Design for the way it is made.

Design-for-additive modeling and consulting from the person who runs the machine. Plan fiber placement, orientation, and manufacturability before the first layer, around the loads and fit you specify. Available standalone or attached to any print job.

What DfAM covers.

Design-for-additive review and CAD work: geometry, fit, and build planning worked out before the first layer prints. We model to the assumptions and loads you provide; the deliverable is design intent, not physical testing or certification.

A flanged hydraulic elbow one-quarter modeled as a smooth graphite CAD solid, with the remaining geometry filled by a gold triangular mesh.
Quarter modeled 25%
The same flanged hydraulic elbow halfway modeled as a graphite CAD solid and halfway filled by a gold triangular mesh.
Half modeled 50%
The completed flanged hydraulic elbow rendered as a smooth graphite parametric CAD solid.
Parametric model 100%
01
Fiber placement and orientation
Plan continuous-fiber routing and print orientation around the load path you specify.
LOAD PATH
02
Manufacturability review
Wall thickness, overhangs, fits, and envelope checks against the printer's real constraints.
DFM
03
Part consolidation and lightweighting
Combine assemblies and reduce mass where the geometry allows.
OPTIMIZE
04
CAD from sketches or specs
Build manufacturable CAD from a concept, a drawing, or a marked-up sample.
MODEL

How the instant quote is built.

Select the deliverable, complexity, quantity, and service tier to build the instant quote. Engineering review confirms the final modeling scope and price.

QUOTE
Configured project quote
Your selected deliverable, complexity, quantity, and service tier stay together in the instant quote. Engineering review confirms the price before work starts.
PER PROJECT
CREDIT
Rolls into the build
Design work flows straight into a print quote when you proceed, so the path stays inside one studio.
ONE STUDIO

How a modeling engagement runs.

From intent to a build-ready model.

01

Share the goal and files

What the part has to do, what it mounts to, and any existing CAD, drawings, or samples.

02

Configure the quote

Select the deliverable, complexity, quantity, and service tier; engineering review confirms the scope and price before work starts.

03

Model and optimize

DfAM-aware CAD with fiber and orientation planned for the build.

04

Review and hand to print

Walk the model together, then move straight into a print quote.

Already own the metal tool?
Rebuild your at-risk metal tools as domestic composite, cataloged by part number for repeat orders and reprinted on demand: a local, low-volume alternative to imported metal tooling.
PRINT-ONLY
Every reorder
Rebuild, Catalog, Replace

Bring the idea. Leave with a model.

Build an instant quote from the modeling deliverable, complexity, quantity, and service tier you need. Engineering review confirms the final scope, and the design can roll straight into the build. No file yet? Describe the problem.