Ultimaker just launched a new app to complement their new Ultimaker 3D desktop 3D printer, and it includes the ability to do remote 3D printing.
Software
Autodesk Consolidates The 123D Suite
For several years Autodesk has supported the 3D modeling and 3D printing community through their highly useful 123D suite. Now, that may change.
Shapr3D for iPad Pro Adds Sketch Constraints, Dimensioning and More
Right when you think everyone gave up on putting parametric 3D CAD software on an iPad, a small, rebellious group of software developers launches an app that puts those large, money-laden software companies to shame.
Autodeskâs PrintOne Enables Safe Generation of 3D Printed Musical Instruments
Designing a musical instrument just got a lot simpler thanks to an experiment by Autodesk.
Topology Optimization for 3D Printing Hits the Cloud with Generate
As a manufacturing technology, 3D printing is only as powerful as the designs that it is used to create.
5 New, Must See Features Coming to Fusion 360
If you want to find out what Autodesk is up too, Autodesk University is the place to be each year.
Trinkcleâs B2B Product Generation System
Iâve always thought that generative approaches may be the way for consumers to get into 3D printing, but thereâs actually another more important use.
Siemens Launches 3D Printing Software Suite
Thereâs no more need to say that 3D printing has finally âmade itâ in the world of industrial manufacturing. Now, itâs time to really make it work and to fully integrate it into the manufacturing supply chain.
AIO Roboticâs New Multi-Color Option
AIO Robotics has introduced an interesting new feature that enables basic color changing on their desktop 3D printer.
Microsoftâs Paint 3D: Introductory, Not Revolutionary
Windows 10 now includes Paint 3D, a simple 3D modeling program.
Variable Layer Slicing for The Ember 3D Printer: Good Idea or Not?
Autodesk has introduced something called âVariSliceâ for their Ember desktop 3D printers.
Structural Analysis with Altair HyperWorksâ OptiStruct
Designing a mechanical part requires much more than simply the geometric shape; other factors must be analyzed and accounted for, and that requires powerful software.
Sigma Labs Hopes to Enable Many More 3D Printing Uses
While 3D printing technologies continue to be adopted by manufacturing, there are still some challenges.
3D Print Community: RhinoSlic3r
This monthâs community support selection is the RhinoSlic3r project by Quentin Labrosse.
Netfabb Basic: Lost, Then Found!
A while ago we posted a short piece wondering what the heck happened to the very popular Netfabb Basic software. Now, thereâs an answer. A few actually.
And Where Did Netfabb Basic Go?
After our story regarding Netfabbâs new release last week, an anonymous reader pointed out that Netfabbâs âBasicâ version appears to be missing.
Autodesk Releases Upgraded NetFabb
Autodesk released Autodesk Netfabb 2017, which includes numerous improvements.
3D Printing Software That Might Pay For Itself
France-based Deltaface has produced 3D print preparation software that could save you some money.
Printrâs Intelligent Dual Extrusion Wiping Feature
Netherlands-based Printr released a new slicing feature for their Formide system that increases the reliability of dual extrusion 3D prints.
Autodesk Announces Gift of $25,000 in Product Design Software for Every Fab Lab
When it comes to equipping tomorrowâs designers and engineers with the tools they need to create compelling projects today, few companies have been as generous in offering access to software, tools and even fabrication facilities as Autodesk has.
3MF Releases Production-Oriented Extensions
The 3MF Consortium released two interesting specification extensions that are designed to make life much easier for production environments.
Autodesk Announces Design Graph, Punches Shape Search in Solar Plexus
You know when you cried into that bucket of bolts because you couldnât find the matching hardware? Those were sad, rough times.
The New Emendo is 10X Faster
Emendo, a STL file repair utility from Avante Technology, boasts a dramatic processing speed up of ten times over the previous version.
Autodesk Forges Critical New APIs for Forge
Autodeskâs Forge cloud-based 3D initiative gained some new APIs this past week, and theyâll be of specific interest to 3D printing folks.
6 Steps to Understanding Integrated CAM in Fusion 360 (and Why It Matters)
The OâJays. Remember those guys? Probably not, but I guarantee youâve heard their most popular song, For the Love of Money.
Simplify3D v3.1 is Overflowing with Printer Support
Simplify3D announced and released a new version, 3.1, that includes support for a ridiculous number of new 3D printers, and also some very interesting enhancements.
Software Catchup: Type A Machineâs Radical 3D Print Infill
In the world of 3D printing, much has been accomplished in increasing hardware capabilities, but it seems that software often lags behind.
Autodesk Remakes Autodesk Memento Into Autodesk ReMake
Autodesk continues shuffling their 3D products around, with the popular Memento system being renamed as âReMakeâ.
5 Ways Fusion 360 Improves Team Collaboration
Well, well, well. We have quite a cocktail coming together here. Weâve poured in some Fusion 360 part modeling and assembly features, and squeezed in a little simulation.
Materialise Packages Up All The 3D Printing Software You Need In One Bundle
Materialise is perhaps best known for their 3D printing services to industry, but they also create very powerful software, too. Now theyâve bundled it all together.
Powerful Cura Open Beta 3D Print Slicer Is Ready For You To Download
Ultimaker has released a new open-beta version of Cura, their popular slicing software, and thereâs much good news and a bit of bad news.
Autodesk Axes Perpetual Licenses, Making Users Angry And Happy
Autodesk, one of the worldâs largest suppliers of 3D software, announced theyâre completely phasing out standard software licenses and moving everything to the cloud.
Can You Use ReCap 360 On An iPad? Yes You Can!
Well, sort of. Autodesk has announced a technology preview of ReCap 360 Mobile that qualified persons can join.
Gravity Sketch Simplifies Touch-Based 3D Design
A fun 3D design app has launched: Gravity Sketch.
YSoftâs 3D Printer Management System To Supercharge Education Adoption
This is something Iâve not seen before: a usage management system thatâs integrated into a 3D printer.
Capassityâs Cloudy Twist On 3D Scanning
A new 3D scanning option is available, but itâs not the kind of scanning system youâre used to.
Arevo Labsâ Fascinating Materials and Software
In the middle of Silicon Valley lies the headquarters of an advanced 3D printing company: Arevo Labs, who produce some extremely interesting materials and software.
3Digify Offers An Unusual 3D Scan Proposition For Pros And Hobbyists
A new startup offers a 3D scanning solution that has some interesting characteristics.
Materialise Hopes To Open Path To Increased 3D Printing In Hospitals
Belgium-based Materialise announced new software that should enable medical professionals to make significantly greater use of 3D printing technologies.
Microsoft Updates 3D Builder App For Windows 10
Did you know Microsoft produces a 3D modeling app? Theyâve just updated it, too.
Solidworks Developing âApps For Kidsâ
Solidworks is perhaps the best known 3D modeling system for industry, but now theyâre introducing 3D tools for kids.
Stratasys Integrates With Adobe To Enable Easier Color 3D Printing
One of the questions we pondered when Stratasys announced their Connex3 color 3D printer line was, âexactly how does one easily create color 3D models?â Now that question seems to be answered.
MeshMixer 3.0 Enables Multi-Material 3D Printing
Autodeskâs 123D team has released version 3.0 of MeshMixer, their free – and amazing – 3D modeling utility. This time, itâs all about multiple materials.
There Are More Software Engineers Than Hardware At AIO Robotics, And It Shows
The AIO Robotics ZEUS desktop 3D printer seems to have far greater software powers than other devices.
The iPad Pro Attracts a 3D Modeling System: Shapr3D
Weâve seen the appearance of a couple of finger-based iPad applications, but now thereâs one specifically designed for the iPad Pro and its Apple Pencil.
Hands On With The Morphi App
Weâre testing Morphi on one of our lab iPads, and it seems to be a very good introductory 3D modeling tool.
Generate 3D Printable Rings – And Your Voice, Too!
Weâre checking out a new tool to generate custom-designed 3D models of rings and another to âsolidifyâ your voice!
uMake For 3D Printing? We Donât Think So
A new iOS app for easily creating sketch-based 3D models appeared: uMake. But weâre not sure itâs best for 3D printing.
Autodesk Memento Now Available for OS X
If you havenât tried Autodesk Memento for optical 3D processing, you might want to, especially now that itâs available for both Windows and OS X.
Autodeskâs Forge 3D Platform
When Autodesk does something, they donât fool around. Now theyâve announced a new cloud-based 3D platform that could shake things up.
Hands On With The Ultimaker 2 Extended: Software
This is part 2 of our short series on the Ultimaker 2 Extended. Today weâre talking about software.
MakerBot Speeds Up 3D Printing?
MakerBot released an update to their slicing software, MakerBot Desktop, which they say can significantly speed up 3D printing.
Could You Use ZYYXâs Multi-Color 3D Printing Technique?
ZYYX, manufacturers of an interesting desktop 3D printer, have released a video showing a fascinating technique for multi-color printing that you might be able to use.
Is The Most Popular 3D Modeling Software For You? Maybe Not!
i.materialise published a handy list of what they believe to be the most popular 3D modeling software packages, but we have some questions.
Artists Get a Hand Making Colorful 3D Prints
In a major announcement at Adobe MAX, 3D printing and additive manufacturing leader, Stratasys, and design software giant, Adobe, revealed that they will be joining forces to provide high-quality, color 3D printing solutions for creative professionals around the world.
Supercharge Your STL 3D Models With Cyborg3D
While designers spend considerable time in CAD software tweaking their 3D models, did you know itâs also possible to optimize STL 3D models, too.
Create Instant Color 3D Models With itSeez3Dâs Scanning App
There are a lot of inexpensive 3D scanners available today, but the issue is not so much the hardware, but how the software processes the scans. itSeez3D has produced a great 3D scanning app.
Could Disneyâs 3D Coloring System Make Amazing 3D Prints?
Disney has created an interesting 3D augmented reality app that is able to color 3D models, but could this benefit 3D printing?
123D Design Upgraded to 1.7 And Adds Some Very Useful Features
The free 123D suite of apps from Autodesk just got a lot better with the release of 123D Design 1.7.
The Many Plugins Available For OctoPrint
Weâve been looking through a site chock-full of plugins for 3D printer management software OctoPrint, and thereâs some very useful functions present.
Aleph Objects Makes A Strategic Software Move
Aleph Objects, makers of the LulzBot series of 3D printers, announced what we consider to be a very strategic move for their software support.
Onshape Receives USD$80M; Fuel For Massive Growth
Upstart web-based 3D modeling service Onshape just raised a massive USD$80M from a group of venture capital investors, which may lead to a battle for 3D modeling supremacy in the future.
Want an Ember 3D Printer? Now You Can Build One Yourself!
Autodesk has released the firmware and electronics for their high resolution resin 3D printer, the Ember.
Microsoft Teams with netfabb In The Cloud
Microsoft and netfabb announced a partnership to extend their 3D print cloud services.
Simplify3D Expands to Support Many More 3D Printers
Independent slicing software maker Simplify3D has upgraded their product to now be compatible with around 200 different 3D printers.
Another MeshMixer Update For You To Download
Autodesk has released another update to their increasingly useful (and free) MeshMixer 3D utility.
Ultimaker: Cura is Rebuilt
Ultimaker announced a major upgrade to their 3D printing software, Cura.
netfabb Version 6 Released With Incredible New Features
Popular 3D model utility software netfabb has released version six, which includes several incredibly useful new features for manufacturing.
Polygonicaâs Incredible New CAD Model Generation Feature
3D software MachineWorks announced an amazing new feature in their upcoming Polygonica release: the ability to automatically recognize 3D CAD features from a 3D mesh.
Are You Overflowing With 3D Models?
To use a 3D printer, you must have 3D models. But wait, exactly how many do you have? Probably far too many to keep track of.
Emendo 3D Repair Software Now Available For Windows and Adds an SDK
Avante Technologyâs Emendo 3D model repair software has had a couple of major changes recently.
Autodeskâs âWithinâ Could Generate Industrial Change
Autodesk introduced a new product called, âWithinâ that generates lattice structures within 3D models. It could change everything.
OpenSCAD or OpenJSCAD For Programmatic 3D Modeling?
An interesting new open source project could significantly simplify things for online 3D print services: OpenJSCAD.
Should You Use Blender for 3D Printing? i.Materialise Thinks So
3D print service i.materialise published a pretty decent guide showing how to prepare 3D print files using Blender, but weâre wondering if Blender is the right tool for the job.
3D Printed Food for the Elderly?
A report on Capital Technologies describes a venture to provide 3D printed food for seniors. Weâre a bit skeptical.
Just Maybe This 3MF Thing Is Going To Work
The 3MF Consortium announced the arrival of four more companies to the project. And theyâre notable companies.
Simplify3D Is 3.0!
The leading commercial 3D printing slicing software just got a lot better: Simplify3D has announced version 3.0.
An Introduction to SolveSpace
I was recently made aware of a free modelling tool called SolveSpace.
Formide OS Open Sourced
Netherlands-based Printr, the folks behind the slick âElementâ 3D printer controller, have open sourced some of their software stack.
3D Button Hopes Youâll Press It
A German startup has developed a potentially universal âbuttonâ to print 3D content.
Digits2Widgetsâ List of 3D CAD Software
There are a huge number of different 3D design software environments. We found a good list of them for you.
Battle of the 3D CAD Systems
Autodesk jiggered the features on their subscription CAD service, Fusion 360. Why did they do so?
Meshmixer Version 2.9 Released
Autodesk Meshmixer is one of my favourite apps for 3D printing.
3MF Consortium Hopes to Standardize 3D Print Formats
Several key 3D print-related companies announced a new consortium focused on promoting a new, more powerful 3D model file format: 3MF.
Euclid: A 3D Printing Mystery Superslicer?
In the preliminary talk schedule for this yearâs JuliaCon, thereâs mention of a new 3D printing slicer, âEuclidâ.
Intel and 3D Systems Partner On Laptop 3D Scanning
Intelâs RealSense 3D scanning cameras have transformed the way we look at laptops. From gesture controls to 3D scanning, Intels new camera has added a whole drawer of tools to the digital toolbox we call laptops.
3D Slash Provides an Easy Way to Produce 3D Models
Looking for a way to easily create 3D models? You might check out 3D Slash.
Success and Challenges for Simplify3D
Simplify3D is an independently-produced 3D printer management software utility that has been quite successful. But it may have challenges, too.
Open Board Game Opens Up Gaming
A new framework permits easy creation of 3D printed items for board games.
Someone Made Up a 3D Modeling Language Called MadeUp
A project called âMadeUpâ provides a way to programmatically generate 3D models suitable for 3D printing.
A Look at Onshape
A relatively recent newcomer to the CAD world, Onshape is riding the waves of Cloud computing and aims to set the standard of industrial and product design of the future.
Gradient Color 3D Printing
Color 3D printing has long been a challenge and few manufacturers produce color capable gear. Stratasys has taken a step towards full color 3D printing by demonstrating a 3D printed color gradient.
Hands On With Smoothie-3D
To truly exploit 3D printing technology you need to be able to make your own models.
Lumi Releases 3D Model Braille Generator
Lumi Industries, the folks who created the LumiPocket 3D printer, have released a free braille generator.
Practical Improvements in Simplify3D v2.2.2
If youâre making mechanical parts, youâd best use Simplify3D to slice them.