SolidWorks MCP vs BlenderMCP

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

	SolidWorks MCP Automate SolidWorks over COM from your AI client: sketches, features, drawings, exports and VBA generation (alpha). Unverified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript	BlenderMCP Control Blender from Claude and other LLMs for prompt-assisted 3D modeling, scene creation, and asset generation. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Python
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	193	23k
Last commit	1 month ago	21 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`git clone https://github.com/vespo92/SolidworksMCP-TS.git && cd SolidworksMCP-TS && npm install && npm run build`	`uvx blender-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

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

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

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"
      }
    }
  }
}

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.

FAQ

SolidWorks MCP or BlenderMCP — which is better?

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

Can I use both SolidWorks MCP and BlenderMCP?

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

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

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