Why a Builder Made This — Not an Engineer
A few years ago, I was mid-build on my 1984 Datsun and hit the same wall every builder hits: the part I needed didn't exist.
Custom CAD work? $200 per design, minimum.
That's when I turned to 3D printing.
But every resource I found was either about printing toys, or buried in a 30 day CAD tutorial that assumed I was designing household or electronic products — not automotive parts.
That's when I found Shapr3D — a CAD tool built for people who think like builders, not engineers. No irrelevant features.
So I started measuring, sketching, and 3d printing parts for my project cars until I refined a repeatable process that worked every time.
I've used the same process to make hundreds of custom parts across dozens of different builds — all with a factory OEM plus finish.
The process isn't complex. It's just taught in a simple way by someone who builds cars, not someone who builds CAD software.
So I built the workshop I wish existed when I started.