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Design for manufacturing
A model can be geometrically valid and still be impossible or expensive to make. These guides cover the process-specific rules that govern machining, moulding, sheet metal and additive manufacturing, plus the workflow and cost decisions that sit around them.
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DFM 101: Designing Parts That Can Actually Be Made
Design for manufacturing basics for engineers using text-to-CAD — wall thickness, internal radii, hole sizing, draft angles, and how to prompt with the target process in mind.
CADAGEN Draft Views: What They Are Not
Dimensioned draft views show front, top, side and isometric — one solid or a combined assembly silhouette, not a manufacturing drawing with GD&T or a title block contract.
Why Most AI-Generated CAD Fails on the Shop Floor
Demo-quality geometry vs. manufacturable solids — the specific, repeatable failure modes and how to actually verify AI-generated CAD before it reaches a machine.