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3D Printering: Making A Thing With AutoCAD, Part I

Octopodes and useless plastic baubles begone. It’s time yet again for another installment of learning how to make a thing with 3D design tools. This week, we’re making something with AutoCAD. It’s an ...
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Closing the Manufacturing Loop (Part 3): CAD/CAM, Design for Manufacturing and Simulation

This third installment in the golf putter design series moves the process from reverse engineering and additive manufacturing to CAD/CAM software. Turning attention to the role of CAD/CAM software in ...
Machine Design

3D Printing Tips and Techniques: Printing Molds (Part 1)

Having access to tools can greatly expand an engineer’s ability to build. As technology advances, it tends to become more accessible as it drops in price or increases user-friendliness. Once 3D ...
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3D Printering: Making A Thing In AutoCAD, Part II

It’s time once again for another part in 3D Printering’s series of Making A Thing. Last week was a short tutorial on the beginnings of making a thing in AutoCAD. This is an extremely complex software ...