Bicycle manufacturer Trek Bicycle Corp., Waterloo, Wis., relied on service bureaus to create physical 3D models of bicycle components. The company also prototyped tooling mockups and accessories such ...

The world of computer-aided design and simulations is evolving to a more realistic model, which has industries beyond engineering taking advantage of its capabilities. This file type includes ...

A new open-source software tool is changing the way engineers design and print complex 3D objects. Developed at the University of Colorado Boulder, the program—called OpenVCAD—lets users easily design ...

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