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Rhino3D Version 7 Released
Robert McNeel & Associates has released version 7 of their popular 3D CAD tool, Rhinoceros, a.k.a. Rhino3D.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ParallelQSlim: Simplifying Complex 3D Scanned Meshes
A new open source tool could greatly aid the simplification of basic 3D scans.
The Jig Is Up: 3D Printing Fixtures Is About To Be Much More Efficient
Stratasys and nTopology execs share a look at their new collaboration, starting with an impressive FDM Assembly Fixture Generator.
Desktop Metal Continues AM Software Focus With Live Sinter
Sintering is a necessary step in metal 3D printing, and a new software application targets accurate compensation for distortions.
SimplyColor3D Goes 2.0
SimplyColor3D has now now moved to version 2.0, and it includes a lot more features.
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.
Fusion3 Introduces REACTOR
Fusion3 has introduced a new and powerful slicing system for their 3D printers, REACTOR.
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.
Adobe Capture Going 3D With New Scantastic Feature
Adobe announced the coming availability of a new feature in their Capture app: Scantastic.
Free Online Sculpting Tool: SculptGL
I’m trying out something called “SculptGL”, an online 3D sculpting tool.
Innovations In Digital Construction In 2020 And Beyond
What innovations in digital construction can we expect in this third decade of the 21st Century?
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.
Have You Improved Your Business Software?
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine software-focused improvements that should give companies a post-pandemic advantage.
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?
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.
SOLIDWORKS 2021 Now Available
Dassault Systèmes has released SOLIDWORKS 2021, the latest version of the powerful 3D CAD tool.
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 adoption of newer processes like additive manufacturing, certain questions still linger. Key among these is traceability: it’s imperative to know what is where and when. The… Continue reading Authentise Adds Material Management
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.
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.
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.
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.
Authentise Integrates Addiguru In-Process Monitoring
Authentise has teamed up with Addiguru to bring in-processing monitoring into its additive manufacturing workflow.
Ultimaker Releases Ultimaker Cura 4.7
There’s a new release of Ultimaker Cura out this week, version 4.7.
Seattle, A Software Leader, And 3D Printing Convergence
Charles R. Goulding and Adam Friedman consider 3D printing software advances focused in Seattle.
Another LIDAR 3D Scanning App Appears
Laan Labs has released a new LIDAR-powered 3D scanning app for the iPad Pro.
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.
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.
First LIDAR 3D Scanning Apps Appearing
There’s now at least one new app that takes advantage of Apple’s new LIDAR capability.
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.
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 to users.
Major Development in 3D Printed Fabric
Polymaker and Covestro announced a new approach for producing 3D printed textiles, and there are huge implications.
Ultimaker Launches “Ultimaker Essentials”
Ultimaker launched a new software product today, which they call Ultimaker Essentials.
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.
SketchUp Goes Subscription-Only
SketchUp, the 3D tool many of us began learning 3D concepts from, has moved to a subscription payment model.
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.
Wematter Updates 3D Print Software
Wematter released version 2.0 of their 3D print management software, which includes a number of user interface improvements.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Updates From Authentise: Free License For Those 3D Printing For COVID-19 Response
In the face of global supply chain shortages, it’s all hands on deck to help in the 3D printing industry — including on the software side.
Dyndrite Attempts A “Heart Transplant” For 3D Printing
I recently spoke with the folks from Dyndrite, who intend to replace the very heart of 3D printing: the 3D kernel.
All About Polygonica’s Mesh Handling Toolkit
Polygonica provides a powerful set of mesh processing tools that can be embedded in any other software. We spoke to a representative to find out who uses this software.
3Diligent CEO: “It’s A Wild Time To Be Introducing Products”
3Diligent has announced updates to its Industry 4.0 software and services; the CEO fills us in on what these mean for procurement and manufacturing shops.
Free Access To Fusion 360 — For A Short Time
Autodesk is offering use of their powerful CAD tool, Fusion 360, at no charge for a limited time to help emergency COVID-19 efforts.
An Unusual Method To Capture Global Scenes In 3D
A software hack allows export of 3D data from Google Maps for use in other 3D modeling programs.
Dassault Systèmes Introduces Flow-Driven Design System
Dassault Systèmes introduced a new workflow to optimize generative design that is 10x faster than previous methods.
There’s Going To Be A Lot More QIF
QIF is the Quality Information Framework, and additive manufacturing will see a lot more of it in the future.
Prusa Releases Glimpse Of Future Farm System
Josef Prusa dropped some big hints about their upcoming 3D printer farm software and we speculate on what’s to come next.
Don’t Worry, Simplify3D 5 Is On The Way
Simplify3D has still not released their long-awaited version 5 upgrade. We asked their CEO about the delay.
3D Print Companies Adapting Products During Crisis
Some providers of 3D software are adapting their products to allow more easy work-at-home activities.
Fusion 360 Now Offers 3D Print Slicing, But Will You Use It?
Autodesk surprised everyone by suddenly adding a way to slice 3D print jobs directly within their popular Fusion 360. But is it something you will use?
Ultimaker Releases Ultimaker Cura 4.5
Ultimaker has released a new version of Ultimaker Cura 4.5, and as usual there are a couple of very interesting new features.
Checking Out MiniFactory’s 3D Print Technical Sheets
MiniFactory’s new software produces a very useful report for each 3D print that may be important for clients. We had a close look at one.
Ultimaker Cura Has Incredible Usage, But How Is this Known?
Ultimaker announced some startling statistics gathered from everyone’s use of their very popular Ultimaker Cura 3D print slicing system.
More 3D Print Workflow Automation Coming from Additive Flow
Additive Flow has unveiled a new generative design tool for additive manufacturing that has the unique ability to handle solutions for materials and mechanical design simultaneously.
Teton Simulation’s Smart Slice Tool Works!
Teton Simulation has now integrated their FEA algorithm directly into Ultimaker Cura, vastly simplifying and empowering 3D printing workflows.
Awaiting Simplify3D 5.0
Simplify3D says they will issue the long-awaited version 5 of their powerful slicing software in 2020. It’s now 2020, and what can we expect?
Alphastar’s Genoa 3DP Simulation Suite
Alphastar’s Genoa 3DP Suite provides a wide range of advanced 3D model simulation functions to ensure more accurate and reliable additive manufacturing jobs.
Ultimaker Cura 4.4 Includes An Interesting New Concept
Ultimaker released a new version of Ultimaker Cura 3D printer slicing software that includes a very intriguing new feature: Intent Profiles.
Prusa Takes Aim At Thingiverse
Prusa Research seems to be taking aim at capturing the crown of 3D model repositories from Thingiverse with the help of a one-touch import tool.
nTopology Releases nTop Platform 2.0
nTopology released the latest version of their nTop Platform software, 2.0, and it seems to include some incredibly powerful built-in toolkits.
Hands On With Thingiverse++
A Chrome Extension, Thingiverse++, can supercharge your Thingiverse 3D model browsing and download experience.
Take Control of Metal 3D Print Quality With VELO3D’s Assure System
VELO3D announced a very sophisticated quality control system called Assure that should enable 3D print operators to easily dial in to optimal 3D printing parameters.
MiniFactory Announces Aarni, A Way To See Inside 3D Prints
Is it possible to know what happened inside a completed 3D print? Yes, you can with Minifactory’s Aarni quality control tool.
Lockheed Martin Goes All In On 3DEXPERIENCE
Lockheed Martin agreed to make use of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Why did they do so and what benefits might they incur? We speculate.
Onshape Sees Advantages In 3D Printing Cloud-Based Platforms
Charles Goulding and Greer Veon of R&D Tax Savers examine the cloud-based Onshape platform in the 3D printing workflow.
Autodesk Changes Fusion 360 Free License Terms
It will no longer be as easy to obtain a free license of Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD software with new requirements for qualification.
Stratasys Debuts Digital Anatomy 3D Printing Portfolio: New J750 3D Printer, Materials, Software
Stratasys is unveiling a new Digital Anatomy portfolio to offer targeted functionality in healthcare 3D printing.
Ultimaker Cura 4.3 Released With A Feature I’ve Wanted Forever
A new version of Ultimaker Cura has been released: 4.3 includes a number of 3D print quality improvements and a magical feature everyone will use.
TRACE: Traceability In 3D Printing
As 3D printing continues to industrialize, quality management and traceability are increasingly in focus — and that’s just what TRACE software offers.
One On One With Standard Cyborg’s CEO
What is Standard Cyborg all about? We talked to Co-Founder and CEO Jeff Huber to learn more about the 3D vision and scanning startup.
SOLIDWORKS 2020 Debuts
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the annual update of SOLIDWORKS is out.
Zortrax Opens Up Z-SUITE Software; Introduces Castable Resins
Zortrax is continuing its focus on LCD 3D printing with a new software release and three new castable resins.
Ultimaker Releases Ultimaker Cura 4.2 Beta
Need more advanced 3D print slicing capabilities? Why not give Ultimaker Cura beta 4.2 a try? It includes orthographic views and advanced flow control.
Matters At ParaMatters
Generative design is advancing toward more automated design solutions for additive manufacturing. ParaMatters’ CTO provides a look into what’s new with CogniCAD’s cloud-based generative design software.
Is Blender 2.8 Suitable for 3D Printing?
Blender is upgraded to v2.8. Does this mean it is suitable for making 3D printable 3D models? We look at the pros and cons of the new software system.
Nervous System’s Generative Software Helped New Balance Design
How did New Balance design the complex midsole for their TripleCell custom 3D printed shoe? Nervous System supplied the powerful generative 3D design tools.
New Features in Ultimaker Cura 4.1 Include Cloud Discovery
Thinking of upgrading to Cura 4.1? That’s a very good idea because the new 3D printer slicing and management software includes many new features.
nTopology’s New nTop Platform Offers High Speed Complex Design
Have a gigantic 3D model? nTopology’s nTop Platform can easily handle it, and also provide super-complex analyses, simulations and generative design.
Solving Image-Based Medical 3D Printing Challenges
Medical 3D printing is becoming increasingly valuable for manufacturers and clinicians to solve patient-specific problems through tailored implants to improve diagnostic decision-making.
ChiTuBox: The Other 3D Print Slicer
I’m taking a look at ChiTuBox, a third party 3D print slicing system.
Materialise Enlightens Medical Care With FDA-Approved Cardiovascular Software
Materialise has received FDA clearance for its cardiovascular planning software.
Question of the Week: Jewelry Design Software?
Jewelry design has never been easier. Find out how to use 3D printing software to design your own jewelry. Here are the best jewelry design tools in 2019.
Artec 3D Releases Powerful New 3D Scanning Software
Artec released Artec Studio 14, their latest and most powerful version of their 3D scanning management software.
Prusa Rebrands and Improves Software Systems
Prusa Research introduced PrusaSlicer to replace their previous management software.
Markforged Forges On With Blacksmith AI
Greg Mark, CEO of Markforged, tells us it’s “definitely the most exciting thing we’ve announced” as the company introduces its foray into artificial intelligence.
LuBan: 3D Printing Very Large Objects
LuBan is a software tool to greatly assist when a very large 3D print is required.