The value of a ML model for this is fairly low, though. An expert model, with fuzzy matching if needed, is going to be far more reliable for "standard" parts.

The value of a ML model for this is fairly low, though. An expert model, with fuzzy matching if needed, is going to be far more reliable for "standard" parts. The only value of a "generative" model would be for "creating models of new/custom parts", but that's what you explicitely say it isn't for... This ML/AI fad is looking more and more like the blockchain fad: redoing exactly what we already know how to do with boring technologies, but repackadged in a shinier coat hiding worse results, and the unproven promise of just-around-the-corner progress to suck in investors.