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LEAP71: Exploring Computational Engineering in the 3D Space

LEAP71 announced a deal with The Exploration Company, but what’s this all about?

AI Startup Exposed: The Use of Humans in 3D Model Generation

A report on 404 Media reveals an AI startup was secretly using humans to generate 3D models.

AI-Driven 3D Printing: Unveiling the Future of Unusual and Practical Parts

We could see an increase of very unusual yet practical 3D printed parts in the near future due to AI technology.

Hands On with CSM’s Image to 3D Service

Today we’re looking at CSM’s AI image to 3D service.

Introducing CSM: AI-Powered 2D Images to 3D Models

There’s a new and powerful AI-based 3D model generator, CSM.

Hands on with Imagine 3D

Today we’re taking a look at Luma AI’s Imagine 3D, a text-to-3D service.

Onshape to Have Generative Design for Assemblies

Spotlight finds generative design at PTC’s LiveWorx.

TitanCraft Now Out of Beta: Generate 3D Models of Gaming Figurines On Demand

TitanCraft is now out of beta, as of today.

Hexagon Accelerates Additive Manufacturing With New Platform

Hexagon released an interesting new platform that may be of interest to companies using additive manufacturing.

What is the Mystery Project from Markforged’s Founders?

There could be something very interesting brewing from the folks behind Markforged.

Western vs. Asian 3D Printers: When AI Changes the Equation

AI will shake up the 3D printing industry in more ways than you might realize.

Rapidly Design Lightweight Parts with Metafold’s 3D Modeling Tool

Metafold is a powerful tool to generate and process highly complex 3D models.

NVIDIA’s Magic3D System: Generating High-Resolution 3D Models from Text Prompts

NVIDIA Researchers have developed an improved technique for automatically generating 3D models from text input.

The Biggest Breakthrough in 3D Printing: Automatic 3D Models from Luma AI

This could be the biggest breakthrough in 3D printing in decades: automatic 3D models.

AI Tools Will Change 3D Printing in a Way You Don’t Expect

After looking at several AI tools recently, I’ve realized there is another fundamentally important way AI will affect the 3D printing world.

Did a Little French Startup Finally Get How to Optimize Designs for 3D Printing?

Cognitive Design Systems understands that lightest does not equal optimum and not all 3D prints are manufacturable.

Book of the Week: Advanced 3D Printing with Grasshopper

This week’s selection is “Advanced 3D Printing with Grasshopper” by Diego Garcia Cuevas and Gianluca Pugliese.

Hyperganic’s New Simulation Tech

Hyperganic announced a new and very speedy 3D simulation technology.

nTopology Blows Up Lightweighting. Again.

Generative design applications are famous for making strange looking, often unpractical parts.

DreamFusion: AI-Generated 3D Models Reaches Research Stage

A new paper describes how AI tools can be used to generate printable 3D models with only a text prompt.

Book of the Week: Create Stunning AI Art

This week’s selection is “Create Stunning AI Art” by Antonis Tsagaris and Andreas Pampoukkas.

An Easy Way To Start Non-Planar 3D Printing

I found a very easy way to start non-planar 3D printing.

Adidas and Carbon Create 3D Printed “Supershoe”

The new 4DFWD running shoe from Adidas demonstrates what is possible with advanced software driving 3D printing.

Carbon Acquires Advanced Generative Software System

Carbon announced today their first corporate acquisition, and it’s a big deal.

Beyond Generative Design: Where 3D Modeling May Go

I caught a glimpse of a potential future for 3D modeling tools, and it’s breathtaking.

Book of the Week: Generative Design

This week’s selection is “Generative Design: Visualize, Program, and Create with JavaScript in p5.js” by Benedikt Groß.

The Most Complex 3D Printed Part Ever? 

Hyperganic may have produced the most complex model ever 3D printed, a revolutionary aerospace engine.

What’s Super About SuperSlicer?

A fork of PrusaSlicer adds some extremely interesting features.

Book of the Week: Neri Oxman Material Ecology

This week’s selection is “Neri Oxman Material Ecology” by Paola Antonelli, Anna Burckhardt, Hadas A. Steiner, and of course, Neri Oxman.

Looking Back at 3D Print Trends in 2021

The year 2021 has ended, and it’s time to look back to see what happened in 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing.

Blender Upgraded to 3.0, But Is It Good For 3D Printing?

Blender has been upgraded to 3.0 by the Blender Foundation.

PLA Stronger Than Steel? New Script Generates 3D Printable Beams

PLA Stronger Than Steel? New Script Generates 3D Printable Beams

The folks at RepRap Ltd have released a new script that generates very strong 3D printable beams.

Book of the Week: Advanced 3D Printing with Grasshopper

Book of the Week: Advanced 3D Printing with Grasshopper

This week’s selection is “Advanced 3D Printing with Grasshopper” by D. Diego Garcia Cuevas and D. Gianluca Pugliese.

Can You Use Generative Design for Internal Fluid Flow?

Can You Use Generative Design for Internal Fluid Flow?

You can optimize internal fluid flow with an integrated generative design application.

Custom 3D Printed Shoe Lasts at the Touch of a Button

Custom 3D Printed Shoe Lasts At The Touch Of A Button

A collaboration between multiple providers has created a way for shoemakers to quickly produce customized shoe lasts.

Book of the Week: Artificial Intelligence Revolution

Book of the Week: Artificial Intelligence Revolution

This week’s selection is “Artificial Intelligence Revolution: how AI Will Change Our Society, Economy and Culture” by Robin Li.

Autodesk Opens Up About Generative Design

Autodesk Opens Up About Generative Design

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

MSC Joins the Generative Design Parade

MSC Joins the Generative Design Parade

We catch up with Dr. Thomas Reiher, cofounder of AMendate, who is now director of Hexagon’s generative design division.

Published October 23, 2020
Categorized as interview Tagged amendate, apex, cad, generative, hexagon
Mesh Modeling, Part 2: Siemens Convergent Modeling for Meshes and NURBS-based Geometry

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.

Published August 21, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged cad, facet, generative, geometry, siemens, solidedge

Book of the Week: Generative Design

This week’s selection is “Generative Design” by Benedikt Groß, Hartmut Bohnacker, Julia Laub, and Claudius Lazzeroni.

Published July 21, 2020
Categorized as book Tagged design, generative

Porsche’s 3D Printed Pistons Demonstrate High Efficiency

An interesting experiment in metal 3D printing has resulted in some rather efficient pistons for Porsche sports cars.

Published July 20, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged cnc, engine, generative, mahle, metal, porsche, trumpf

GE’s Additive Manufacturing Project for the U.S. Air Force Takes off

The great promise of 3D printing combined with innovative 3D design (such as generative design) is to reduce parts and material waste while creating geometry that surpasses the capability of traditional subtractive machining.

Published June 5, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged additive manufacturing, ge, generative, metal, military, production

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.

Published June 1, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged accelerator, cad, gen3d, generative, generator

Dassault Systèmes Introduces Flow-Driven Design System

Dassault Systèmes introduced a new workflow to optimize generative design that is 10x faster than previous methods.

Published April 22, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged _temp, cad, catia, dassault, design, generative, workflow

Creo 7.0 Adds Generative Design and More

PTC has revealed details of the latest Creo release, Creo 7.0, available on April 14.

Published April 17, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged _temp, cad, creo, design, generative, ptc, upgrade

Design of the Week: Puzzle Cell Complex

This week’s selection is the Puzzle Cell Complex by Nervous System.

Published April 6, 2020
Categorized as Design Tagged _temp, 2d, designoftheweek, generative, laser, nervous system

An Interesting 3D Printed Lithophane Service

LithophaneMaker is a fascinating free service that allows you to generate all imaginable types of 3D printed lithophane models.

Published March 23, 2020
Categorized as Service Tagged _temp, art, design, generative, generator, lithophane, models

AREVO Puts All The 3D Pieces Together

A manufacturing-as-a-service company has developed a way to 3D print continuous carbon fiber in a production setting.

Published March 7, 2020
Categorized as printer Tagged _temp, arevo, carbon fiber, composite, continuous carbon fiber, generative, manufacturing, robotic, service

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.

Published February 27, 2020
Categorized as Software Tagged _temp, additive flow, ai, cad, design, formflow, generative, multimaterial

Crazy Idea: AI-Based 3D Model Generation For Consumers

A new AI-based system can generate incredibly realistic human faces. What if the same technology was turned towards 3D printing?

Published February 5, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged ai, consumer, generation, generative, models, vision

When Generative Design Backfires – VW’s New Wheels

What looked like twigs proved to be generatively-designed shapes, the output of generative design algorithms available in Autodesk’s Fusion 360, then cast in metal.

Published January 24, 2020
Categorized as Design Tagged automotive, generative, vw, wheels

ParaMatters’s CogniCAD “Lightweights” Experimental EV

EV maker Archimoto leveraged ParaMatters’ CogniCAD generative CAD tool to optimize the weight of several key metal components.

Published January 23, 2020
Categorized as Usage Tagged automotive, cad, fea, generative, metal, ParaMatters, XponentialWorks

A Great Way To Learn Grasshopper

A new book explains how to use McNeel’s Grasshopper plug-in for Rhino 3D in a very simple and easy-to-learn manner.

Published January 9, 2020
Categorized as book Tagged cad, generative, grasshopper, mcneel, rhino

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.

Published November 23, 2019
Categorized as Software Tagged cad, design, digital foam, generative, lattice, ntopology, optimization, toolkit

What Every 3D Printing Company Should Be Doing

Trinckle has developed a powerful new system, Paramate, that can automatically generate custom 3D models to vastly simplify the process of producing unique low volume parts for production.

Published November 19, 2019
Categorized as Usage Tagged custom, generative, robotic, trinckle

Robiot Can Automatically Design Handy Household Machines

Researchers have developed an incredible system to automatically design 3D printable parts to implement mechanical systems from only a video.

Published November 16, 2019
Categorized as research Tagged cad, design, generative, video

This Epic Racing Drone Was Made Using Fusion 360 and Generative Design

It wasn’t too long ago when the concept of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the capabilities of generative design seemed like some far off sci-fi future.

Published October 31, 2019
Categorized as Design Tagged aerospace, autodesk, drone, fusion 360, generative

Realizing 3D Printing’s Opportunities In The Face Of Trade Wars

Global trade and increasing tariffs are major topics of discussion these days — and 3D printing is increasingly a part of that conversation.

Published October 7, 2019
Categorized as Usage Tagged automotive, design, generative, local, production, tariffs, trade

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.

Published August 9, 2019
Categorized as interview, Software Tagged $generative design for 3D printing, cloud, design, generative, interview, ParaMatters, software, visit, XponentialWorks

Book of the Week: 3D Printing Design

Need inspiration for 3D design? Designer and now author Francis Bitonti’s new book offers a peek into the mind of an additive manufacturing designer, whose 3D prints continue to amaze all.

Published August 6, 2019
Categorized as book Tagged $3D Printing Design, bitonti, computational, design, fashion, generative

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.

Published July 4, 2019
Categorized as Software Tagged @formlabs, @nervous_system, $Custom Fit 3D Printed Shoes, design, generative, nervous system, new balance, resin

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.

Published July 3, 2019
Categorized as Software Tagged $generative design for 3D printing, cad, fea, generative, ntopology, simulation

Could Adobe Create the 3D Product Dev App to Rival all Others?

Adobe Fresco in 3D?

Published June 20, 2019
Categorized as Software Tagged $AI Generated 3D Models, adobe, fresco, generative, ideas

Mountain Biking Gets a Boost from Generative Design

Mechanical engineer PJ Tolentino loves biking on the many mountainous trails in his native Philippines.

Published June 14, 2019
Categorized as Design Tagged $bike generative design, bike, biking, cad, generative

3D Printing Your Own Voice, Or Someone Else’s

There’s an interesting service called 3DPrintedSound, and it does just that.

Published May 27, 2019
Categorized as Service Tagged audio, generative, generator, github, model, source code

The Other Side of Generative Design

A report on Fast Company illustrates that there’s more than one way to do generative design.

Published April 18, 2019
Categorized as Design Tagged ai, autodesk, cad, furniture, generative, software

Combining 3D Printing and Genetic Algorithms

I’m reading a fascinating press release from NYU that describes an unusual combination of 3D printing and what seems to be genetic algorithms.

Published February 15, 2019
Categorized as research Tagged design, generative, genetic algorithm, iterative

The Generative Design Challenge: Build a Better Bicycle Frame

A road bike frame is a study in elegance and minimalism.

Published January 4, 2019
Categorized as Design Tagged cycling, design, generative

XponentialWorks and the Collaborative Road to Upgrading Additive Manufacturing

The companies in the XponentialWorks portfolio are looking to enhance performance in generative design and additive manufacturing.

Published December 4, 2018
Categorized as interview, printer, Software Tagged collaboration, formnext, generative, interview, lattice, mesostructure, Nexa3D, optimization, ParaMatters, sla, software, speed, XponentialWorks

Frustum Looking Toward Leadership in Generative Design, Acquired by PTC

Frustum has been busy with new releases — and today with a new parent company.

Published November 20, 2018
Categorized as Corporate, interview, Software Tagged acquisition, cad, design, frustum, generative, interview, manufacturing, ptc, software

Frustum Releases GENERATE for Windows

3D software maker Frustum released a Windows version of their powerful GENERATE tool.

Published October 5, 2018
Categorized as Software Tagged design, frustum, generative, models, windows

Finally: Functional Generative Design for 3D Printed Buildings, Almost

I’m reading a fascinating report by Joel Simon on his work to “generate” the design of a school.

Published July 31, 2018
Categorized as research Tagged building, construction, generative

Generating 3D Models with Frustum’s TrueSOLID

I’ve recently thought that the future of 3D design lies in an automated future, and Frustum is another option for doing so. 

Published April 25, 2018
Categorized as Software Tagged generative

A Better Way to Generate 3D Models: ParaMatters

There’s a new generative 3D model solution available: ParaMatters.

Published March 6, 2018
Categorized as Service Tagged cad, generative, metal

Crystallon Make Lattices Easy

Crystallon is a new feature for Rhino3D / Grasshopper CAD design that automatically generates lattice structures. 

Published March 1, 2018
Categorized as Software Tagged generative, grasshopper, lattic, rhino

Could This Be How 3D CAD is Done in the Future?

I saw something last week that shook me greatly: Live Parts from Desktop Metal. 

Published February 13, 2018
Categorized as Service Tagged design, desktop metal, generative

A Brilliant Idea: Programmable 3D Printed Cases

Carbon announced a new production application that has a stunning application: programmable protective cases. 

Published January 8, 2018
Categorized as Usage Tagged case, generative, programmable

Trinckle Discovers a Wealth of 3D Printing Business Cases

When you look deeply, you find things. 

Published December 7, 2017
Categorized as Software Tagged @trinckle3D, generative, industrial, metal

Bitonti Technology’s New 3D Generative API

There are 3D print fashion designers, and there are fashion designers who go a bit farther. One of them is Francis Bitonti.

Published July 25, 2017
Categorized as Service Tagged fashion, generative

Another Autodesk Experimental 3D System Comes to Market

Autodesk made what could be a milestone announcement this week, as generative features are coming to Netfabb, “later this year”. 

Published June 30, 2017
Categorized as Software Tagged autodesk, generative, netfabb

Cloud-Based Design Analysis: Frustum’s Generate

Optimizing mechanical designs is a complex process and now there’s another option for doing so. 

Published April 5, 2017
Categorized as Service Tagged analysis, design, engineering, generative, models

Maix to Launch in January

A secretive project to enable consumers to “design” their own products is set to launch in a few weeks. 

Published December 29, 2016
Categorized as Service Tagged consumer, design, generative, production

Autodesk’s PrintOne Enables Safe Generation of 3D Printed Musical Instruments

Designing a musical instrument just got a lot simpler thanks to an experiment by Autodesk. 

Published December 13, 2016
Categorized as Software Tagged autodesk, generative, music

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. 

Published December 9, 2016
Categorized as Software Tagged generative, modeling, optimization

Trinkcle’s B2B Product Generation System

I’ve always thought that generative approaches may be the way for consumers to get into 3D printing, but there’s actually another more important use. 

Published November 29, 2016
Categorized as Software Tagged @trinckle3D, business, generative

This Insane Wood Chair Was Created Using Generative Design

While plenty of exciting developments are happening in the product design space, few are as revolutionary as advancements in generative design.

Published November 24, 2016
Categorized as Design Tagged autodesk, furniture, generative

3D Printed Brackets Demonstrates a Powerful 3D Printing Capability

Netherlands-based Openplus has launched a very powerful 3D print-driven construction system for furniture. 

Published November 15, 2016
Categorized as Design Tagged furniture, generative

3D Models, Created by an A.I.: Good or Bad Idea?

An experiment by researchers at the University of Copenhagen attempted to persuade an A.I. to create a 3D model from scratch. It did. 

Published June 25, 2016
Categorized as research Tagged ai, generative, model

Branch’s Different Take On 3D Printed Construction

There have been multiple attempts to develop a feasible method of 3D printing buildings, and Branch Technology is trying another method. 

Published May 11, 2016
Categorized as Usage Tagged @BranchTechno, building, generative

MIT’s Fab Forms Pre-Tests 3D Model Variations

Researchers at MIT have developed “Fab Forms”, a system that pre-tests thousands of variations of a 3D model to simplify end user design. 

Published September 5, 2015
Categorized as models, research Tagged cad, generative, MIT

Autodesk’s “Within” Could Generate Industrial Change

Autodesk introduced a new product called, “Within” that generates  lattice structures within 3D models. It could change everything. 

Published July 18, 2015
Categorized as Software Tagged autodesk, generative, industry

NVM Design Leverages 3D Printing

A New York City startup is leveraging 3D printing to develop unusual high-end jewelry.

Published May 13, 2015
Categorized as Usage Tagged generative, Jewelry

Open Board Game Opens Up Gaming

A new framework permits easy creation of 3D printed items for board games. 

Published March 29, 2015
Categorized as Software Tagged gaming, generative, toy

Everyone Needs an Ancestro3D

Mexico-based Ideaz 3D is attempting to develop a very unique 3D print application, Ancestro3D.

Published January 19, 2015
Categorized as Ideas, Software Tagged custom, fashion, generative, history

Hands On With uformit’s Personalized 3D Print Service

We spent some time testing the new uformit generative 3D model service and found some amazing results. 

Published December 17, 2014
Categorized as Service Tagged fashion, generative, Jewelry, metal

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