A recent merge (PR #23428) allowed selecting sketches as the base plane of other sketches in Part Design. After this merge, if a sketch is selected, any new sketch added to the Bodu will automatically ...

Plating on plastics (POP) has long been valued in the automotive industry for its ability to transform lightweight polymer parts into durable metallic finishes. Historically, these coatings were most ...

Have you ever imagined turning your ideas into physical objects with just a few clicks? Thanks to tools like Tinkercad, what once seemed like science fiction is now an accessible reality for anyone ...

To identify and create a modular tutorial pack collection with sections tailored to specific education/academic activity. This is a targeted approach to reducing the barrier of entry for FreeCAD to be ...

April Wilkerson shares a SketchUp tutorial for beginners (Part 1), helping you get started with this powerful 3D design tool. Why Elon Musk says saving for retirement will be 'irrelevant' in the next ...

This is the third installment in our CPU design series. In Part 1, we covered computer architecture and how a processor works at a high level. Part 2 explored the design and implementation of ...

We all think of the CPU as the "brains" of a computer, but what does that actually mean? What is going on inside with the billions of transistors that make your computer work? In this four-part series ...

Impedance matching is easy if you know the basics. Download the eBook to find out how. The L-network is a real workhorse impedance-matching circuit (see “Back to Basics: Impedance Matching (Part 2)” ) ...

The theory of boost converter operation. How to build boost converters using the SLG47105. Discover real-life examples where these devices can be used. DC-DC converters are widely used to efficiently ...

In the first installment of this three-part series of articles, featured in the August 2024 print issue and online, we discussed fire pump requirements along with Code-related references in the ...