About Midplane Designs

Midplane Designs LLC is an owner-operated design company based in California, founded in January 2026. The company specializes in parametric 3D modeling, product development, and production-ready design for practical parts, tools, fixtures, and creative projects.

As the owner and designer behind Midplane Designs, I bring more than 25 years of CAD experience and the technical perspective of a licensed civil engineer to every project.

What Midplane Designs Does

Midplane Designs helps turn ideas, sketches, prototypes, and existing models into organized, editable, and production-ready designs.

Projects may include:

  • Parametric 3D models

  • Custom parts and tools

  • 3D-printable designs

  • Product development support

  • Redesigning or improving existing models

  • Documentation for future editing and production

A major focus of the work is creating models that can be modified, reused, customized, and improved reliably over time.

How Projects Are Developed

Every project begins with a clear understanding of the goal, the constraints, and how the finished design will be used. Important dimensions, functions, materials, and production requirements are identified before the modeling process begins.

A typical project includes:

  • Reviewing the existing idea, sketch, model, prototype, or problem

  • Defining the key requirements and constraints

  • Building a clean, scalable, and editable model

  • Reviewing the design and making agreed-upon revisions

  • Delivering the final files and supporting documentation

The goal is not simply to create a model that works today, but to develop a useful design that can continue to evolve as needs change.

Deliverables

Depending on the project, deliverables may include 3D-printed parts, production files, drawings, and documentation.

Payments and Invoicing

Payments are handled through straightforward online orders or invoices using Squarespace billing. Customers and clients can pay securely using major credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfers, and supported digital wallet or installment options when available.

Professional and Reliable

Midplane Designs is a registered California LLC. Because the company is owner-operated, clients work directly with the person responsible for developing and delivering their designs.

Each project is approached with clear communication, realistic expectations, careful documentation, and a commitment to delivering what was agreed upon.

Professional references are available upon request.

Midplane Designs is built around practical problem-solving, thoughtful product development, and clean modeling practices. Whether the project involves a custom part, a production-ready model, a 3D-printable design, or a creative idea that needs technical development, the objective is the same: turning a good idea into a useful, well-developed design.