US-based AI company Anthropic has released eight Claude AI connectors letting users control creative and design software, including Autodesk Fusion, Blender, and SketchUp, through natural language conversation. For additive manufacturing, this means engineers can create and iterate on 3D models, automate repetitive design tasks, and coordinate files across the production pipeline. Most of that time surfaces in the coordination work between tools, where files are manually moved, reformatted, and handed off across software environments that were never designed to communicate.  That is precisely where the connectors apply, automating the handoffs that currently consume engineering time without producing geometry or a finished part. Connecting Claude to 3D design tools The Autodesk Fusion integration lets engineers with a Fusion subscription create and modify 3D models through conversation.…