I got invited to help with a fun boat project that I think illustrates some of the uses of parametric/generative design (and 3D printing and laser cutting). The initial call described a challenge with installing a RayMarine rotary rudder position sensor (for an autopilot) that might need an …

It is fun to develop physical products using software development tools. In software, we expect to take well defined inputs and do transformations until we have the desired outputs. Designing and building things in the real world is subject to a lot of different constraints than software, but in …