Formlabs, the developers of the first desktop vat photopolymerization process (also known as stereolithography) has just released PreForm for the Mac OS X. Based on many requests for a Macintosh-compatible version of the company’s PreForm software, … [Read more...] about 3d printing software for the Mac
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3D Systems Geomagic Solutions 2014 Software Release
3D Systems Geomagic Solutions has announced the 2014 release of its new, comprehensive reverse engineering, inspection, design and 3D modeling software line. The 2014 line of engineering software reinvents the engineer’s desktop by providing the … [Read more...] about 3D Systems Geomagic Solutions 2014 Software Release
Building Better Bosses
Princeton’s WordNet defines "emboss" as "raise in relief," and that’s exactly what a boss is: a feature raised above a surface. In plastic parts, bosses are typically used to assist in assembly, as a receptacle for a screw or threaded insert or as … [Read more...] about Building Better Bosses
The Future of 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
By Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor Industry experts speak out about what 3D printing needs to continue to grow. This time around, (as opposed to more than 25 years ago) the 3D printing/additive manufacturing (3DP/AM) industry seems to be on … [Read more...] about The Future of 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
Another way to 3D print in color
In one color 3D printing process, color is applied by jetting ink onto a layer of powder in a build bed. At the recent RAPID show in Pittsburgh, Mcor Technologies Ltd. demonstrated its color 3D printing systems. Part of the process it uses to … [Read more...] about Another way to 3D print in color
GE launching two global additive manufacturing quests
General Electric announced at the RAPID 2013 Conference that it is launching two global additive manufacturing quests that invite entrepreneurs, companies and institutions to offer their solutions to both challenges: a 3D Printing Design Quest for … [Read more...] about GE launching two global additive manufacturing quests
Hexagon Metrology Launches PC-DMIS 2013
Hexagon Metrology announced the launch of PC-DMIS 2013. PC-DMIS focuses on the collection, evaluation, management and presentation of manufacturing data to reduce scrap, improve throughput, reduce costs, and build lean manufacturing … [Read more...] about Hexagon Metrology Launches PC-DMIS 2013
Autodesk buys Tinkercad
Here's a recent note from Kai Backman, Founder & CEO of Tinkercad. You may have heard that, briefly, Tinkercad was going to be discontinued as a CAD tool. Many in the personal 3D printer market have used Tinkercad to create their designs, as … [Read more...] about Autodesk buys Tinkercad
Autodesk and MakerBot bring 3D Printing and Design to the home
Autodesk and MakerBot have partnered to market 3D design software and 3D printing hardware, making 3D printing at home more accessible to everyone. Autodesk and MakerBot previously announced that the companies would jointly market a combination of … [Read more...] about Autodesk and MakerBot bring 3D Printing and Design to the home
3D Systems announces Geomagic Solutions
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) is combining its integrated design-to-manufacturing software tools under its Geomagic Solutions brand. This brand will include 3D Systems’ comprehensive reverse engineering tools together with its affordable mechanical CAD, … [Read more...] about 3D Systems announces Geomagic Solutions