Software for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

Design, simulation, pre-processing, distribution, manufacturing, inspection, and quality…A lot of software tools are required to effectively implement 3D printing in a production environment. What are the different categories of 3D printing software (Additive Manufacturing Software ) & most importantly, how do they fit together in an AM workflow?

Gen3D becomes an Altair company, strengthens its Design for Additive Manufacturing portfolio

Global expert in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) Altair announces the acquisition of Gen3D, a startup out of the University of Bath, U.K. Gen3D enables the implementation of the implicit geometry method for...

Oqton & Eplus3D Strengthen Their Partnership to enhance Digital Workflows in dental 3D printing

Software provider Oqton and metal 3D printing company Eplus3D strengthen their partnership to improve digital workflows in dental 3D printing applications. “Our collaboration with Oqton first began in 2018, as we set out to fully...

Materialise improves Magics 26 with New CAD and Mesh Capabilities for 3D Printing

Ever since it embedded native CAD workflows within Magics 26 thanks to Parasolid technology, software company Materialise has put CAD and MESH on the same pedestal – with the ambitious goal to provide users...

Markforged and 3YOURMIND to Scale Automation of Additive Manufacturing in Multi-Vendor Ecosystems

Markforged developer of metal and carbon fiber additive manufacturing platforms and The Digital Forge, partners with software provider 3YOURMIND to integrate its Eiger software platform with 3YOURMIND’s manufacturing execution software (Agile MES) and other...

Stratasys latest developments: two composite 3D printers, Grabcad Print Software For Origin 3D Printers as well as 16 new materials across three AM technologies

Last week could have been dedicated to Stratasys’ announcements. During the whole week, the additive manufacturing company announced several additions to its AM ecosystem – within the materials, machines and software segments.  New composite 3D...

Materialise introduces open software platform to manage additive manufacturing production process

The open software architecture provides companies direct access to multiple hardware technologies and their preferred tools from Materialise and other software developers, supporting them along every step of their AM journey – from planning...

EOS integrates Hyperganic AI-powered Algorithmic Engineering software to its Additive Manufacturing Solutions

A partnership that introduces another paradigm shift in AM, that will elevate the design and performance of space propulsion components  As part of an exclusive partnership, industrial 3D printing company EOS will integrate Hyperganic Core, an...

BigRep develops new customizable SaaS solution to achieve production via 3D printing with no design skills or experience

Manufacturer of large-format 3D printers BigRep has developed a workflow for automated application engineering. Named BigRep FLOW, the customizable Software as a Service (SaaS) product aims to enable 3D printing for anyone.  Be it for...

Software Segment | CAD and/or Mesh: Why the road to file preparation for 3D printing can be confusing?

One of the most fundamental steps in a product development process is the modelling, which entails creating 3D models of objects. Here is the thing, some designers believe that CAD is the only way...

Vistory and its blockchain protocol for Additive Manufacturing

Sometimes, the combination of some technologies leads to a powerhouse marriage that works for the benefit of all. This has proven to be true in certain applications where certain technology solutions worked seamlessly together...

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