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Design guide for CNC Milling
CNC milling is the most common fabrication method for prototyping. This short guide should help you to design better parts when those parts will be milled.
~ PDF (250KB)
Sheet Metal Design Guidelines
Another common fabrication method for prototyping. This is a Design for Manufacturability (DFM) overview for sheet metal parts.
~ PDF (292KB)
Injection Molding Design Guidelines
Critical considerations for designing injection molded parts. Three areas – design, product, process – are all interrelated for successful application of an engineering thermoplastic.
~ PDF (630KB)
Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Guidelines
Your goal as a Design Engineer is to design a product that is easily manufactured. Here is a short list of rules to achieve this.
~ PDF (11KB)
Engineering Design Process Steps
Here is a good summary of the engineering design process. As a mechanical designer you should try to follow these steps for your projects.
~ PDF (28KB)
How to become a well-skilled mechanical design engineer?
Just having an engineering degree is only the start. You need a lot more than this…
~ PDF (10KB)
3d Metal Printing Design Guidelines
3D printing fundamentals, processes for manufacture and design considerations for SLS, DLP, FDM, DMLS by Crucible Design.
~PDF (981KB)
FEA Best Practices
FEA cannot be used carelessly; the best way to use it is with thorough planning, careful modeling, accurate loading and supports, and verification of results.
~PDF (2.60MB)
Drawing Guidelines for CNC machining
Basic and advanced tips and simple steps to prepare a well-designed, lean and fully-dimensioned technical drawing by 3Dhubs.
~PDF (981KB)