3D CAD software
Workshops for Warriors Announces Johnston Companies Partnership and $100,000 Pledge
The majority of civilians will never know the horrors our fighting men and women face on the battlefield, far away from their loved ones. Once they finally get to come…
Formlabs Engineer Models, 3D Prints 1:25 Scale Model of New Apartment
My husband and I moved into our first house about eight years ago, on an abnormally rainy July weekend. Since everything got wet bringing it into the house, all of…
New Version of QuantAM Build Preparation Software for Renishaw, Thanks to Collaboration with Spatial Corp
The result of a collaboration between 3D software development tool kits provider Spatial Corp (a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, which was showcased in July) and UK-based engineering and scientific technology…
Software Updates from formnext 2016: 3YOURMIND, MachineWorks, Materialise, Sigma Labs
As we continue to look back to Frankfurt and the incredible amount of news relayed from formnext, it’s easy to see in the rearview mirror that the conference certainly lived up…
A Four-Step Guide for a Successful 3D Project
My first 3D printed project was a little bit disappointing. My new innovation looked rough and weak and the 3D model was not functioning well. Obviously, in 2006 we had fewer options for a…
Groove Out! Emboss Your Own Business Cards via 3D Printed Pocket Press
While the human spirit is generally quite self-possessed, we’re often reminded that the US and its citizens are supposed to be extra special in that way, as we fought so…
Xometry Enhances One-Stop Manufacturing Platform With SOLIDWORKS Integration
As the overall demand for streamlined 3D printed parts rises, one-stop manufacturing solutions become more and more important to designers and engineers looking to innovate as quickly and efficiently as…
ANSYS Aims for Academic Innovation with Student Versions of SpaceClaim and ANSYS Aim Software
As time passes and innovation continues to ensue, more and more companies and educational institutions are working together to groom the next generation of engineers and design-savvy professionals. Both 3D…
Lund University Student Develops Simplified Process to 3D Print Prosthetic Arm Sockets
Of all the uses that 3D printing technology has provided the medical field with over the past few years, none show as much immediate impact as the production of assistive…
How 3D Printing Becomes Normal and Ordinary
I thought I’d start this article with a quote from one of my absolute favorite science fiction writers ever (Kurt Vonnegut is a very close second!) “I’ve come up with…
New Cloud-Based 3D Design App uMake is Looking to Take on Autodesk
Traditionally CAD software was usually something that only design professionals and students learned to use. But in the last few years the rise of virtual reality and 3D printing technology…
This Instructable Converts MRI Scans to 3D Printable CAD Models to Improve Cancer Treatment
We hear a lot here in 3D printing news about the great strides the technology has made in the medical field. I have personally written more than a handful of…
SOLIDWORKS 2016 Will Feature a Bunch of New 3D Printing Upgrades
Last week Dassault Systèmes released all of the details for what they have in store for their popular SOLIDWORKS CAD and CAE program for 2016. As Dassault Systèmes’ most popular software package,…
Selva3d Beta is Live — Create 3D Objects from 2D Objects in Just a Few Clicks
When Sur3D first released their beta for their 2D to 3D converter Selva3D it was already a pretty great web application. After a few months of Selva3D being used and…
Autodesk Open Sources Ember Hardware and Firmware and Drops a Big Fusion 360 Update
There were a couple of big releases from 3D design and printing company Autodesk this week. First and perhaps the most notable was full open source release of the electronics and…
MIT Researchers Create ‘Fab Forms’ – Software That May Make 3D Modeling & Printing Easy for All
I must admit that, while I have been covering the 3D printing space for nearly two years now, and have had an interest in the technology long before that, when…
Autodesk Reveals Spark and Ember Integration with Fusion 360 at SolidCon 2015
CAD and 3D printing software developer Autodesk was very clear when they announced their new Spark 3D printing platform and Ember 3D printer almost a year ago, noting that the…
Hawk Ridge Systems and ATR Soft Create xBOM Tool for SOLIDWORKS
Flex-X is a joint venture in creating a productivity application set for small- to medium-sized businesses that use SOLIDWORKS 3D design tools. SOLIDWORKS is solid modeling CAD produced by Dassault Systèmes…
