There are times to design with parametric features and times to work with free-form versions. A few advantages of designing in 3D solids include associative detail drawings, creating complex features, ...

Big Bend Community College will offer a night class this spring in 3D parametric modeling, allowing people who work during the day to explore 3D printing through the software SolidWorks. The process ...

Admittedly, most Hackaday readers probably don’t have Solidworks as it is a very expensive program. The main reason we are posting this tutorial is so that you can understand the work flow and compare ...