I have opportunities to handle CAD data at work, but the task of converting STEP files to STL or OBJ was quietly tedious. Some formats cannot be converted by the CAD software used in the office, and ...

The key value of automation anywhere in your business is taking the repetitive work out of employees’ hands and freeing them up to do the value-added work that makes your business stand out.

Currently the only functionality is basic controls (orbit, pan, zoom), few options for view, camera, environment and model display. See Development notes. Why? v1r0x/files_3d was used before, however ...

IPT files are proprietary 3D CAD formats generated by Autodesk Inventor. These files are specifically designed for mechanical design purposes and contain information about the parts, assemblies, and ...

Computer-Aided Design (CAD) has been around since the 1950s. The first graphical CAD program, called Sketchpad, came out of MIT (designworldonline.com). Since then, CAD has become essential to ...

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Makerbot 3D printers were among the first to hit the market, so it makes sense that old and broken ones now litter the shelves of hackerspaces and home workshops alike. Rather than throw his one out, ...

Sometimes it’s important to keep the laser cutting machine in the shop happy by leaving pointy corners out of the design. In this article we discuss a method for creating a functional snapshot of a ...