— Hardware Engineering Workstation

Stop juggling
5 tools
for one project.

Forge gives embedded engineers a single workspace for specs, BOM, 3D models, notes, and AI — everything your project needs, nothing it doesn't.

No credit card · Free forever · Takes 30 seconds

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Sound familiar?

BOM in Excel, specs in Notion, STL in Drive, notes in Discord
Sending a Google Doc to show someone your project
Forgetting why you picked a component 3 weeks later
Redoing BOM cost calculations every revision
No idea what milestone you're on or what's left to build

Four AI-powered tools. One workspace.

Smith

Upload your STL — Smith runs mesh analysis and returns a 0–100 print score with actionable feedback on wall thickness, overhangs, and holes.

87/100 Good to print
Watertight✓ Yes
Wall avg2.1 mm
Est. weight14.2 g
Ember

An AI co-pilot that reads your entire project — BOM, specs, notes, milestones — and gives direct technical answers. Say "add an ESP32" and it writes it.

ember

BOM total is unknown — 3 parts missing costs. ESP32-S3 and BNO085 need pricing before you can estimate build cost.

Hearth

Describe your timeline in plain English. Hearth generates a milestone roadmap from your BOM, with realistic dates and engineering subtasks.

PCB Layout done
Firmware Bringup in progress
Integration Test pending
Cinder

Generates component-aware firmware scaffolds from your BOM — real init code, correct library includes, and pin assignments pulled from your specs.

Adafruit_BNO08x bno;
bno.begin_I2C();
sh2_SensorValue_t sv;
bno.getSensorEvent(&sv);
// → quaternion ready
01

Live BOM Tracking

Components, quantities, costs, suppliers — with automatic totals. Import from KiCad CSV. One-click price lookup on DigiKey, Mouser, LCSC.

ComponentQtyCost
ESP32-S3-WROOM1$4.20
BNO085 IMU2$9.00
LiPo 2000mAh1$8.50
TOTAL$57.00
02

Structured Specs

System, Sensors, Power, Mechanical, Connectivity. Inline editing with status dots — verified, testing, or issue.

03

3D Model Viewer

Upload STL and GLB files. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom, multi-part assembly preview.

04

Smart Notes

Markdown notes with @mentions that jump directly to specs and BOM rows. Separate showcase view for share links.

05

Ember AI

🔥 AI

Reads your full project — BOM, specs, notes — and gives direct technical answers. Say "add an ESP32 to my BOM" and Ember writes it directly.

06

Hearth Planner

⚒ AI

Describe your timeline in plain English — Hearth generates a milestone roadmap with realistic dates. Track tasks, cycle statuses, link to-dos.

07

Onboarding Tours

First-time visitors get a guided walkthrough of every feature — dashboard and project page. Restart anytime from the avatar menu.

08

Shareable Links

One click to share a live read-only view. No account needed to view. Perfect for recruiters and collaborators.

ECE / EE Students

Turn your senior design or side project into a portfolio piece that actually shows your engineering process.

Embedded Developers

Keep firmware decisions, hardware revisions, and component choices in sync across every project.

Hardware Startups

Share investor-ready hardware docs instantly without digging through Drive folders.

Hackathon Teams

Spin up a project in 30 seconds with Ember, track build milestones with Hearth, share a live link when you demo.

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Your hardware deserves better than a spreadsheet.