Guidelines

Helpful guidelines and best practices for all of our services.

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Tutorials

We provide tutorials on everything from how to make your custom metal parts to DIY anodizing to converting your files to vector.

How to Import and Use Sheet Metal Gauge Tables in Solidworks

How to Export a STEP File from SolidWorks

How to Preflight Your Designs Using QCAD

Screenshot showing side by side of two parts being exported from Fusion 360: one side showing a sketch, the other side showing a Flat Pattern.

4 Ways to Export a DXF from Fusion 360

Introduction to SolidWorks: Creating a 2D Sketch

5 most common issues when designing sheet metal using Solidworks

5 Most Common Issues When Designing Sheet Metal Using Solidworks

Guide to Solidworks Sheet Metal Bending

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How to Design Bend Reliefs & Corner Reliefs for Sheet Metal Parts

Additional charts and guidelines

Min/Max Part Sizes

Processing Min/Max Part Sizes

Part Density Guidelines

Nesting Guidelines

Design Guidelines

Bending Deformation Guidelines

Hardware Catalog

Drill Size Reference Chart

Bending Calculator

3D file Guidelines

Videos

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