Decision Workspace
nacre vs monstertruck vs cadk
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
nacre
experimentalv0.0.0
A pure-Rust CAD kernel keeping exact b-rep (NURBS / analytic surfaces) as the source of truth. Work in progress — this release only reserves the name.
52
monstertruck
experimentalv0.3.2
A Rust CAD kernel – B-rep modeling, NURBS, meshing, and GPU rendering.
40
cadk
growingv0.1.0
CAD kernel in pure Rust (B-Rep, CSG, tessellation)
Core Metrics
| nacre | monstertruck | cadk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 52 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 18 | 175 | 470 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 37d ago | 368d ago |
| Age | 7d | 4m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
nacre
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
monstertruck
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
cadk
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| nacre | monstertruck | cadk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.3.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 33KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •monstertruck leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cadk has the most downloads (470), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cadk has not been updated in over a year.