The Fabricator

Creating slots and tabs in 3D CAD the easy way

A pattern of tabs and slots can be created with controls for quantity, size, shape, and various offsets for location and ...
Mississippi State University

MSU mechanical engineering seniors, FEMA partner to aid in tornado recovery efforts

This academic year, seniors in Mississippi State University’s Michael W. Hall School of Mechanical Engineering capstone design course stepped in to help mitigate these issues. Partnering with the ...
Machine Design

Beyond Rigid Bodies: Mastering the Kinematic Mapping of Non-Rigid Materials

Shirts are full of curves—collars, cuffs, sleeves—but sewing machines operate in straight lines. Engineers opted to replace ...

Inside the 2-Year Project to Build a 6-DOF Robotic Arm From the Ground Up

This DIY 6-DOF robot arm project details a two-year build cycle using 3D printed parts, custom electronics, and over 5,000 ...
United States Army

3D Printing powerhouse opens at Picatinny’s Armaments Center, boosting innovation

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - The U.S. Army took a significant step forward in additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping with ...
OSTechNix

SolveSpace: Open Source CAD That Runs Fully Offline in Your Browser

SolveSpace is a free, open-source CAD tool that fits in 1MB, with a full 3D solver, parametric sketching, and a browser-based ...