orbital (Kepler, J2/J3, Hohmann)D5 |
yes
packages/kerf-aero/src/kerf_aero
|
no source ↗ |
| Schematic capture (KiCad round-trip, ERC)D6 |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics
|
no source ↗ |
| PCB layout (tscircuit, KiCad round-trip)D6 |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/fab
|
no source ↗ |
| SPICED6 |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/spice/
|
no source ↗ |
| Signal integrity (Z0/crosstalk/eye/IBIS)D6 |
yes
packages/kerf-electronics/src/kerf_electronics/si/ibis_channel.py
|
no source ↗ |
| 3-axis CAM (profile/contour/pocket/face)D7 |
yes
src/components/CAMView.jsx
|
no source ↗ |
| G-code post (Fanuc/GRBL/LinuxCNC/Mach3)D7 |
yes
packages/kerf-cam/src/kerf_cam/posts/fanuc_3x.py
|
no source ↗ |
| FDM slicing (Cura)D7 |
yes
src/components/PrintSliceView.jsx
|
no source ↗ |
| Moldflow / fill simD7 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/procsim/moldflow.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Nesting (skyline + true-shape NFP)D7 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/nesting/nfp.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Horizontal+vertical alignment (clothoid, SSD)D8 |
yes
packages/kerf-civil/src/kerf_civil/horizontal_alignment.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Geotech (bearing/settlement/slope/pile/liquefaction)D8 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/geotech/liquefaction.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Planar MBD (Lagrange/DAE, Baumgarte)D9 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/mbd/solver.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Controls — classical (Routh/Bode/RL/PID tune)D9 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/controls/pid_tuning.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Controls — state-space / LQR / KalmanD9 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/controls/statespace.py
|
no source ↗ |
| PLC IEC 61131-3 (ST/Ladder/FB/motion)D10 |
yes
src/components/PLCView.jsx
|
no source ↗ |
| Solar PV (system + partial shading)D10 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/solarpv/shading.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Tolerance stackup — 1D (WC/RSS/MC)D11 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/tolstack
|
no source ↗ |
| Process capability (Cpk/Ppk)D11 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/spc/charts.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Path-traced renderer (Cycles/EEVEE)D12 |
yes
packages/kerf-render/src/kerf_render/pathtracer.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Paraxial ABCD ray transferD12 |
yes
packages/kerf-optics/src/kerf_optics/ray_transfer.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Acoustics (ISO 9613, RT60, weighting, mass-law TL)D12 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/acoustics/wave.py
|
no source ↗ |
| Sculpting + dyntopo + multiresD13 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/subd_tools.py
|
yes source ↗ |
| Animation / riggingD13 |
yes
src/components
|
yes source ↗ |
| Geometry Nodes (visual node DAG)D13 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core
|
yes source ↗ |
| Textiles (weave/knit/drape/cut-room)D13 |
yes
packages/kerf-textiles/src/kerf_textiles/
|
partial source ↗ |
| Jewelry (configurator)D13 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/jewelry/
|
no source ↗ |
| BIM (walls/slabs/framing/stairs/IFC4)D13 |
yes
packages/kerf-bim/src/kerf_bim
|
no source ↗ |
| Should-cost (6 processes, Boothroyd-Dewhurst)D14 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/costing
|
no source ↗ |
| Material selection (Ashby)D14 |
yes
packages/kerf-cad-core/src/kerf_cad_core/matsel/multi_objective.py
|
no source ↗ |
| LCA (full ISO 14040/44 4 phases)D14 |
yes
packages/kerf-lca/src/kerf_lca/phases.py
|
no source ↗ |
- yes shipped
- partial works with limits
- paid tier present, but behind an add-on or meter
- no not available
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