Part variants
Evaluate a bounded dimension change in an agreed, editable sample.
AOTEAROA LABS / SARA AI
Development preview · Pilot enquiries
Your AI. Your CAD.Your engineering judgment.
A software bridge for engineer-supervised SOLIDWORKS workflows. Let’s test one repetitive task against your own baseline, with a clear scope and an engineer reviewing the result.
SolidWorks Automated Reasoning Assistant
Named in memory of Sarit.
SARA / WORKFLOW STUDY001
Proposed workflow
- 01Your approved AI
- 02SARA MCP bridge
- 03Licensed CAD
- 04Engineer review
Illustrative workflow · No live CAD connection
SARA AI
A scoped evaluation, built around the way your team works.
01 — 04FOR SMALL ENGINEERING TEAMS
Start with the work that repeats.
Design offices and manufacturers often repeat familiar steps across part variants. A pilot starts with a recent example from your team and a clear task boundary.
Inspection and review
Identify the model information and checks your engineer needs.
Native files and STEP
Assess the agreed save and export steps in your licensed environment.
These are candidate pilot areas. Exact operations, model types and CAD versions must be validated before they enter the agreed scope.
THE PILOT APPROACH
A clear instruction. A reviewable result.
- 01
Choose one workflow
Agree the input, allowed changes, reviewer and acceptance criteria.
- 02
Inspect before changing
Understand the starting state and the boundaries of the task.
- 03
Review the proposed change
The engineer checks and approves the intended work. Confirm the exact controls during pilot readiness.
- 04
Measure the outcome
Compare hands-on time, corrections, review effort and support against a baseline.
CUSTOMER OWNERSHIP
Your designs remain yours.
You retain your rights in your designs, CAD files, project data and outputs. SARA supplies the software bridge. We do not claim ownership of your engineering work.
Your information
No SARA training, demonstrations or reuse of customer material without permission.
Your AI choice
Use an approved AI host or your own API project. You pay the provider directly; SARA’s bridge and agreed services are separate.
Your data boundaries
Agree what may leave the workstation and which provider may process it. Provider terms and third-party rights still apply.
A SCOPED PAID PILOT
One workflow. Evidence for the next decision.
We are inviting engineering teams to discuss a proposed four-week evaluation. The live phase starts only after the workflow and licensed environment pass readiness checks.
Discuss a pilot- One company and up to two named users
- One agreed workflow and baseline
- A defined onboarding and support allowance
- A findings report and a joint continuation decision
Scope and price are agreed after discovery.
No automatic subscription. AI provider charges and CAD licences are separate. Deliverables, timing, support and cancellation terms are agreed before payment.
BEFORE WE TALK
Practical questions
Is this ready for unrestricted production use?
No. This is a development preview. We first agree a limited task, check readiness and validate the relevant workflow in an appropriately licensed environment.
Do we need our own SOLIDWORKS licence?
Yes. SOLIDWORKS and any required add-ins are separate customer prerequisites. SARA does not provide or replace those licences.
Can we use our own AI account?
That is the proposed model: an approved AI host that can use the MCP bridge, or your own API project. Exact host support, model availability and plan limits need confirmation. We do not ask for your provider password or session tokens.
Do we keep our intellectual property?
You retain your rights in your work. The pre-existing SARA bridge is separately licensed. Data permissions and any customer-specific deliverables are set out in the agreement; AI-provider terms and third-party rights still apply.
What can we see in a first meeting?
We can walk through the proposed workflow and a clearly labelled browser prototype using synthetic data. That prototype is not a live SOLIDWORKS or Simulation demonstration.
Does SARA support Onshape, FreeCAD or AutoCAD?
They are not part of the validated SARA offer presented here. A separate adapter would need its own scope, licensing review and testing.
LET’S LOOK AT ONE REAL TASK
Which recurring CAD task would you change?
Tell us the kind of work, your CAD environment and who reviews the result. We’ll discuss whether a focused pilot makes sense.
admin@aotearoalabs.co.nz ↗Start with a non-confidential description. We can agree permissions before exchanging design files.