A new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at CU Boulder, has created a design ...

My keyboard replaced half my CAD clicks.

3D printing is something that most technology and art enthusiasts are interested in, but everyday people don’t need it. This is the widespread notion everyone has about 3D printing these days, but ...

The expansion of 3D printing in recent years has altered the design process. Design software vendors are bringing together the stages of design for 3D products -- optimization of weight and structure, ...

A scan‑to‑print medical model. University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new open-source tool that enables engineers to design multi-material 3D-printed objects like this more ...