Throw FreeCAD Some Curves
[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
Category Archives: CAD
Enhance Your Enclosures With a Shadow Line
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
Splitting 3D Prints Into Parts Can Add Strength
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
FreeCAD is Simple, According to This Tutorial
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
You Can 3D Print a 12,500 RPM Brushless Motor
Typically, when most of us need a motor, we jump online to order one from a catalogue. [Levi Janssen] recently had to build his own for a college project, however, …read more Continue reading You Can 3D Print a 12,500 RPM Brushless Motor
Using FreeCAD to Replace OEM Parts
As much as we might all like it if manufacturers supported their products indefinitely with software updates or replacement parts, this just isn’t feasible. Companies fail or get traded, technologies …read more Continue reading Using FreeCAD to Replace OEM Parts
JITX Spits Out Handy USB Cable Tester
When USB first came on the scene, one of the benefits was that essentially any four conductors could get you to the point where you could send information at 12 …read more Continue reading JITX Spits Out Handy USB Cable Tester
OpenAI’s new text-to-3D system: The dawn of voice-controlled CAD
OpenAI is making rapid advances in a new text-to-3D object system it’s been working on. The Shap-E AI, available as an open-source download, can generate 3D assets straight from a text description, or build them from supplied images.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading OpenAI’s new text-to-3D system: The dawn of voice-controlled CAD
How To Model a Twisted Part in FreeCAD
Quick references are handy, but sometimes it’s nice to have a process demonstrated from beginning to end. In that spirit, [Darren Stone] created a video demonstrating how to model a …read more Continue reading How To Model a Twisted Part in FreeCAD
Creating a Game Boy ROM From Pictures
There are very few legal ways of obtaining ROM files for video games, and Nintendo’s lawyers are extremely keen on at least reminding you of the fact that you need …read more Continue reading Creating a Game Boy ROM From Pictures