NWOM

New Way of Making

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Authenticated compiler scene

New Way of Making

A file-based substrate for sophisticated physical projects. Describe the intent once; compile it into exact geometry, checked outputs, and a workbench you can actually move through.

67 scene entities 3 real controls 1 exact publication

Loading the checked-in adjustable shelving publication…

The scene behind this menu is not a render. It is the 10 MB GLB emitted by the NWOM compiler for the adjustable-metal-bookshelf project.

The substrate

A project stays legible from idea to object.

NWOM keeps human intent, machine truth, exact outputs, and design history together in ordinary files. Agents can work at the same level of rigor as the compiler without becoming the source of truth.

  1. Source

    Say what is true

    design.nwom.yaml carries typed entities, relations, dimensions, controls, and capability versions. INTENT.md records what the project is for and what still has to be measured.

  2. Compile

    Make the claims close

    Deterministic checks resolve exact B-reps, interference, vendor constraints, scene composition, and artifact hashes. A changed source cannot masquerade as a current publication.

  3. Workbench

    Test the physical decision

    The production viewer opens the same immutable compiler scene, with hierarchy, role layers, shadows, lighting, articulation, and reviewed source-patch previews.

  4. Make

    Hand off exact outputs

    Depending on the project: STEP assemblies, GLB scenes, cut lists, BOMs, vendor order packets, assembly notes, and analysis. The human remains the order gate.

The world on this page

One shelf question, three build languages.

This exact comparison project places TNUTZ T-slot, Flexpipe pipe-and-clamp, and Metro wire/post shelving side by side at a common provisional scale. It is a decision witness, not a hybrid bill of materials.

T

TNUTZ

20-series extrusion, a pull-out tray, and real translucent Gridfinity models at 3U, 5U, and 7U.

F

Flexpipe

28 mm pipe, physical clamp envelopes, and a shelf carrier modeled as an unloaded re-clamp operation.

M

Metro

Wire decks and numbered-post shelf positions resolved on exact 25.4 mm stations.

O

OpenGrid underneath

Every bay carries an exact imported OpenGrid board and two correctly oriented Underware cable channels. Mounting, cable fill, bend radius, heat, and electrical separation remain explicit design gates.

Prototype comparison — not order-ready. This scene proves that its modeled solids compile and do not interfere at the selected controls. It does not prove apartment fit, strength, connector suitability, SKU availability, or anchorage.

Local-first by design

Open the real workbench.

The project library is filesystem-backed and loopback-only. There are no accounts, uploads, or hosted project APIs on this site. Clone the repository, compile a project, then enter the production workbench used to build the project behind this page.

nwom / local
git clone https://github.com/AlexDaines/nwom.git
cd nwom
uv sync --dev
uv run nwom check projects/adjustable-metal-bookshelf --atlas atlas
uv run nwom view --atlas atlas
Open the source ↗

NWOM never places orders. It produces authenticated artifacts and packets a human reviews and executes.