Historically, manufacturers and online retail companies have been forced to limit customization options based on quantity and scale. To produce an original design or custom option, manufacturers would ...

3D printing is something that most technology and art enthusiasts are interested in, but everyday people don’t need it. This is the widespread notion everyone has about 3D printing these days, but ...

A new open-source software tool is changing the way engineers design and print complex 3D objects. Developed at the University of Colorado Boulder, the program—called OpenVCAD—lets users easily design ...

Cornerstone of many useful things: This Prusa i3 part was modeled in OpenSCAD. Programmatic CAD, in particular the OpenSCAD language and IDE, has accompanied the maker movement for a while now. After ...

Computer-aided design software lets you design 2-D and 3-D drawings and models, replacing traditional pencil-and-paper drafting to create blueprints with easily altered electronic files. In the ...

The best 3D modeling software and apps are loaded with all the tools required to bring creations to life, whether it's creating architectural mock-ups, 3D printing models, animated figures for films ...

The latest version of Creo is all about understanding design from the operator’s perspective. Moving analysis further upstream to the design stage is also addressed. CAD design software is a key tool ...