PoolCad Desktop Engine
C++OpenGLReal-time 3D
A native Mac + Windows design studio: draw in 2D plan view and the photoreal 3D scene builds itself live — coping, decking, water, and terrain included.
Meet the team
One developer, one obsession: better backyard design tools.
Groundwork is currently a team of one — here's who's behind it, why it exists, and the work that led here.
JB
Justin Birdsall
Founder & Engineer
TODO: How you got into pool design software — the moment you decided existing tools weren't good enough.
TODO: What you're building — a native, GPU-accelerated design studio spanning desktop, web, and the field.
TODO: What you believe — designers should own their files, tools should be fast, and 3D shouldn't be a separate step.
The work
Engineering-grade Geometry
OpenCASCADEFEMNetgen
CAD-kernel solids, tetrahedral meshing, and finite-element analysis under the hood — so a pretty picture is also a buildable, permit-ready plan.
Real-time Environments
ShadersMaterialXProcedural
Procedural grass, terrain, water caustics and reflections rendered live — the backyard looks like a place, not a diagram.
This Website
Next.jsTypeScriptthree.js
The public face of Groundwork — and eventually the account portal and licensing backbone for the whole suite.
Tools of the trade
C++OpenGLOpenCASCADE (OCCT)FEM / NetgenTypeScriptNext.js / Reactthree.jsCMake
Want to talk pools, rendering, or CAD kernels?
I'm always happy to chat with designers, builders, and fellow graphics nerds.
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