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Autodesk Formalizes Mesh Tools In Fusion 360

Autodesk’s latest version of Fusion 360 includes significant changes to their mesh processing functionality.

July 22, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

US Navy All-In On Distributed Manufacturing?

An announcement from 3YOURMIND suggests the US Navy has a very comprehensive plan for a 3D printed future.

July 9, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Ultimaker Releases Ultimaker Cura 4.10, With An Interesting Feature… For Some

Ultimaker released a new version of Ultimaker Cura, their highly popular 3D print management software.

July 6, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Teton Simulation Now Integrated With GrabCAD

Teton Simulation announced an arrangement with Stratasys to allow use of their advanced slicing optimizer in GrabCAD.

June 28, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

PhotoCatch: First App To Use Apple’s 3D Scanning API

The first app able to use Apple’s new Object Capture API has appeared: PhotoCatch.

June 25, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

SLM Solutions Announces Free Float, A Support-Free Technology

SLM Solutions Announces Free Float, A Support-Free 3D Printing Technology

SLM Solutions announced a new technology called “Free Float” that dramatically reduces the need for support material.

June 23, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Markforged Updates Platform With Two 3D Printers, Speedier Software

This week, Markforged announced new additions to its 3D printing platform.

June 23, 2021 | By Sarah Goehrke

Hands-On With Apple’s New Object Capture

We managed to do an initial test of Apple’s new Object Capture feature.

June 15, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Apple Announces Object Capture Feature

Apple surprised with the announcement of a new feature that could allow any iOS device to easily capture 3D models.

June 8, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Meshlab 2021.05’s Enhancements

The latest version of Meshlab improves several processing features, and it remains one of the essential open source tools for 3D mesh modelers.

June 1, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Exploring Thingiverse With ThingstAR

A new iPad app hopes to solve the dilemma of Thingiverse access.

May 27, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Formlabs Integration With Autodesk Fusion 360?

A brief mention in an Autodesk post suggests Formlabs is to integrate functionality within Fusion 360.

May 18, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Ultimaker Cura 4.9 Focuses on Digital Library Feature

Ultimaker released version 4.9 of Ultimaker Cura.

May 17, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Visualizing CAD Models on an iPad with Cadmio

A new app from Cadmio allows iPad Pro users to produce professional renderings of CAD models.

May 13, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Ensuring AM Quality With CT Scans

Quality has become one of the most important aspects of additive manufacturing, and there’s an unusual way to ensure quality using CT scans.

May 11, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

While Onshape Got Famous, a Browser-Based CAD Application Was Baking in Switzerland—Who Knew?

A tiny group of developers saw that the future of CAD was on the web in 2010. They called it Buerli.

May 7, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

nTopology’s GPU Acceleration

nTopology found a way to dramatically speed up their 3D modeling operations.

April 28, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Authentise x Hexagon: End-To-End Software Solutions For Additive Manufacturing

A new partnership is bringing shop floor data together with data intelligence for consistency in additive manufacturing.

April 27, 2021 | By Sarah Goehrke

Updates From Sinterit On Materials And Software

Sinterit has updated their 3D print job preparation software with a powerful feature.

April 26, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Materialise Advances Cloud Software Strategy

Materialise detailed their long-term software strategy in a press conference today.

April 13, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

SPEE3D’s SPEE3DCraft Metal 3D Printing Simulator

The SPEE3DCraft Metal 3D Printing Simulator

SPEE3D announced a 3D print simulation that provides a unique way to market, train and experience the technology.

April 5, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

A New Meshlab, Again

I just noticed there was a new release of Meshlab, version v2020.12.

March 31, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Formlabs Shows Everyone How To Do It

Formlabs announced a new scan-to-print feature that demonstrates how 3D printing should really be approached.

March 19, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Xometry’s New Fusion 360 Connection

Xometry has provided a plug-in for direct integration with Autodesk Fusion 360.

March 16, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

What Is Klipper, And Should You Use It?

Klipper is a very powerful firmware addition to most 3D printers.

March 16, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

ideaMaker Updated With New Texturing Feature

Raise3D announced a new version of IdeaMaker, version 4.1.0, which includes a very interesting capability.

March 15, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

In Her Own Words: The Mother Of OctoPrint

OctoPrint is certainly one of the most well known systems in 3D printing, but do you know the story of how it came to be?

March 12, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Large-Scale Complex 3D Printing Coming With Metafold

Startup Metafold is developing a way to 3D print large objects with highly complex geometries.

March 8, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Carbon Design Engine Set To Change The Lattice Generation Game

Carbon has introduced a new automated lattice design tool poised to send shockwaves throughout production-focused 3D printing.

March 2, 2021 | By Sarah Goehrke

Shapr3D Introduces “Drawings”

Shapr3D announced some big changes to their popular and easy-to-use 3D CAD tool.

March 1, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Dassault Systèmes And EOS Collaborate To Improve Additive Manufacturing Digital Workflow

Leveraging their 3DEXPERIENCE platform, Dassault Systèmes has been developing a set of dedicated applications for Powder Bed additive manufacturing processes, from design to build job preparation and simulation.

February 15, 2021 | By Jérémy Mosse

Software For Self-Built 3D Scanners?

Polyga is offering powerful software that can be used with self-built 3D scanners.

February 14, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Shining 3D Releases ExScan 3.6

Shining 3D has released a new version of their 3D scanning software for EinScan devices, version 3.6.

January 29, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Neatsy AI Upgrades Shoe Fit With 3D Foot Scans

A U.S.-based startup called Neatsy AI makes use of the iPhone’s depth-sensing FaceID technology to predict comfortable sneaker fit for customers via 3D modelling.

January 28, 2021 | By Madhu Chandrasekaran

Autodesk Fusion 360 Discount Available

Autodesk is offering a notable discount on their powerful 3D CAD tool, Fusion 360.

January 26, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

PrusaSlicer 2.3 Is A Bigger Update Than Expected

Prusa Research announced the official release of PrusaSlicer version 2.3, their latest slicing software tool.

January 15, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Siemens’ Latest NX Offers Big Enhancements

When Siemens implemented its continuous release plan almost two years ago, it promised enhancements to NX every six months.

January 15, 2021 | By ENGINEERING.com

Autodesk Adds Fusion 360 To Netfabb

Autodesk announced a very interesting addition to Netfabb: Fusion 360!

January 12, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Rhino3D Version 7 Released

Robert McNeel & Associates has released version 7 of their popular 3D CAD tool, Rhinoceros, a.k.a. Rhino3D.

January 12, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Stratasys Takes A Big Step Into Manufacturing

Stratasys announced the GrabCAD SDK, which should allow far more extensive use of their equipment in industrial settings.

December 15, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Digital Anatomy 3D Printing Adds Realistic Bone Capability

3D printed medical models are becoming ever more realistic, as Stratasys shows with its new biomechanically realistic bone capability.

December 4, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

In-Depth With Live Sinter

Desktop Metal recently introduced a new software tool focusing on metal sintering simulation; the team behind Live Sinter shares a deeper look.

November 30, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

Autodesk Opens Up About Generative Design

Thousands of Autodesk users, employees, and partners converged this week for the annual Autodesk University conference.

November 27, 2020 | By ENGINEERING.com

KeyShot 3MF Support Offers Full-Color 3D Prints

The 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) file type is about to go prime-time owing to KeyShot and Stratasys.

November 26, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

Authentise Brings In The Digital Twin With nebumind Integration

Authentise continues to expand its additive manufacturing workflow, introducing an integration of nebumind’s digital twin tools.

November 24, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

The Recipe For More Realistic 3D Printed Prototypes

Stratasys, KeyShot, and the 3MF file format come together for a stunningly realistic prototyping capability right off the 3D printer.

November 16, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

ParallelQSlim: Simplifying Complex 3D Scanned Meshes

A new open source tool could greatly aid the simplification of basic 3D scans.

November 13, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Autodesk Adds Powerhouse Manufacturing Tools to Fusion 360

Autodesk announced during its recent Advanced Manufacturing Summit that some of its powerhouse manufacturing tools would be added to Fusion 360, including PowerMill, PowerShape and PowerInspect.

November 13, 2020 | By ENGINEERING.com

SimplyColor3D Goes 2.0

SimplyColor3D has now now moved to version 2.0, and it includes a lot more features.

November 4, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Implications of The Dyndrite – HP Partnership

There could be some profound implications coming for additive manufacturing, after a review of the newly announced HP Universal Build Manager, which is powered by Dyndrite.

November 2, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Fusion3 Introduces REACTOR

Fusion3 has introduced a new and powerful slicing system for their 3D printers, REACTOR.

October 29, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

New Fusion 360 Features: Text on a Path, Text Frame, and More

The latest update from the Fusion 360 crew has us pulling our sock over our knee-caps and throwing our hats in the air.

October 29, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

HP Introduces Software, Services, And Automation Updates For Additive Manufacturing

Three pillars of digital manufacturing updates from HP indicate the latest accelerations in automation, software, and services.

October 28, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

Free Online Sculpting Tool: SculptGL

I’m trying out something called “SculptGL”, an online 3D sculpting tool.

October 16, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Innovations In Digital Construction In 2020 And Beyond

What innovations in digital construction can we expect in this third decade of the 21st Century?

October 16, 2020 | By Mark Senior

Artec 3D Studio 15 Includes A Massive Surprise

Artec 3D announced a new version of Artec Studio 15, the software that drives their popular handheld 3D scanners, and there’s a big surprise in this release.

October 14, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Have You Improved Your Business Software?

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine software-focused improvements that should give companies a post-pandemic advantage.

October 7, 2020 | By Charles Goulding

Fusion 360 Licensing Change: Reactions And Autodesk Retreat

It’s been several days since Autodesk announced big changes to their Fusion 360 Personal licensing program. What reactions have occurred?

October 1, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Mesh Modeling, Part 3: Autodesk’s Fusion 360 Aspires Subdivision Modeling

The discussion about subdivision modeling has opened up significantly since the start of this series.

September 25, 2020 | By ENGINEERING.com

A Deeper Look Into Smart3D’s Macro 3D Printing Software

This week Smart3D International announced an interesting new industrial 3D printer, the Macro. But it turns out the software for this system is even more interesting.

September 24, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

SOLIDWORKS 2021 Now Available

Dassault Systèmes has released SOLIDWORKS 2021, the latest version of the powerful 3D CAD tool.

September 24, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Authentise Adds Material Management

Digital manufacturing offers a great many benefits, but only when all the pieces are in place — and that includes thorough materials traceability. As industry continues to ease into...

September 23, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

Autodesk Limits Functionality In Free Version Of Fusion 360

Autodesk abruptly announced some significant changes in the functionality of the free version of Fusion 360, their flagship 3D design tool.

September 18, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Teton Simulation Launches First Software Product

3D printing software is smartening up its slicing as Teton goes live with its first product: Smart Slice for Ultimaker Essentials.

September 17, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

Software Collaboration To Automate Industrial Additive Manufacturing

Sintavia and Siemens have announced a three-year agreement to collaborate on end-to-end additive manufacturing software targeting digital automation.

September 11, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

Teg: “A Bold New Way To 3D Print Over WiFi”

I found what appears to be a new 3D print utility in the making: Teg.

September 10, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Onshape CAD | Four Surface Modeling Tech Tips to Grow By!

The folks over at Onshape have been cranking out a ton of resource material across all categories.

September 10, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

Authentise Integrates Addiguru In-Process Monitoring

Authentise has teamed up with Addiguru to bring in-processing monitoring into its additive manufacturing workflow.

September 9, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

3D on the Web Heats Up

3D across the web, devices, screens, and reality has been ramping up considerably over the last few years.

September 3, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

Ultimaker Releases Ultimaker Cura 4.7

There’s a new release of Ultimaker Cura out this week, version 4.7.

September 2, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Seattle, A Software Leader, And 3D Printing Convergence

Charles R. Goulding and Adam Friedman consider 3D printing software advances focused in Seattle.

August 31, 2020 | By Charles Goulding

Mesh Modeling, Part 2: Siemens Convergent Modeling for Meshes and NURBS-based Geometry

Developers of Siemens NX are working to integrate mesh data for everyday CAD users.

August 21, 2020 | By ENGINEERING.com

Another LIDAR 3D Scanning App Appears

Laan Labs has released a new LIDAR-powered 3D scanning app for the iPad Pro.

August 14, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Mesh Modeling, Part 1: 3D Printer Company 3D Systems Has Geomagic, Other Software for Meshes

For decades, many CAD users have looked askance at data for any purpose made from point clouds, or polygonal meshes.

August 14, 2020 | By ENGINEERING.com

Gravity Sketch VR Launches CoCreation Beta

Good news from the folks at Gravity Sketch.

August 13, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

Finally: Autodesk Introduces Proper Emboss Feature In Fusion 360

At long last Autodesk has resolved a long-standing issue with Fusion 360: the ability to easily emboss a curved surface.

August 12, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

cadasio: Create Interactive Technical Illustrations of Your 3D CAD Data

You’ve got some options when you need to create graphics for assembly instructions and technical documents but when you need to create animated assembly or service instructions your options...

August 6, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

HP And Dyndrite’s Strategic Partnership Scaling The Impact Of The 3D Kernel

HP has entered into a strategic partnership with Dyndrite, underscoring the critical importance of software to the long-term success of industrial 3D printing.

August 4, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

First LIDAR 3D Scanning Apps Appearing

There’s now at least one new app that takes advantage of Apple’s new LIDAR capability.

August 2, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

3MF Consortium’s New Executive Director: “The Focus Is On Adoption Now”

The 3MF Consortium is looking ahead to more adoption in 3D printing, now operating as a Linux Foundation member and with a new executive director.

July 21, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

Standardized Machine Language Will Revolutionize The Way We Work With Data

The Vice President of Materialise’s software department discusses ongoing partnerships with other members of the 3D printing community to standardize machine language and bring the value of printer data...

July 16, 2020 | By Stefaan Motte

Major Development in 3D Printed Fabric

Polymaker and Covestro announced a new approach for producing 3D printed textiles, and there are huge implications.

July 14, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Ultimaker Launches “Ultimaker Essentials”

Ultimaker launched a new software product today, which they call Ultimaker Essentials.

July 14, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Shapr3D Adds Adaptive UI, Proves 3D CAD Can Be Smarter

Shapr3D has been doing a lot of ‘bringing’ to their iPadOS-based CAD app over the past three years.

July 9, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

nPower’s New Power Shell and Power Thicken Powers Up Your SOLIDWORKS Shelling

Shelling a 3D model can be daunting, but nPower's new Power Shell makes it a lot easier.

July 2, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

Not for Lack of Support—Netfabb 2021.0 for 3D Print Processing

Netfabb's latest release helps with the thankless 3D print tasks of adding and removing supports.

June 26, 2020 | By ENGINEERING.com

ZBrushCoreMini is the New, Free Sculpting App from Pixologic

Get your sculpt brushes and buckets of inspiration ready. Today, Pixologic introduced ZBrushCoreMini, a free entry-level version of its ZBrushCore and ZBrush software designed to help people get started...

June 25, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

Planning On A Move To Fusion 360? Deal Available Until July 17

We’ve learned Autodesk has an excellent promotion this month for their very popular Fusion 360 suite.

June 24, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

SketchUp Goes Subscription-Only

SketchUp, the 3D tool many of us began learning 3D concepts from, has moved to a subscription payment model.

June 17, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Sigma Labs Crosses The Bridge Between Features And Functions In Metal 3D Printing Software

Sigma Labs has been hard at work with its quality control solutions for metal 3D printing: the company’s CEO fills us in on major advances.

June 16, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

Wematter Updates 3D Print Software

Wematter released version 2.0 of their 3D print management software, which includes a number of user interface improvements.

June 11, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

What Is The Spaghetti Detective, And Do I Need One? (Probably)

There might be no stranger name for a 3D print product than the Spaghetti Detective, but it’s not only appropriate, but something that should become popular in 3D printing....

June 8, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

JustSketchMe is a Web App to Create and Download Poseable 3D Characters

JustSketchMe is a web-based app to create and pose 3D character models.

June 4, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

Behold: Pico CAD

Game developer Johan Peitz posted a tweet recently with an animation of a project he’s working on called Pico CAD, an 8-bit 3D modeling tool.

June 2, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Another Generative 3D CAD Alternative: Gen3D

I’m taking a quick look at Gen3D, a CAD tool for generating complex structures that can then be 3D printed.

June 1, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

CASTOR Assists The Transition To Additive Manufacturing

A startup company has developed services to assist the transition to additive manufacturing technologies by performing a sophisticated analysis of target parts.

May 29, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Artec 3D Releases New Reverse Engineering Features And More

Artec 3D released Artec Studio 15, their latest release of 3D scanning management software, and it includes some interesting new reverse engineering features.

May 28, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

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