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?

#Formnext, day 1: first revelations of the 3D printing industry

EnvisonTEC: its two production ready 3D printers and its enterprise software suite Two new models were unveiled this morning at Formnext, in Frankfurt (Germany) by the manufacturer of desktop and production 3D printers: the...

Prototyping 2017: the place of 3D printing

What you should retain from this event… This year marks the 3rd edition of Prototyping, an event that draws the attention of everyone who need to know more about product development, prototyping and low...

Figure 4™, the new 3D production platform of 3D Systems

Figure 4™, a fully-integrated direct 3D production platform, is now available in standalone and production configurations. The platform combines services, technology, materials and software designed to further improve manufacturers' production environments. It will help customers...

Additive Metal Platform is part of 3D Systems’ new offering

As part of its strategy to improve production involving additive manufacturing, 3D Systems unveils an additive metal production platform designed to allow manufacturers to easily scale their additive manufacturing and integrate seamlessly into the...

Cypress will support a hybrid instrument cluster with 3D graphics and a head-up display.

Cypress enables dynamic 3D graphics in hybrid instrument clusters and head-up displays with a new automotive MCU solution. The highly integrated, single-chip devices in the S6J32xEK series include an advanced 3D and 2.5D graphics engine...

Stratasys Kicks-off Official Entry Process for 2018 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge

Stratasys  announced is officially kicking off its 2018 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge with a “call-for-entries.” Entering its 14th year, the contest is widely recognized as the premier event to highlight excellence in 3D printed design from...

Unity 2017.2 is now available to download from the Unity Store

Unity 2017.2 gives artists and designers the power to unleash their full creativity in 2D, 3D and XR Starting. The software can now be downloaded from the Unity Store. Unity Technologies,  creator of a...

Velocity Group’s offering goes beyond 3D Printing

Velocity Group launched an online 3D printing service to enable OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to get access to full-service product development and production support. The reality is that OEMs do not often know how...

Unity Technologies and AutoDesk will strengthen Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya

Unity Technologies and AutoDesk will work together to create a greater link with several Autodesk media & entertainment tools. Thanks to this collaboration, Unity Technologies, creator of a flexible and high-performance end-to-end development platform will...

With ACTech, Materialise will enhance its solutions for metal 3D Printing

Materialise just acquired ACTech, a specialist in production of limited runs of highly complex cast metal parts. This transaction will give Materialise the possibility to improve its offering of manufacturing solutions for unique 3D-printed...

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Nexa3D launches new Desktop 3D printer for industrial applications

This year at Rapid+TCT, Nexa3D –the company that recently acquired AddiFab and that manufactures 3D printers with a proprietary lubricant sublayer photo-curing (LSPc) technology,...

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Hexagon and Sciaky to enhance Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM®) with predictive analysis tools

Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division announces a partnership with Sciaky, Inc, a provider of industrial metal 3D printing solutions and subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, Inc....

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