3d design software

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…

CorelCAD 2016 to Offer Users Superior 3D Designing Capabilities & Many New Enhancements

While CAD software has been crucial to many fields reliant on design software for decades, it is central to much of 3D design and resulting 3D printing. Designers of all…

General Motors and Stratasys India Launch 3D Printing Art Program for GM Employees

The recent resurgence of the maker movement has started a great worldwide conversation about STEM education and how important it will be to our immediate future. As we create more…

Last Chance! Download Your Free 90-Day Trial of LightWave 2015

The LightWave 3D Group, a division of NewTek, Inc., is offering all 3D artists a unique opportunity. Now for a limited time during Siggraph Week, artists can download their own,…

i.materialise Lists Top 25 Most Popular 3D Modeling Software Programs in Use Today, Blender at #1

Why do we choose a particular software for anything? Normally, because we want to be wowed with features that will make our lives easier and impress the world with how…

Autodesk Within: Generative Design Software Optimized for 3D Printing

Generative design achieves an output by using a set of composed rules or an algorithm to create often parametric results. It’s steamrollered in acceptance as new programming environments such as…

3D Printing Software Update: netfabb Professional 6 Released

3D design software maker netfabb GmbH says they’re ready to present the new latest release of the company’s expert-level 3D printing software netfabb Professional 6. They say this revised and extended version…

Cura Gets a Facelift: Ultimaker Releases Overhaul on Cura Software

Cura is among the most popular software suites in the 3D design and printing world. The software, from Ultimaker, has proven popular with makers everywhere–as recently affirmed by the results…

Go on a Mission as a SOLIDWORKS 2016 Beta Tester

If you’re a customer with an active commercial subscription to SOLIDWORKS services, you’re about to be sent on a mission. Dassault Systèmes, the maker of SOLIDWORKS 3D software tools for…

Dassault Systèmes’ ‘3DVIA Make’ Allows Retailers to Offer Custom 3D Printed Products with No Inventory

Industry leaders have been predicting that 3D printing would be the death of traditional manufacturing for several years now. However, we’re still not even close to that being a reality…

AutoDesk Rolls Out New 3D Printing Features in Inventor Professional 2016

Autodesk has rolled out the latest version of the company’s flagship engineering software suite, Inventor Professional, and they say it includes 387 enhancements. Perhaps most important to Autodesk, they say some 32…