Rent CAD Software?
In addition to renting a 3D printer system, would you also consider renting CAD software? Recently, Ashlar-Vellum offered their line of CAD programs under a number of licenses, including permanent, one-year, and monthly rental. Though Ashlar’s software is highly respected (especially by industrial designers), the company isn’t one of the big players in the CAD business. Siemens... Read More
Artec and Rapidform join forces to provide 3D scanning
Artec Group, Inc. and INUS Technology, Inc., recently signed a common sales agreement combining Artec’s affordable, easy-to-use, handheld 3D scanners with INUS’ industry leading scanning software Rapidform. This agreement enables the two companies to offer a complete and extensive reverse engineering system for the 3D industry. INUS Technology, Inc. is a leader in the 3D scanning... Read More
Register for Additive Manufacturing Users Group conference
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) announced that online registration is now available for its 2012 conference, which will be held in Costa Mesa, California, from April 22 – 26, 2012. The users group conference, now in its 24th year, is open to owners and operators of all additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. Gary Rabinovitz, AMUG president, stated, “This will... Read More
Alibre Design™ 2012
Alibre Design™ 2012 is available from 3D Systems Corp. This productivity software delivers professional-grade CAD design and simulation and is priced from $199 to $1,999. Its combination of features, utility, and affordability makes it a high value 2D and 3D content creation system for professionals, makers, students and consumers. Alibre Design™ 2012 has an intuitive user interface... Read More
U.S. Air Force chooses Rapidform XOR after extensive study
INUS Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce that a recent U.S. Air Force funded study evaluating CAD and reverse engineering software concluded that Rapidform XOR stands alone in its ability to create parametric solid models from 3D scan data. The study was conducted by Dr. Kuang-Hua Chang of the University of Oklahoma and published in the journal CAD and Applications (www.cadanda.com). This... Read More
Software so “rad,” it’s not CAD
New web site helps you ‘breed’ 3-D printable objects Even though it is still computer-aided design, it’s not CAD in the way most of us think of CAD today. And it’s changing the job of CAD engineers. Instead of designing objects that will eventually be made and sold, the function of CAD engineers is shifting to developing programs that automate design tasks so that anyone,... Read More
3D Systems acquires Alibre
3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) announced that it acquired Alibre, Inc., a leading provider of affordable 3D design productivity solutions. Alibre delivers a suite of full parametric CAD solutions for makers and designers alike. Based in Richardson, Texas, USA, Alibre serves tens of thousands of businesses and individuals in over 50 countries. 3D Systems plans to expand the breadth... Read More
A better file format for 3D printing–AMF–now available
The STL file format has been useful to translate CAD files into printable objects, but it limits design creativity. A new file format–AMF–has just been approved by ASTM F42. It offers more features than STL to meet the advanced capabilities of today’s additive manufacturing systems. I interviewed Prof. Hod Lipson (Cornell Univ.), Chair of the ASTM F42 committee... Read More
Geomagic Releases Wrap® OEM Edition Software
Geomagic announces the availability of its Geomagic Wrap® OEM Edition software for integrated scan-to-3D solutions. Wrap OEM Edition is a special version of Geomagic Wrap and delivers fast, professional-grade 3D polygonal models direct from 3D scan data. It is designed for inclusion with a new breed of scanning devices, creating a complete hardware and software solution... Read More
Get your complete 3D printing system
The “Makers” and DIY’s segment of the additive manufacturing market is developing faster than a printed part out of a 3D printer, thanks in large part to 3D Systems. For all the Makers, DIY’s, and many engineers out there, now you can buy a 3D printer system bundled with software. 3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC) will partner with Alibre to deliver complete 3D content-to-print... Read More
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Here I'm 3D printing a chess piece. This is the second chess piece I've been printing. Here it is in a picture:http://reprap.erik
Dr Adrian Bowyer of the RepRap project http://reprap.org shows us around his lab at Bath University.
From CAD to prototype
RedEye, a business unit of Stratasys, unveiled the world's first full scale custom motorcycle, created entirely from using rapid proto
