Notes from
the workshop.
Working-engineer writing. Methodology over marketing. Long-form essays on the craft of multi-discipline engineering.
What Is ChainSolve? A New Approach to Engineering Calculations
An introduction to ChainSolve, how it works, why it exists, and how it differs from spreadsheets, Mathcad, and traditional calculation tools.
Getting Started with ChainSolve: Building Your First Calculation Chain
A walkthrough of ChainSolve's core concepts, blocks, connections, and how to structure a real engineering calculation.
Tolerance Stack Analysis From First Principles
A practical guide to tolerance stack-up analysis for mechanical assemblies, worst case, RSS, and Monte Carlo methods explained with real examples.
Engineering From First Principles: Why Templates Fail and Physics Wins
An argument for first-principles engineering thinking over template-driven design, and how it applies equally to mechanical systems and software.
From Motorsport to Manufacturing: What Racing Teaches You About Production Engineering
Lessons learned moving from motorsport design to production automotive engineering, and why the transition is harder than most people expect.
Motorsport Suspension Geometry: Kinematics vs Compliance
The fundamental tension in suspension design, what kinematic analysis tells you, what it doesn't, and how compliance changes everything.
Why We Chose Rust and WebAssembly for Engineering Calculation Tools
A technical look at why ChainSolve's computation engine is written in Rust and compiled to WebAssembly, and what this means for performance, reliability, and portability.
Building Our Engineering Website with Astro 5
A behind-the-scenes look at how we built the Godfrey Engineering website using Astro 5, content collections, and Cloudflare Pages.