Until recently, computer-aided design (CAD) software was really only used by engineering companies who could afford to pay thousands of dollars a year per license. The available software, while very ...

Dutch engineer Johan Von Konowhas created a stunning gingerbread house – but instead of using traditional techniques he used a 50W laser engraver with a simple CAD program! Johan first created an ...

When you are ready to design real things, you’ll find simple CAD programs can be pretty limiting. Serious modern designs tend to use parametric modeling where you don’t necessarily set dimensions and ...

Very challenging to learn, but interesting and rewarding once you get the hang of it, especially with the aid of online machinists. When I make stuff–regardless of the material I use–I start by ...

A rendering created in a computer-aided-design (CAD) program that includes animation. Starting out with simple movements such as a rotating turntable, CAD animation software has greatly evolved, and ...

In this video, I explore the feasibility of outsourcing CAD work for 3D printing projects. As a creator, I assess the practicality and affordability of delegating CAD design, product design, and ...

Great lamenting and gnashing of teeth ensued in March when Tinkercad announced it would be discontinuing its web-based 3-D modeling tool to focus its energies on Airstone, an interactive simulation ...