You have a part that you need to recreate, but you don’t have a 3D model — meaning you can’t move straight to machining or printing a new part. So long as you have the part, however, and some ...

Editor's Note: An updated version of this information can be found here. What exactly is computer-numerical-controlled (CNC) machining? It’s a means to make parts by removing material via high-speed, ...

CNC might seem like magic. After all, an engineer need only design a part, send it through some CAM software, and then let the CNC machine do it’s thing and automatically cut a part. But that’s not ...