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?

Discovery Live, a solution that combines both 3D CAD and engineering simulation

One of the challenges in CAD is the capacity to offer a perfect engineering simulation or simulation for design in a short time. Ansys recently unveiled two solutions for engineering simulation for metal 3D...

How the home Taliesin West will be transformed into an Immersive Online 3D Experience

Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and studio, is a property and the first one that will be made available through an immersive online 3D experience led by Leica Geosystems. This experience is...

Interview – Njideka Harry, President of @YouthForTech: “Talent is universal but opportunity is not; [ hence the need to grasp the opportunity offered by #3dprinting]”

Njideka Harry leads the organization, Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) as President and CEO.  YTF is an international non-profit founded in 2000 and working at the intersection of appropriate technology in education and entrepreneurship....

Materialise and HCL Technologies will develop a platform that will facilitate the production of metal 3D printed parts

HCL Technologies, the IT services company aims at facilitating the manufacturing process of metal parts. Such strategy can be achieved through the freedom of design allowed by AM, as well as the speed and...

CADbro 2018 SP enables Lightning-Fast Data Collaboration through its view, annotation and analysis features

ZWSOFT has unveiled today a full-featured and affordable 3D CAD viewer, CADbro 2018 SP, which enables fast data collaboration through its view, annotation and analysis functions. As far as the view function is concerned, the...

Creaform ACADEMIA: 3D Measurement solutions for the academic market

Creaform has launched a new initiative for the academic market. The manufacturer of 3D portable measurement technologies as well as 3D scanning offers a didactic suite for teachers and researchers, so that they can...

Materialise to produce customized 3D printed footwear with HP

When we talk about 3D printed footwear, HP is one of the first brands that will come to the reader’s mind. Through its FitStation platform, HP collaborated with several companies to deliver tailor-made solutions...

Hackrod develops its sports car chassis using Siemens 3D software

When people think of virtual reality, they automatically think – big goggles, game controller in both hands and enjoy the ride because this is going to be wild. The general public could agree to...

When 3D printing integrates the Internet of Things

Over time, companies are increasingly exploiting the combination of 3D printing and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the industry. According to professionals, IoT would monitor, analyze and improve the quality of products manufactured...

GM and Autodesk will develop lighter alternative propulsion and zero emission vehicles

General Motors’ next ambition is to develop lighter alternative propulsion and zero emission vehicles. To achieve this goal, the cars manufacturer needs to integrate advanced software design technology which it found in Autodesk’s expertise. The...

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