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?

3D Internet, reality or utopia of the Future?

We have talked about a wide range of topics: 3D shoes, 3D products, 3D software…What if we talk about 3D internet? The logical approach would be to consider a sort of combination between 3D...

Twikit 3D Printing software enables BMW Group to customize its cars

Last year, Martijn Joris, founder of Twikit, Belgian company that specializes in customization of 3D Printed products and digital products, explained that automotive was the most demanding sector while looking at the company’s turnover...

3YOURMIND update can automatically detect the ideal part for 3D Printing

Identifying parts and appropriate components remains an issue that needs to be addressed in an additive manufacturing (AM) process. To address this issue, companies rely on various types of software. 3YOURMIND serves as an...

Aviation company to exploit Onshape’s CAD software for Experimental Aircraft Design

DarkAero, an aviation company that specializes in aerospace composite products and high-performance experimental kit aircraft will exploit Onshape’ CAD system. The company is working on the development of a two-seat carbon-fiber aircraft. Called DarkAero 1,...

A 3D model generation, the future of e-commerce?

A few months ago, we were revealing a few trends to watch in e-commerce: 3D customization, 3D configuration and 3D printing. When shoppers place an order, using a 3D customization interface, they can adapt...

Operating design changes on life-size 3D CAD models in real time into one’s physical environment

A new 3D product design app for spatial computing In order to meet the needs of professionals from the games and entertainment industry as well as engineers working on 3D CAD models, Onshape and...

ANSYS and Granta Design to improve materials traceability in Additive Manufacturing

Materials information is an issue often addressed by engineers and scientists while working in an additive manufacturing project. Indeed, if the information is not accurate and traceable, it could not be exploitable. A solution to...

“LEO”, a SaaS solution to remove risks and ensure secure, trouble-free additive manufacturing

The more technologies advance, the more brand integrity and IP protection become insecure, and the more companies develop solutions to address these issues. Leo Lane, a company that aims to securely manage additive manufacturing, anywhere...

GENERATE® for Windows OS, the Interactive Generative 3D Design Software

Frustum has launched a generative design solution to enable engineers to interact and iterate in real time with generative design models. One challenge faced by engineers is to develop several optimized models that can enable...

Ansys focuses on speed with Ansys 19.2, its new simulation software

With this new release, Ansys focused on time required to solve product development challenges. So many issues are currently involved in product lifecycles in industries: additive manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, electrification and 5G connectivity. Simulation software...

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