CNC Milling Design Guide: How to Design Parts for Better Machining
Learn practical CNC milling design rules for tool access, internal corners, pocket depth, hole locations, wall thickness, setups, tolerances and machining cost.
Design Guide
Design Guide
Shaft Design Guide: How to Calculate Diameter, Torque and Keyway Dimensions
A practical shaft design guide for mechanical engineers covering torque, shaft diameter, bending, combined loading, keyways, stress concentration, materials, tolerances and CAD modeling.
Design Guide
Engineering Change Request vs Engineering Change Order: What Designers Should Know
engineering change order explained with practical guidance for mechanical designers, CAD engineers and students.
Design Guide
Injection Molding Draft Angle: Why Your Plastic Part Needs It
injection molding draft angle explained with practical guidance for mechanical designers, CAD engineers and students.
Design Guide
Datum Selection in GD&T: A Practical Way to Choose A, B and C
datum selection explained with practical guidance for mechanical designers, CAD engineers and students.
Design Guide
GD&T Flatness Explained: What It Controls and What It Does Not
GD&T flatness explained with practical guidance for mechanical designers, CAD engineers and students.
Design Guide
Factor of Safety Explained for Mechanical Design Engineers
factor of safety explained with practical guidance for mechanical designers, CAD engineers and students.
Design Guide
FEA Stress Singularities Explained: When a High Stress Result Is Misleading
FEA stress singularity explained with practical guidance for mechanical designers, CAD engineers and students.
Design Guide
CNC Pocket Design: Corner Radius, Tool Access and Machining Time
CNC pocket design explained with practical guidance for mechanical designers, CAD engineers and students.
Design Guide
Plastic Part Warpage: CAD Design Changes That Can Reduce Problems
plastic part warpage explained with practical guidance for mechanical designers, CAD engineers and students.