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Design Guides

In-depth design guides full of best practices for all of Xometry's manufacturing processes.

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Design Guide: Laser Tube Cutting and Tube Bending

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Mini Design Guide: PolyJet 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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How to Create A Good Technical Drawing

By Joel Schadegg

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Laser cutting. Image Credit: Stock.Adobe.com/zilber42

Laser cutting. Image Credit: Stock.Adobe.com/zilber42

Design Guide: Laser and Sheet Cutting

By Team Xometry

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Design Guide: HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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FDM 3d printing

FDM 3d printing

Design Guide: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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Design Guide: Stereolithography (SLA) 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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Design Guide: Color 3D Printing

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a part being CNC machined

Design Guide: CNC Machining

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DMLS Part

DMLS Part

Design Guide: Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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Urethane Casting

Urethane Casting

Design Guide: Urethane Casting

By Team Xometry

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Design Guide: Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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Design Guide: Sheet Metal Fabrication

By Serena Ngoh

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injection molding parts

injection molding parts

Design Guide: Injection Molding

By Serena Ngoh

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Design Guide: Binder Jet Metal 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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Carbon DLS RPU 70 rigid polyurethane

Carbon DLS RPU 70 rigid polyurethane

Design Guide: Carbon DLS 3D Printing

By Serena Ngoh