A plain-English introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. Learn datums, feature control frames, and the core GD&T symbols that control fit, function, and cost on real engineering drawings.
FDM, SLA, and SLS each win at different jobs. A practical guide to choosing the right 3D printing process for functional prototypes and end-use parts — by strength, accuracy, surface finish, and cost.
A practical pre-flight guide to STL file prep—wall thickness, realistic tolerances, export resolution, watertight meshes, and the choices that control your 3D printing quote.
A step-by-step look at how veterinary CT (DICOM) data is segmented, meshed, and 3D printed into accurate, sterilizable surgical bone models—and what your clinic needs to provide.
Design patents protect how a product looks; utility patents protect how it works. Learn the difference, the costs, and why many products need both.
A 2D drawing isn’t a 3D model. Here’s how engineers convert legacy prints, scans, and physical samples into validated, manufacturable STEP files — and where it goes wrong.
How post-tension strand sheathing gets stripped in the field, why it’s harder and riskier than it looks, and the depth-controlled tool PartSnap is developing.
How to order a 3D printed veterinary bone model: what CT/DICOM data we need, the step-by-step workflow, printing options, sterility, cost, and turnaround.
Why utility-knife strand stripping is the weakest link in post-tensioning installation, what ‘cleanly stripped’ actually means, and what a purpose-built tool should do.
A working engineer’s guide to choosing between worst-case and Root-Sum-Square tolerance analysis, with a 5-feature worked example and the three mistakes that cost the most money.