BlenderMCP vs SolidWorks MCP

A side-by-side comparison of two Design & Media servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	BlenderMCP Control Blender from Claude and other LLMs for prompt-assisted 3D modeling, scene creation, and asset generation. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python	SolidWorks MCP Automate SolidWorks over COM from your AI client: sketches, features, drawings, exports and VBA generation (alpha). Unverified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	23k	193
Last commit	2 months ago	3 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`uvx blender-mcp`	`git clone https://github.com/vespo92/SolidworksMCP-TS.git && cd SolidworksMCP-TS && npm install && npm run build`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick SolidWorks MCP if you prefer its approach (automate solidworks over com from your ai client: sketches, features, drawings, exports and vba generation (alpha)).

Add BlenderMCP

Install / run

uvx blender-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "blendermcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "blender-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

Add SolidWorks MCP

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/vespo92/SolidworksMCP-TS.git && cd SolidworksMCP-TS && npm install && npm run build

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "solidworks-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "C:/path/to/SolidworksMCP-TS/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SOLIDWORKS_PATH": "C:\\Program Files\\SOLIDWORKS Corp\\SOLIDWORKS",
        "ADAPTER_TYPE": "winax-enhanced"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

BlenderMCP or SolidWorks MCP — which is better?

Pick BlenderMCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick SolidWorks MCP if you prefer its approach (automate solidworks over com from your ai client: sketches, features, drawings, exports and vba generation (alpha)).

Can I use both BlenderMCP and SolidWorks MCP?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do BlenderMCP and SolidWorks MCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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