Buying a 3D printer is exciting, but you'll need projects and models to make it all work. These free sites offer a huge range ...

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3D Systems on Tuesday announced 3DXpert for Solidworks, a new set of tools for Solidworks users to prepare and optimize their designs for both plastic and metal additive manufacturing. Solidworks ...

Last week we started to Make a Thing in Solidworks. We got as far as sketching and extruding the base. This week we’ll make the back portion. We’ll use some of the same techniques in Part I and a few ...

In this video, I explore the feasibility of outsourcing CAD work for 3D printing projects, evaluating various freelancers for tasks such as modifying designs, product design, and automating STL creati ...

One can choose from a number of file formats for 3D printing, and in general they all work fine. However, understanding what mesh resolution is needed for each part can affect the size of the file, ...

One designer’s weekend journey from sketches, through the layers of iterations, to a finished product. Bicycles are amazing machines—simple yet complex, a perfect paradigm of form following function.