It’s time once again for another part in 3D Printering’s series of Making A Thing. Last week was a short tutorial on the beginnings of making a thing in AutoCAD. This is an extremely complex software ...

Use AutoCAD's "Extrude" and "Revolve" commands to turn 2-D designs into 3-D models. "Extrude" is how 3-D modelers to refer to the technique of stretching a 2-D shape into 3-D space. AutoCAD performs ...

A 30-hour course entitled ‘2D and 3D Autocad Modelling – From Drawings to Rapid Prototyping Models’ will start on July 1 at the Cad/Cam Systems Laboratory of the University’s Faculty of Engineering.

The term “workflow” gets thrown around a lot these days. For example, say you own a 3D printer and you just came up with an idea. The temptation is to go straight to your favorite CAD tool, start ...

ESA's Planetary Robotics Laboratory designed a mini version of the ExoMars rover The smaller version, ExoMy, can be built by anyone with a 3D printer ExoMy's design has all the key features of the ...

AutoDesk's venerable AutoCAD drafting software features a wide range of tools for designing and drafting architectural and engineering designs. Fleshing out a drawing on AutoCAD can give it additional ...