@BenjaminDEKR: I am building a custom wrist-mounted diving computer, using AI-assisted CAD... This uses actual component geometries an…
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A developer is using AI-assisted CAD (Claude Code) to design a custom wrist-mounted diving computer, compressing what was a multi-week design process into a weekend project. The final device will be 3D-printed and run the Bühlmann ZHL-16C decompression algorithm.
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I am building a custom wrist-mounted diving computer, using AI-assisted CAD…
This uses actual component geometries and sizes, all placed where they need to go on the real hardware.
Before, this would be a multi-week slog. Now, AI means this is an interesting weekend project.
Claude Code is considering and placing components based on my specs, and we iterate it and test virtually.
When the design is ready, the case will be 3D-printed and the components + PCB all assembled for real.
The software / math will be based on the famous Bühlmann ZHL-16C Algorithm used for no-decompression scuba diving.
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