{"id":874,"date":"2023-07-26T12:40:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T12:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/?post_type=ebooks-and-guides&#038;p=874"},"modified":"2024-04-10T13:30:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T11:30:59","slug":"design-guide-cnc","status":"publish","type":"ebooks-and-guides","link":"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/en\/guides\/design-guide-cnc\/","title":{"rendered":"eBook: CNC Machining Design Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"guide-content\">Guide content<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Overview: What is CNC machining?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CNC Manufacturing Standards<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General Manufacturing Standards <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Tolerances <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Part 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