I will design and optimize parts for 3D printing and additive manufacturing

Hourly services rate

$75/hour

Hourly service work rate

Availability: 70 hours/week

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If this service doesn’t quite match your needs, reach out for a custom quote. Discuss pricing and deadlines to design a project just for you.

About this service

If the end goal is a 3D-printed part, the geometry should be designed for the printing process from the start.
You may have an idea, sketch, reference image, existing CAD model, or a part that already prints poorly, breaks, warps, fits badly, requires excessive supports, or is difficult to assemble. I can create or modify the CAD specifically for additive manufacturing and resolve the geometry that affects printability, fit, strength, support removal, and final use.

WHERE I HELP:
• Create CAD for 3D printing
Turn an idea, sketch, reference, dimensions, or existing part into printable 3D geometry.

• Optimize existing models
Improve wall thicknesses, clearances, overhangs, unsupported features, small details, holes, interfaces, orientation-sensitive geometry, and other features affecting the print.

• Fit & assembly
Define practical clearances and mating features for printed assemblies, inserts, fasteners, sliding parts, snap features, and interfacing components.

• Fix printing problems
Correct designs causing failed prints, weak features, warping, poor fit, difficult support removal, excessive material use, or unnecessary print time.

• Prepare print-ready files
Prepare the final geometry for your intended additive process, printer, material, orientation, and post-processing requirements.

I can design and optimize parts for FDM/FFF, SLA/resin, SLS, MJF, and similar additive-manufacturing processes. Suitable projects include functional prototypes, replacement parts, enclosu... read more
If the end goal is a 3D-printed part, the geometry should be designed for the printing process from the start.
You may have an idea, sketch, reference image, existing CAD model, or a part that already prints poorly, breaks, warps, fits badly, requires excessive supports, or is difficult to assemble. I can create or modify the CAD specifically for additive manufacturing and resolve the geometry that affects printability, fit, strength, support removal, and final use.

WHERE I HELP:
• Create CAD for 3D printing
Turn an idea, sketch, reference, dimensions, or existing part into printable 3D geometry.

• Optimize existing models
Improve wall thicknesses, clearances, overhangs, unsupported features, small details, holes, interfaces, orientation-sensitive geometry, and other features affecting the print.

• Fit & assembly
Define practical clearances and mating features for printed assemblies, inserts, fasteners, sliding parts, snap features, and interfacing components.

• Fix printing problems
Correct designs causing failed prints, weak features, warping, poor fit, difficult support removal, excessive material use, or unnecessary print time.

• Prepare print-ready files
Prepare the final geometry for your intended additive process, printer, material, orientation, and post-processing requirements.

I can design and optimize parts for FDM/FFF, SLA/resin, SLS, MJF, and similar additive-manufacturing processes. Suitable projects include functional prototypes, replacement parts, enclosures, brackets, fixtures, mechanical components, assemblies, decorative pieces, custom parts, and low-volume printed components.

Deliverables may include STEP, STL, 3MF, revised CAD geometry, and process-specific design recommendations depending on scope.

The objective is straightforward: a part that is designed to be printed, rather than a CAD model that merely happens to export as an STL. read less
If the end goal is a 3D-printed part, the geometry should be designed for the printing process from the start.
You may have an idea, sketch, reference image, existing CAD model, or a part that already prints poorly, breaks, warps, fits badly, requires excessive supports, or is difficult to assemble. I can create or modify the CAD specifically for additive manufacturing and resolve the geometry tha... read more
If the end goal is a 3D-printed part, the geometry should be designed for the printing process from the start.
You may have an idea, sketch, reference image, existing CAD model, or a part that already prints poorly, breaks, warps, fits badly, requires excessive supports, or is difficult to assemble. I can create or modify the CAD specifically for additive manufacturing and resolve the geometry that affects printability, fit, strength, support removal, and final use.

WHERE I HELP:
• Create CAD for 3D printing
Turn an idea, sketch, reference, dimensions, or existing part into printable 3D geometry.

• Optimize existing models
Improve wall thicknesses, clearances, overhangs, unsupported features, small details, holes, interfaces, orientation-sensitive geometry, and other features affecting the print.

• Fit & assembly
Define practical clearances and mating features for printed assemblies, inserts, fasteners, sliding parts, snap features, and interfacing components.

• Fix printing problems
Correct designs causing failed prints, weak features, warping, poor fit, difficult support removal, excessive material use, or unnecessary print time.

• Prepare print-ready files
Prepare the final geometry for your intended additive process, printer, material, orientation, and post-processing requirements.

I can design and optimize parts for FDM/FFF, SLA/resin, SLS, MJF, and similar additive-manufacturing processes. Suitable projects include functional prototypes, replacement parts, enclosures, brackets, fixtures, mechanical components, assemblies, decorative pieces, custom parts, and low-volume printed components.

Deliverables may include STEP, STL, 3MF, revised CAD geometry, and process-specific design recommendations depending on scope.

The objective is straightforward: a part that is designed to be printed, rather than a CAD model that merely happens to export as an STL. read less

Service offer categories

Prototype Design Services 3D Printing Design Design for Additive Manufacturing

Software & skills

3D Modeling 3D Printing / STL 3D Printing Design CAD Modeling Design for rapid prototyping Mechanical Design STL repairing Modification Simplify3D Tolerance Stack-up Analysis +6 more
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria – 6:39 a.m. local time

Member since
October 2024
Languages
English
Avg. response time
1 hour

Mechanical Design Engineer | Product Design, DFM & Manufacturing

I help design and develop consumer and hardware products, engineer mechanical systems, and reconstruct existing components into accurate, manufacturable designs backed by practical engineering and documentation.

From early concepts and working prototypes to legacy components and existing products, my work focuses on the engineering decisions that determine whether a design can be manufactured, as... read more

Questions and answers

Yes. I can review the existing model, identify design-related printability problems, and modify the geometry where required.

I can design and optimize parts for common processes including FDM/FFF, SLA, SLS and MJF. The design approach will depend on your printer, material, process and intended use.

Send your existing CAD/STL file if available, the intended printing process or printer, material if known, and explain how the part will be used. If you only have sketches or dimensions, I can review those first.
Hourly services rate

$75/hour

Hourly service work rate

Availability: 70 hours/week

Request customized services

If this service doesn’t quite match your needs, reach out for a custom quote. Discuss pricing and deadlines to design a project just for you.

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