Astra Industries
Astra Industries is an AI-native workspace for designing physical systems.
Core trick
Imports STEP CAD models into a browser 3D scene at real-world scale, then animates equipment movement along a workflow path.
Description
Astra Industries is an AI-native workspace for designing physical systems. Built on Forma-OSS, it connects hardware designs, STEP models, components, equipment, and physical spaces into one machine-readable environment. Teams can plan manufacturing cells, laboratories, robotics setups, and fabrication workflows instead of juggling disconnected CAD files, spreadsheets, and documentation. Astra is free to self-host, available as a managed cloud service, and can be deployed privately with consulting and integration support for labs and manufacturers.
README excerpt
# Open Industrials **Arrange hardware in a 3D space, animate how it moves, and share the layout for review.** Open Industrials is a spatial workbench that runs locally in your browser for planning fabrication shops, manufacturing spaces, and laboratories. Import equipment from [Form](https://github.com/caid-technologies/Form-OSS) or a STEP CAD file, place it in a room at real-world scale, and preview a workflow before moving physical equipment. [Run locally](#run-locally) · [Try the local demo](#try-the-local-demo) · [Documentation](#documentation) ## Why use it? A hardware model describes an individual piece of equipment. Planning a workspace also means deciding where that equipment goes, what sits around it, and how people or materials move through the room. Open Industrials brings those models into one editable scene. A maker can compare workbench arrangements, a manufacturing team can illustrate material flow, and a lab team can review an equipment layout or sampling route. The output is a room layout, an animation, and files that others can reopen or review. ## Try the local demo Follow [Run locally](#run-locally) to install the project and start `npm run dev`, then open the [cleanroom demo](http://127.0.0.1:5173/?scene=cleanroom). It includes four rooms, stainless workbenches, and a Form-authored swab-sampling robot. The animation visits Rooms A and C and skips occupied Room B, showing how equipment, space, and a schedule fit together. The demo opens without rep