You will get value on day one
- Students without a licence budget
- Educators who need thirty seats without thirty installs
- Teams prototyping where CAD, circuit and code all move together
- Anyone who wants to test a control change before cutting metal
The platform
Design, simulate and run in the browser
AIRXLAB is a first-person 3D maker lab. Walk the hall, sit at one of five benches and use a real engineering tool: circuits, boards, enclosures, simulation and parts. Nothing to install, and the files you finish with are files a fabricator accepts.
Inside the lab
Five benches, one hall
Press E at a bench to sit down and work. Each one is a real tool, and each hands its result to the next: the breadboard becomes a board, the board gets an enclosure.
Try the maths here
The engineering, live
Three small demonstrations that compute in this page: a driven dimension, an RC step response and a range scan. The lab itself is above.
- 01
Solid CAD
Sketch with constraints, extrude, cut holes and join an assembly. Drag the driving span here and the geometry and mass follow.
- 02
Circuits that obey physics
The lab solves the circuit by nodal analysis, and a part driven past its absolute maximum dies and stays dead. Here: an RC step response, with the rise time measured off the curve.
- 03
Sensors and returns
A range sensor sweeping a room and writing its returns, the kind of reading the lab's ultrasonic and IR parts produce.
0 returns
Demonstration, not the lab interface. The CAD span, the RC transient and the scan are computed live in this page; the lab is shown in the screenshots above.
Honestly assessed
Who this is for
Use something else
- Production-grade FEA or CFD. This is not that tool.
- Large assemblies in the thousands of parts
- Regulated workflows needing a validated toolchain
- Offline work with no connection at all
Saying this plainly saves you a wasted afternoon.
Before you start
System requirements
| Browser | Chrome, Edge or Firefox, current or one version back |
|---|---|
| Graphics | WebGL 2. Integrated graphics are fine for CAD and circuit work |
| Memory | 8 GB recommended for assemblies above 200 parts |
| Connection | Required. Projects save server-side |
| Input | Mouse or trackpad. A three-button mouse helps in CAD |
Lab access
Pick a tier
Every tier includes the circuit, PCB and CAD benches. The difference is project count, compute and support. Prices are on request.
Bench
For students getting started
- 3 saved projects
- CAD and circuit simulation
- Community support
Studio
For teams shipping hardware
- Unlimited projects
- Simulation Arena for full assemblies
- Export to our fabrication queue
- Priority build slots
Institution
For labs and departments
- Seat management and rostering
- Curriculum-aligned kit projects
- On-site commissioning
- Named engineer
One file, all the way through
Design it here, we make it
The board you lay out in the Lab is the board that reaches our fabrication queue. No export dance, no vendor in between.
Questions
Common questions
What is AIRXLAB?
AIRXLAB is a first-person 3D maker lab that runs in the browser. You walk a hall and sit at one of five benches: Electronics Forge, PCB Atelier, Design Studio, Simulation Arena and Fabrication Bay. Each bench is a working engineering tool.
Do I need to install anything to use the Lab?
No. The Lab runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install. It does need an internet connection, because projects are saved on the server.
What files can I export from the Lab?
The PCB Atelier exports Gerbers. The Design Studio exports STL, STEP and URDF files. These are formats a fabricator accepts.
Can I run Arduino sketches in the Lab?
Yes. Sketches in the Electronics Forge compile with avr-gcc and run on an emulated ATmega328P. The circuit is solved by nodal analysis, and a part driven past its absolute maximum burns out.
Which browsers and computers does the Lab need?
Use a current version of Chrome, Edge or Firefox, or one version back, with WebGL 2. Integrated graphics are fine for CAD and circuit work, and 8 GB of memory is recommended for assemblies above 200 parts. A mouse or trackpad works, and a three-button mouse helps in CAD.
Can I use the Lab for production-grade FEA or CFD?
No. The Lab is not a production-grade FEA or CFD tool. It is also a poor fit for assemblies of thousands of parts, regulated workflows that need a validated toolchain, and offline work.
Who is the Lab for?
It suits students without a licence budget, educators who need many seats without installing software on each machine, and teams that want CAD, circuit and code to move together. It also suits anyone who wants to test a control change before cutting metal.
Can a board I design in the Lab be fabricated by Airoot?
Yes. The board you lay out in the Lab is the board that reaches Airoot's fabrication queue, with no vendor in between.