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A new version of Polygonica has been released with several powerful 3D features.
Slicing software is a key element in any 3D printing workflow, but what are the options?
Prusa Research dropped the latest version of their popular 3D print slicing software, PrusaSlicer 2.4, and it has an astounding number of amazing new features.
Materialise announced a powerful new capability in an upcoming version of their Magics suite.
Blender has been upgraded to 3.0 by the Blender Foundation.
The latest version of Ultimaker Cura has a secret, extremely powerful feature: Lightning infill.
With the shift towards production from prototyping, 3D print software needs to follow a similar trajectory.
Kumovis announced a new workflow for the production of certified medical products.
An announcement from Stratasys hints at where the future of 3D printing might be heading.
I spoke with Phil DeSimone to find our more about Carbon’s recent decision to make their sophisticated lattice generation tool available to everyone.
Digital Metal announced a new “digital platform interface” that should allow their equipment to be used for major production applications.
The 3MF Consortium announced a new extension they call “Volumetric”.
Stratasys announced new software tools to enable more use of their SAF technology in manufacturing.
Carbon announced a major move in the software market: they will provide licenses to use their powerful Design Engine tool for anyone, even if they are not a Carbon...
During an Autodesk University session, experts demonstrated the benefits of generative design to perform part consolidation and optimize designs.
BigRep announced an important collaboration with Teton Simulation.
As virtual simulation advances, innovation gets faster and becomes less costly.
Autodesk announced a new feature to assist designers using the Fusion 360 CAD system.
Stratasys announced sweeping upgrades to their GrabCAD software tool, specifically for managing fleets of 3D printers.
Stratasys announced an unusual collaboration with Adobe to dramatically simplify use of color in 3D printing.
The latest version of CAD Exchanger is now able to handle Autodesk Inventor files.
Stratasys announced a new data security platform called ProtectAM.
n exporting a 3D model.
Markforged is rolling out a cloud-based software platform.
It’s 2021, and that means only one thing: SOLIDWORKS 2022 is coming out.
Photogrammetry software provider Capturing Reality announced a new educational license.
Artec 3D released Artec Studio 16, along with a brand new cloud service.
There’s a very interesting new feature in Rhino 7: Grasshopper Player.
Dassault Systèmes announced a new low-cost SOLIDWORKS offer for makers.
Thor 3D announced several very intriguing new software features for their 3D scanning system.
The folks at RepRap Ltd have released a new script that generates very strong 3D printable beams.
California-based CASTOR announced a new version of their additive inventory software that includes several notable features.
Autodesk’s latest version of Fusion 360 includes significant changes to their mesh processing functionality.
BCN3D announced the release of their own slicing software, “BCN Stratos”.
An announcement from 3YOURMIND suggests the US Navy has a very comprehensive plan for a 3D printed future.
Ultimaker released a new version of Ultimaker Cura, their highly popular 3D print management software.
Teton Simulation announced an arrangement with Stratasys to allow use of their advanced slicing optimizer in GrabCAD.
The first app able to use Apple’s new Object Capture API has appeared: PhotoCatch.
SLM Solutions announced a new technology called “Free Float” that dramatically reduces the need for support material.
This week, Markforged announced new additions to its 3D printing platform.
We managed to do an initial test of Apple’s new Object Capture feature.
Apple surprised with the announcement of a new feature that could allow any iOS device to easily capture 3D models.
The latest version of Meshlab improves several processing features, and it remains one of the essential open source tools for 3D mesh modelers.
A new iPad app hopes to solve the dilemma of Thingiverse access.
A brief mention in an Autodesk post suggests Formlabs is to integrate functionality within Fusion 360.
Ultimaker released version 4.9 of Ultimaker Cura.
A new app from Cadmio allows iPad Pro users to produce professional renderings of CAD models.
Quality has become one of the most important aspects of additive manufacturing, and there’s an unusual way to ensure quality using CT scans.
A tiny group of developers saw that the future of CAD was on the web in 2010. They called it Buerli.
nTopology found a way to dramatically speed up their 3D modeling operations.
SimplyColor3D has now now moved to version 2.0, and it includes a lot more features.
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.
Fusion3 has introduced a new and powerful slicing system for their 3D printers, REACTOR.
The latest update from the Fusion 360 crew has us pulling our sock over our knee-caps and throwing our hats in the air.
Three pillars of digital manufacturing updates from HP indicate the latest accelerations in automation, software, and services.
Adobe announced the coming availability of a new feature in their Capture app: Scantastic.
I’m trying out something called “SculptGL”, an online 3D sculpting tool.
What innovations in digital construction can we expect in this third decade of the 21st Century?
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.
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine software-focused improvements that should give companies a post-pandemic advantage.
It’s been several days since Autodesk announced big changes to their Fusion 360 Personal licensing program. What reactions have occurred?
The discussion about subdivision modeling has opened up significantly since the start of this series.
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.
Dassault Systèmes has released SOLIDWORKS 2021, the latest version of the powerful 3D CAD tool.
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...
Autodesk abruptly announced some significant changes in the functionality of the free version of Fusion 360, their flagship 3D design tool.
3D printing software is smartening up its slicing as Teton goes live with its first product: Smart Slice for Ultimaker Essentials.
Sintavia and Siemens have announced a three-year agreement to collaborate on end-to-end additive manufacturing software targeting digital automation.
I found what appears to be a new 3D print utility in the making: Teg.
The folks over at Onshape have been cranking out a ton of resource material across all categories.
Authentise has teamed up with Addiguru to bring in-processing monitoring into its additive manufacturing workflow.
3D across the web, devices, screens, and reality has been ramping up considerably over the last few years.
There’s a new release of Ultimaker Cura out this week, version 4.7.
Charles R. Goulding and Adam Friedman consider 3D printing software advances focused in Seattle.
Developers of Siemens NX are working to integrate mesh data for everyday CAD users.
Laan Labs has released a new LIDAR-powered 3D scanning app for the iPad Pro.
For decades, many CAD users have looked askance at data for any purpose made from point clouds, or polygonal meshes.
Good news from the folks at Gravity Sketch.
At long last Autodesk has resolved a long-standing issue with Fusion 360: the ability to easily emboss a curved surface.
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...
HP has entered into a strategic partnership with Dyndrite, underscoring the critical importance of software to the long-term success of industrial 3D printing.
There’s now at least one new app that takes advantage of Apple’s new LIDAR capability.
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.
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...
Polymaker and Covestro announced a new approach for producing 3D printed textiles, and there are huge implications.
Ultimaker launched a new software product today, which they call Ultimaker Essentials.
Shapr3D has been doing a lot of ‘bringing’ to their iPadOS-based CAD app over the past three years.
Shelling a 3D model can be daunting, but nPower's new Power Shell makes it a lot easier.
Netfabb's latest release helps with the thankless 3D print tasks of adding and removing supports.
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...
We’ve learned Autodesk has an excellent promotion this month for their very popular Fusion 360 suite.
SketchUp, the 3D tool many of us began learning 3D concepts from, has moved to a subscription payment model.
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.
Wematter released version 2.0 of their 3D print management software, which includes a number of user interface improvements.
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....
JustSketchMe is a web-based app to create and pose 3D character models.
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.
I’m taking a quick look at Gen3D, a CAD tool for generating complex structures that can then be 3D printed.
A startup company has developed services to assist the transition to additive manufacturing technologies by performing a sophisticated analysis of target parts.
Artec 3D released Artec Studio 15, their latest release of 3D scanning management software, and it includes some interesting new reverse engineering features.
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