Now, i.materialise is striking up a similar partnership with the software solutions developer PTC to streamline their printing services through the highly-anticipated Creo 4.0 software. The collaborative deal will offer Creo 4.0 users direct access to the 3D printing service bureau’s full range of 3D printing technology, as well as over 100 materials and finishes. PTC’s Creo platform is a product development software widely used across the industry, and the upcoming 4.0 version is due to come out by the end of 2016.
“When we launched the i.materialise platform in 2009, we did so with the aim of giving more consumers, home professionals, and small businesses access to the best that professional-quality 3D printing had to offer, giving physical form to creative ideas in a variety of materials and finishes to match our customers’ functional, aesthetic, and budgetary needs,” stated Materialise CTO, Bart Van der Schueren. “Today, we are excited to be partnering with PTC to expand the reach of these benefits to an even greater audience through a planned integration with Creo 4.0, and we look forward to working together with their team to even further improve the experience of their users.”
Even in early versions of the Creo software, PTC’s goal has always been to make 3D printing easier and more accessible for their users. Last year, the software developer struck up a similar partnership with Stratasys to help streamline the printing process on their professional-grade systems. Now, by joining forces with i.materialise, Creo 4.0 will give users direct access to a plentiful range of 3D printing technologies and materials. When you couple this streamlined process with the lattice structure analysis found on the new software, users will now be able to optimize their 3D models and send them straight to production with just the click of a button or two. Discuss in the i.materialise PTC forum at 3DPB.com.
[Source: i.materialise]