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CAD (Computer Aided Design) is the process of designing a (physical) product by instructions to a software. Its use is amplified by hardware (CNC machines or 3D printers) that can interpret the CAD files and create the product from it.

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Moving on from Solidworks

I hate to break it to you, but if you want to be a professional design engineer you are going to need adequate tools. Some clients might not even consider you if you don't use Solidworks. My experienc …
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Program for Invention Engineering Constructions

Asking a CAD program to invent something is akin to asking Microsoft Word to write a book or asking a hammer to build a house. It just doesn't work that way. …
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Free CAM/CAD for personal manufacturing?

It has been a few years since this question was posted and I wanted to add another more recent option. Onshape is a 3D solid modeling application that runs in the browser and thus is cross platform. I …
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2D / 3D CAD design and simulation software for OSX?

Onshape is a 3D solid modeling application that runs in the browser and thus is cross platform. It works amazingly well. It is not open source, but has a free option for non-commercial applications. T …
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