SolidWorksSLDPRT
Native part files commonly supplied from SolidWorks.
From prototyping to production
Custom parts made around your design
Upload your CAD files and drawings, then keep engineering review, manufacturing, inspection, and delivery connected around the same part.
See how a product moves toward manufacturing
Follow the checkpoints that connect design review, prototyping, process selection, inspection, and production readiness.
CAD files and design sources
Share the model and drawing that best communicate geometry and critical requirements. The formats below cover common native, exchange, mesh, and drawing inputs.
CATIACATPART · 3DXML
Native parts and lightweight 3D exchange files.
Autodesk InventorIPT
Native Inventor part files for manufacturing review.
Creo / Siemens NXPRT
PRT files from major parametric CAD systems.
Neutral CAD exchangeSTEP · STP · IGES
Portable solid-model formats for geometry review.
ParasolidX_T · X_B
Text and binary Parasolid exchange files.
Mesh and additiveSTL · 3MF
Mesh formats used for prototypes and additive workflows.
ACIS and drawingsSAT · DXF
Solid exchange and 2D drawing profiles.
Keep the decisions that affect the part visible
Connect the agreed design scope, engineering questions, production milestones, inspection requirements, and delivery records from the first review onward.
Design requirements
Models, drawings, quantities, tolerances, and critical features.
Engineering review
Manufacturability questions, clarifications, and approved changes.
Material and finish decisions
Approved grades, finishes, colors, and functional requirements.
Inspection planning
Critical dimensions, sampling, reports, and acceptance criteria.
Production status
Agreed milestones from release through inspection and completion.
Delivery coordination
Packaging, documents, shipment details, and repeat-order records.
Manufacturing services for prototypes and production
Choose a process around the part's geometry, material, quantity, finish, tolerance, and next production stage. Start with a prototype, validate a low-volume run, or prepare repeat production.
Machining
CNC Milling Services
Plan milled parts around tool access, setup strategy, material, finish, critical dimensions, and the quantity required for the next build stage.
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Molding
Injection molding
Tooling and molded parts supported from design review through controlled production.
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Fabrication
Sheet metal fabrication
Cut, bend, weld, and finish enclosures, brackets, frames, and assemblies.
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Additive
3D printing
Additive routes for rapid prototypes, complex forms, and selected end-use applications.
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Precision CNC machining
Controlled machining for complex geometry, critical interfaces, and production-ready parts.
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Machining
CNC turning
Efficient production for shafts, sleeves, threaded parts, and rotational geometry.
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Low volume
Vacuum casting
Low-volume cast parts for design validation, appearance models, and bridge production.
Explore serviceA clearer path from CAD file to delivered parts
Each stage resolves the information needed for the next manufacturing decision.
01
Upload project files
Share the 3D model, 2D drawing, quantity, target material, finish, tolerance, and delivery requirements.
02
Review requirements
Resolve manufacturability, geometry, material, finish, tolerance, quality, and schedule questions with the engineering team.
03
Confirm the production plan
Agree on the manufacturing route, inspection plan, acceptance criteria, lead time, and order scope before release.
04
Manufacture and inspect
Track production milestones and inspect the critical features defined by the drawing and confirmed quality plan.
05
Finish and prepare delivery
Complete finishing, required assembly, final records, and protective packaging for the approved parts.
06
Deliver and prepare repeat orders
Coordinate shipment and retain the approved files, specifications, and production scope for future orders.
Watch the processes behind the parts
Explore CNC machining, SLA 3D printing, and die casting through selected process videos.
CNC machining project
See how a CNC machining project moves through production inside RapidDirect's machine shop.
SLA 3D printing project
Follow preparation, printing, finishing, and completed parts in an SLA production example.
Die casting process
See the major production stages used to turn molten metal into a finished die-cast component.
Move each product decision closer to production
Connect design intent, prototype validation, tooling decisions, production readiness, and downstream delivery around one manufacturing scope.
Design and process planning
Turn geometry, material, finish, tolerance, quantity, and cost drivers into a manufacturable scope.
Prototype and validate quickly
Use machining, additive manufacturing, or bridge processes to review fit, function, appearance, and assembly.
Tooling and production readiness
Resolve tooling, sampling, process, inspection, and acceptance requirements before scaling the order.
Finishing, assembly, and delivery
Coordinate the downstream work that prepares separate manufactured parts for the next build stage.
A workspace built for custom manufacturing
Use one project flow for quotation, engineering questions, approvals, order progress, and agreed quality records.
Keep the files, confirmed requirements, production milestones, and inspection documents connected to the active manufacturing job.
Define quality before production starts
Connect drawing requirements, inspection planning, documentation, and acceptance criteria to the same manufacturing scope.
Drawing and acceptance requirements
Identify critical features, tolerances, cosmetic expectations, and the evidence required at delivery.
Inspection planning
Match measurement methods and sampling to the drawing, process, and agreed quality plan.
Records connected to the order
Keep inspection and documentation requirements visible through production and completion.
See how part requirements shape the production plan
Two typical project paths show how geometry, process, tooling, inspection, and repeat-order needs fit together.
Machining workflow example
Complex machined component
Review machining access, critical interfaces, tolerances, finish, inspection, and repeat-order requirements before production.
Molding workflow example
Molded product launch
Move from part and tooling review through sampling, approval, inspection planning, and repeat molded production.
Built for teams turning ambitious hardware into real products
From consumer electronics and energy products to robotics and mobility, product teams need a manufacturing path that can move from prototype to repeat production.
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Prepare the part before it reaches production
Use practical guides to define drawings, compare materials, understand process constraints, and build a manufacturing-ready project scope.
Build a manufacturing-ready scope
The inputs that help engineering review move without avoidable loops.
CNC Design Guide
A practical guide to tool access, setups, internal corners, holes, threads, walls, tolerances, materials, finishes, and inspection notes.
Material selection guide
Compare material directions around function and manufacturing route.
Start with the part
Ready to move your design toward production?
Upload the CAD files, drawings, quantities, materials, finishes, tolerances, and quality requirements available today. We will use that scope to review the manufacturing route and clarify the next decisions.