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OpenSCAD has a lot of fans around these parts — if you’re unaware, it’s essentially a code-based way of designing 3D models. Instead of drawing them up in a CAD …read more Continue reading Belfry OpenSCAD Library (BOSL2) Brings Useful Parts and Tools Aplenty
In the world of creation, few stories inspire as much as [Mrblindguardian], a 33-year-old who has been blind since the age of two, but refuses to let that hold him …read more Continue reading Life Without Limits: A Blind Maker’s Take on 3D Printing
Way back in 2008, Apple unveiled the first unibody Macbook with a chassis milled out of a single block of aluminum. Before that, essentially all laptops, including those from Apple, …read more Continue reading An iPhone Case Study
If you’ve ever wanted to merge the worlds of holiday cheer and clever geometry, [Kris Wilk]’s gingerbread house hack is your ultimate inspiration. Shared in a mesmerising video, [Wilk] showcases …read more Continue reading An Engineer’s Perspective on Baking Gingerbread Houses
[Jeremy Weatherford] clearly has a knack for explaining projects well enough for easy reproduction but goes way further than most and has created a four-part YouTube series detailing every step …read more Continue reading Zero To Custom MacroPad In 37 Easy Steps
For plenty of computer users, the operating system of choice is largely a middleman on the way to the browser, which hosts the tools that are most important. There are …read more Continue reading CADmium moves CAD to the Browser
[Mango Jelly] got a question from someone trying to model a phone box with a complex curved roof. We have to admit that when we saw it, we knew it …read more Continue reading Throw FreeCAD Some Curves
Some design techniques and concepts from the injection molding world apply very nicely to 3D printing, despite them being fundamentally different processes. [Teaching Tech] demonstrates designing shadow lines into 3D printed …read more Continue reading Enhance Your Enclosures With a Shadow Line
One of the great things about 3D printers is their ability to make a single part all at once. Separating a part into multiple pieces is usually done to split …read more Continue reading Splitting 3D Prints Into Parts Can Add Strength
Remember learning to tie your shoes or ride a bike? Like many things, that’s easy once you know how to do it, but seems impossible before you learn. [NovaSpirit] asserts …read more Continue reading FreeCAD is Simple, According to This Tutorial