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ResourcesDesign Guides

Design Guides

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

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eBook: 4 Types of Metal 3D Printing Processes and Their Materials

By Team Xometry

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eBook: 3D Printing vs. CNC Machining: Differences and Comparison

By Team Xometry

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eBook: 5 Key Factors to Consider When Conducting a Supplier Evaluation

By Team Xometry

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eBook: The Ultimate Guide to the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Supply Chain Optimization

By Team Xometry

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eBook: Top 7 Benefits of CNC Machining

By Team Xometry

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eBook: How (and Why) to Use a Valve Gate for Injection Molding

By Team Xometry

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eBook: Types of Holes in Engineering

By Team Xometry

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eBook: Injection Molding Defects (and How to Prevent Them)

By Team Xometry

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2023 Career Advancement for Manufacturing Report

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Design Reference Poster: Sheet Material Selection Guide

By Team Xometry

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eBook: 3-Axis vs 5-Axis CNC Machining: Advantages and Disadvantages

By Team Xometry

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Design Reference Poster: 9 Cost-Saving CNC Design Tips

By Team Xometry

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Slide Deck: 3D Printing or Machining? Know Which to Choose and When

By Greg Paulsen

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Design Guide: Color 3D Printing

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Cybersecurity Best Practices for Manufacturing

By Team Xometry

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Design Guide: Laser and Sheet Cutting

By Team Xometry

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Access Xometry 2022 Q3 Supply Chain Insights [Infographic]

By Team Xometry

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An Inventor's Guide to Developing and Protecting Your Product Ideas

By Team Xometry

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Principles of 3D Printing Design for Industrial Engineers

By Team Xometry

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Complete Guide to Engineering Career Development

By Team Xometry

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Get Your Xometry Pocket Engineer Card

By Aaron Lichtig

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How to Create Technical Drawings for Legacy Parts

By Team Xometry

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White Paper: Determining Which Manufacturing Process to Use to Achieve Highly Repeatable Parts

By Serena Ngoh

9 min read

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Design Guide: Injection Molding

By Serena Ngoh

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Design Guide: Carbon DLS 3D Printing

By Serena Ngoh

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3D Printed Parts

eBook: How to Prepare a File for 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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

By Team Xometry

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Mini Design Guide: PolyJet 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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Design Guide: Binder Jet Metal 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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FDM 3d printing

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

By Team Xometry

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

By Team Xometry

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Design Guide: Stereolithography (SLA) 3D Printing

By Team Xometry

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Urethane Casting

Design Guide: Urethane Casting

By Team Xometry

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Design Guide: CNC Machining

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eBook: Custom Manufacturing for Aerospace and Defense

By Greg Paulsen

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HP Multi Jet

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

By Serena Ngoh

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eBook: CNC Metal Finishes

By Serena Ngoh

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eBook: Principles of Injection Molding

By Serena Ngoh

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eBook: Mastering Tolerances for Machined Parts

By Serena Ngoh

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Design Guide: Sheet Metal Fabrication

By Serena Ngoh

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CNC machining in progress

Video: The Top 5 Takeaways From Our CNC Machining Design Guide

By Serena Ngoh

October 9, 2020

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3D Printed Prototypes

Product Development Guide: Rapid Prototyping

By Greg Paulsen

7 min read

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5 Key Prototyping Phases

By Greg Paulsen

5 min read

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Our Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing Across Your Product Development Cycle

By Serena Ngoh

4 min read