The main variation in sheet metal modeling techniques is when to let the 3-D CAD system know that the part is to be treated as sheet metal. With the 3-D CAD tool that I use most often, I have three ...

The 3D model you see in the screenshot above was made when we needed a quick and dirty model for use in Gazebo and ROS. It's certainly not the most beautiful model, but it was made very quickly, has ...

I’ve been writing these tutorials on making an object in popular 3D modeling programs for a while now, and each week I’ve put out a call for what software I should do next. There is one constant in ...

CAD, or computer-aided design, is the process of creating, modifying and optimizing designs using specialized software. It is widely used in a number of industries, including architecture, engineering ...

Stay up to date with everything that is happening in the wonderful world of AM via our LinkedIn community. A number of software developers in the additive manufacturing space are looking to lower the ...

CAD stands for Computer-Aided Design and is the catch-all term for the software used by engineers/designers to create and design their products, whether they be architects creating the blueprints for ...