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?

Bradley Rothenberg

Q&A: nTopology is serious about doing what other CAD systems can’t do

Understanding generative design and topology optimization in additive manufacturing Changing its manufacturing process for additive manufacturing does not only mean to change its manufacturing system....

Airbus to evaluate the capabilities of Sigma Labs’ AM Technology

Airbus will test and evaluate Sigma Labs' new PrintRite3D® version 5.0 hardware and software. A validation phase on a powder-bed fusion 3D printer will follow...

MakerBot upgrades MakerBot Cloud™, its cloud-powered 3D printing solution

Named MakerBot Cloud™, MakerBot’s cloud-powered 3D printing solution integrates a comprehensive range of 3D printing applications that facilitates preparation, management and printing processes on...

MSC Software and RMIT University Sign MoU to push AM forward in Australia

MSC Software Corporation (MSC) has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Melbourne-based RMIT University’s Advanced Manufacture Precinct. The agreement aims to push forward...

[ACQUISITION] Hexagon to decrease time-to-print for Additive Manufacturing thanks to AMendate

Hexagon will officially be the parent company of AMendate, a Germany-based start-up that supplies simulation software solutions that support the generation and optimization of...

Prusa Introduces A New Edition of Slic3r, And It Has A New Name

  Prusa Research introduces a new version of the Slic3r software. The original software was almost completely revamped, so it was high time to change...

“Blockchain & Additive Manufacturing”, an unknown future

Last Month, we talked to Willem-Jan van Loon, founder of Beamler, an Amsterdam-based start-up that provides the industry with 3D printing software service. The...

Materialise launches Streamics 8, its 3D printing operations management software

Materialise opens the doors of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in 3D printing. DRM provides manufacturers a safe and secure way to print high-value end-parts...

The April Issue of 3D ADEPT Mag is out!

Meeting the needs of industry A recent experience reminded us of one of the ways we answer questions of industrial users and AM operators. A...

Animation Studio Laika also benefits from Fraunhofer 3D Printing technology for the film “Missing Link”

  Laika’s recently released film, “Missing Link”, has seems to have required various types of 3D printing technologies during the preparation. The first application of...