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?

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...

Formnext start-up challenge: winners present innovative services dedicated to the AM industry

It just remains a couple of weeks and we will be present at the biggest event of the additive manufacturing industry in Europe: Formnext. In May, we were highlighting the main parts of the event’s organization...

First insights into Simufact Additive version 4, software dedicated to metal Additive Manufacturing

The metal forming industry is capable to reduce the number of physical tests by up to 50 percent when relying on simulation, not to mention the possibility to reduce the development time of new...

ZW3D has integrated VoluMill to reduce cycle time by 70%

ZW3D has announced the availability of VoluMill, which is integrated in its software solution. Powered by the high-speed roughing technology, once the capacities of both software are combined, the supplier of CAD/CAM solutions is...

OUR LATEST DOSSIERS

MOST COMMENTED

Materialise Mimics Flow Case Management to support quality management and compliance for hospital 3D printing labs

New software solution allows hospitals to track 3D printing and planning workflow, ensuring each step is quality-compliant Materialise, an AM company providing services for the...

How to Laser-Cut 3D Objects

HOT NEWS

MOST COMMENTED

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...

HOT NEWS