CAD

Fabricaide can be used in conjunction with design software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Adobe Illustrator

Good Thinking

MIT tech gets the most bang for the buck out of laser-cut materials

When you're laser-cutting parts for a build project, you obviously want to be as efficient as possible. A new MIT-created program is designed to help, by optimizing the manner in which parts are cut from sheets of raw material.

That's a load bearing engine block, optimized using a generative design algoritm

Good Thinking

Generative design and the radical, skeletal new look of tomorrow

One little button in a piece of CAD software is threatening to fundamentally change the way we design, as well as what the built world looks like in the near future. Inspired by evolution, generative design produces extremely strong, efficient and lightweight shapes. And boy do they look weird.

MakeVR is a 3D modeling tool for HTC Vive

Virtual Reality

3D modeling comes to the HTC Vive

HTC has released MakeVR for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. The 3D-object modeling application lets designers create and examine objects in VR and once they're ready, export them for 3D printing.

Using a radically-modified packing tape dispenser, a team of researchers have created a physical 3D sketching tool to create life-size wireframe models

3D Printing

Wacky tape gun produces life-size CAD-assisted wireframe models

Using a radically-modified packing tape dispenser packed with electronics, a team of researchers have created a physical 3D sketching tool to create life-size wireframe models

Cubify Sculpt is an new application that lets users create 3D printable designs more naturally

3D Printing

Cubify Sculpt to simplify 3D printable model design

Cubify Sculpt is a new application from 3D Systems that gives users the ability to freeform shape objects, giving a more natural feel to the design process and making it more accessible to the less-experienced designer.