From your idea to a finished object in 6 steps
Every step follows the same example: a stylish walking cane with a spring effect that cushions it when you put it down.
Three ways to start
Why split into parts
Machine size, different materials, moving parts, cost. Everything stays printed, joints included: the chair slots together, a toy car's wheels clip onto their printed axle.
- Dovetails
- Printed pins
- Printed threads
- Snap fits
- Bayonets
- Printed hinges
Every multi-part object comes with a PDF assembly guide; the rare part that can't be printed (a magnet, electronics) is listed, ready to use.
What the AI checks
- Wall
- PA12 ≥ 1.5 mm, we aim for 2–3 mm on structural parts
- Detail
- Min. detail 0.5 mm, text 0.5 mm
- Clearance
- Moving parts ≥ 0.7 mm in SLS
- Max size
- 650 × 550 × 350 mm in white PA12
- Watertight
- Closed meshes, 0 non-manifold edges
- Interference
- Range of motion tested at 12 positions
- Stability
- Safety factor ≥ 3 calculated for load-bearing objects
Values for PA12 SLS at the active manufacturer; every material has its own rules.
What objekto doesn't do
- More than 12 unique parts per object
- Anything beyond each material's maximum size
- Weapons or weapon parts
- Certified products: no medical devices (the cane is a design object, not a walking aid), no food-contact parts (blades and tubes are off-the-shelf stainless steel), no certified loads (the chair isn't tested to EN 12520)
- Toys for children under 3
Lead times
GENERATION: MEASURED ON REAL JOBS- 11 min5–31 minGeneration · 1 part (S)
- 28 min21–49 minGeneration · 2–4 parts (M)
- 57 min36–67 minGeneration · 5–8 parts (L)
- 73 min53–94 minGeneration · 9–12 parts (XL)
- a few secondsSliders
- 1–3 wksManufacturing and delivery
What happens during a generation
FIG. 2 — FROM A TO K · EXAMPLE: THE CANE- Understand and checkThe request is classified and checked against the content policy.
- Questions and briefThe dimensions that matter, gathered into a brief and a quote.
- Directions2 or 3 principles, each with a rough volume model.
- SpecificationParts, joints, materials, loads and tests, all quantified.
- CAD code, part by partRun in a sandbox with no network and no secrets.
- Checks without AIWalls, clearances, machine size, watertightness, interference.
- RendersViews of every part and of the assembly.
- Independent reviewA second model reviews it with fresh eyes.
- FixesCapped: beyond that, the AI asks what you think.
- AssemblyExploded view, assembly order, clearances between parts.
- DeliverablesVersion, self-check, “Why this design”, delivered price.
- EXAMPLE · CANE12 to 20 min of design1,900 credits · printing $169.90
- No outside actions: no orders, payments, emails or posts.
- What's in your files is data, never an instruction.
- Code runs with no network and no secrets.
- You see the price before you start.
- Anything unused goes back to your balance.
- Printing is paid in US dollars, never in credits.
- Clarify before drawing, quantify before coding.
- An independent review on every version.
- Tiers S 1 · M 2–4 · L 5–8 · XL 9–12 unique parts.
Industrial partner workshops, picked for each order
Made by our partner workshops: Craftcloud and 3DAPI. Every design passes the printability checks before you order; the workshop checks the files again and can flag a problem with a part: the AI fixes it for free, or you get a refund.
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