3D Printing Design Blog — CAD Tips & Tutorials

Nov 2, 2026 5 min read

Featured: CAD File Ownership — The Honest Guide to Deliverables

CAD file ownership is settled in the contract, not the handover email. Here is the deliverables package and the clauses that matter.

Oct 30, 2026 5 min read

Living hinge design for 3D printing, done right: web thickness, material cycle life, print orientation and the SolidWorks workflow that makes it…

Oct 27, 2026 5 min read

How to reduce 3D printing cost with design changes that cut print time and material — real numbers from a working CAD…

Oct 24, 2026 5 min read

The IGES vs STEP file choice decides whether your machine shop opens a clean solid or a bag of broken surfaces. Here…

Oct 21, 2026 5 min read

A practical guide to 3D printed gear design: module, pressure angle, tooth count, backlash, material, and print orientation that actually hold up.

Oct 18, 2026 5 min read

Resin 3D printing design rules from a working CAD studio: wall thickness, hollowing, drain hole sizing, cupping fixes, and real shrinkage numbers.

Oct 15, 2026 5 min read

A SolidWorks manufacturing drawing turns a 3D model into a part a shop can quote and inspect. Views, dimensions, tolerances, and the…

Oct 12, 2026 5 min read

A waterproof 3D printed enclosure fails at the seam, the screws or the wall. Here are the groove, gasket and wall numbers…

Oct 9, 2026 5 min read

Sheet metal design in SolidWorks explained by working engineers: real gauges, bend radius, K-factor, hole placement, and flat pattern export.

Oct 6, 2026 5 min read

Practical CNC machining design guidelines — wall thickness, corner radii, hole depths, tolerances, and the details that inflate machine shop quotes.