What are common mistakes inventors make? Here are the Top 5 Mistakes Inventors Make: Failing to do thorough research: It’s essential to conduct a comprehensive search before investing time and money into an invention. Failing to do so can lead to creating an invention that already exists, or one that is not commercially viable. Ignoring…
Read Scott Tarcy‘s answer to How does one practice advanced surfacing in a 3D CAD such as SolidWorks? on Quora I think it’s easiest to design from something physical that you can measure, or from pictures. If using picture, it makes it easier if you have a photo from the side and the front.…
Optimizing design to save material and 3D print time I recently designed a motor housing for a portable vacuum cleaner. This required fitting together many pieces. What I want to show in this article is how I designed this to optimize for material and 3D print time. First, I want to explain the goal…
I found a great article about the use of 3D printing in middle school and high school education I wanted to share. When it comes to printing, there’s been a veritable explosion of options—nearly all of them affordable and accessible. No longer do one-person shops (or even home offices) have to settle for printers that…
Scott Tarcy (President of CADdesignhelp.com) is also involved in the community in Charlotte, NC, where we are based. He is also the Vice President of the INOTC (Inventors Network of the Carolina’s – INOTC.org). The group meets once a month to discuss topics related to inventing and in January 2017 he gave the presentation. The topic…
I recently invented a product that solves a big problem in a popular cup. The Yeti Tumbler is a very popular cup that does a great job keeping your drinks cold/hot but it has one major flaw: the lid has an open hole in it! I already wrote a blog post on my Yeti Plug…
I want to hear your feedback on my invention of the Selfie-Glove, please leave a comment below. You can hear my podcast where I talk all about the development of this product on my podcast page (episode 11)
3D Printed Keys Let’s say you lost your key and got locked out of your house or car. If you have a saved image of your key on your phone, it is possible to use that image to create a CAD model of the key and 3D print out a temporary key to get in.…
This week’s blog post is about how engineering and 3D printing can solve those annoying problems around your home. Here is an example from my apartment that I was able to solve. I had a problem with my coat hanger in my apartment. As you can see in picture 1 and 2, the top post…
Inventor’s Network of the Carolina’s This week’s blog post is about the Inventor’s Network of the Carolina’s (INOTC.org). The INOTC is a non-profit group whose mission is to help inventors. INOTC is dedicated to empowering inventors through education, support, and networking opportunities. I am currently serving as the Vice President of the group. The…