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?

Additive Flow develops a modular FormFlow software that addresses additive manufacturing challenges faced by engineers

Meet Additive Flow, a UK-based software company that develops a modular FormFlow software that aims to address the additive manufacturing challenges faced by engineers – experts or beginners -. Established in 2017, the company officially...

3D Systems unveils significant updates to 3DXpert® for SOLIDWORKS 15

With the goal of transforming customers' digital design and manufacturing environments, 3D Systems keeps upgrading its software solutions as they constitute the core of its strategy. In that regard, the latest updates of 3DXpert® for SOLIDWORKS 15 aim to...

CoreTechnologie’s 3D_Evolution software now enables a Simplified Planning Process of CAD Models

CoreTechnologie unveils the latest version of its 3D_Evolution software. With a new DGN interface, it completes the wide range of interfaces and formats for all major digital factory planning tools. As they generate heavy data,...

Xerox multifaceted approach to 3D Printing will help the company build a “substantial business”

October 2018: a statement of Xerox CEO John Visentin informed the public of the company’s plans to “participate” in the additive manufacturing industry. A statement that was an alarm bell for long-established AM companies...

Review of SelfCAD – A 3D modeling software

Additive manufacturing is a growing industry and new 3D printers and CAD programs are being introduced into the market. A few years ago, this technology wasn’t popular with many people, but currently many hobbyists,...

A last look at 2019: what does it mean for the additive manufacturing industry?

 Looking Back at 2019 and Forward to 20202020 is just around the corner. While all of us are going to close the doors of this year, we thought it could be interesting to recall...

Renishaw unveils new software to improve AM visualisation

Renishaw recently launched Sonic, a new acoustic process monitoring software to form part of the company’s InfiniAM suite. Sonic enables engineers to detect acoustic events within the additive manufacturing (AM) build chamber and turn...

Mimaki’s 3D printer is open to Fraunhofer’s Cuttlefish software

Cuttlefish is a universal 3D printer driver developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD. It translates 3D scan data or 3D models generated by design and texturing software for 3D printers...

Simufact unveils a new range of solutions that improve additive manufacturing design processes

Simufact, a company of Hexagon, made a real splash at Formnext with the launch of two solutions for additive manufacturing operators. The company aimed at demonstrating tailor-made solutions to improve quality in additive manufacturing...

Formnext 2019: Interview with Najib BAIG, Product Manager for MaterialCenter – e-Xstream, part of Hexagon

Data are present everywhere throughout a manufacturing process and yet operators still don't know about their importance and how their effective management can change everything in a production process. We caught up with Najib BAIG, Product Manager...

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Xact Metal™, a manufacturer of affordable metal 3D printers, partners with Uddeholm, a voestalpine company, to supply Corrax tool steel for additive manufacturing, in...

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