Lars Christensen

Have you booked your hotel yet? What?!?! IMTS in Chicago is about ten weeks away; I might have promised to buy you a drink in one of my...

To make you comfortable: If you know Inventor, Fusion 360, SolidWorks or any of the other mainstream CAD packages, you know that...

“Never memorize something that you can look up.”- Albert Einstein. Do you remember your childhood phone number? Most likely you do. But,...

My hero, Tony Robbins said: “You can only learn by connecting something unknown to something you already know.” Trying to learn a new...

Many will tell you that Fusion 360 is not only the latest CAD/CAM on the market but also very different…For example, different that the...

There is no reason to argue the phrase “Because that is the way we have always done it…” is the stupidest reason for doing anything....

So there I am— Sitting in front of the latest most bad ass CAD/CAM package. Confused and thinking “I’m pretty sure I’m the only one that...

It’s easy to machine a box, but what when our shapes become a little more complex? Time to jump and attack the biggest request from my...

“Had we ordered the stock 25mm longer, we would have been in a position where the tool holder we decided on wouldn’t have got over the...

A CAD users workstation is what a good racecar is for a formula one driver. The problem occurs when you are deep into a project, and...

Last week I got to do two presentation at Autodesk University. It was a blast! Here is one of the tips from the “Better CAD for CAM”...

This event has a long list of manufacturing roundtables discussion, labs, and presentations. Here is everything for any manufacturing...

Time to strengthen up your CNC toolkit. SOLIDWORKS 2016 is here for the design. To make it better, here is HSMWorks 2016 for...

Two CAD Tips this week! One might be the best tip I ever share; Round tripping your CAD files for better import! Also sharing some...

CAD software is just another tool. Today’s CAD Developers need to look beyond the latest technology and more at how people are using it....

Great tip from @robcohee from twitter: Model the same part using different techniques. Extrude, Revolve, Sweep and Loft. Let me know...

If you are looking for the quick “How-To” on getting going with CAM within Fusion 360 this should be your answer. It still amazes me what...

There is a CAM product that is easy to use. Making the move from programming your CNC machine by hand, or struggling with a CAM program...

Some examples include continued improvements to the free post directory, including a CAMplete APT and post for my new favorite Haas...

Do you always model up you 3D models the same way? Should you use different styles? I use Revolve, High Roller Stacking and my favorite...