AI

AMD to buy World Labs for $8.2bn

Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 30, 2026

Adds spatial AI into AMD’s hardware business, but raises questions for Autodesk

CAD

Backflip now converts 2D engineering drawings directly into CAD

Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 17, 2026

Turns 2D drawings into parametric 3D models with native, editable feature trees

3D Scanning

Faro Creaform CAM2 software update expands 3D scanner compatibility

Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 21, 2026

CAM2 adds further handheld 3D scanner compatibility and casting inspection

3D Scanning

Artec Neo the first ‘tolerance-driven’ 3D scanner launched

Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 17, 2026

New hybrid method for QI and reverse engineering 3D scanning

3D Scanning

New Artec Point II laser scanner captures 5.8 million points a second

Posted by DEVELOP3D - August 5, 2026

54 laser lines in ultra-fast scanning plus 17 parallel lines in hyperfine mode

3D Scanning

EinScan Trak offers Shining 3D’s first ‘dual form’ 3D scanner

Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 14, 2026

Billed as the world's first wireless, dual-form, marker-free tracking system

3D Scanning

HP Z Captis gets AI boost with Adobe Substance 3D Sampler integration

Posted by DEVELOP3D - July 22, 2026

Can convert physical material properties in Adobe Substance 3D Sampler

3D Scanning

Toro CMM availability expanded by Hexagon

Posted by DEVELOP3D - July 17, 2026

Hexagon expands availability of Toro HP

3D Scanning

Hexagon launch Hyperprobe wireless scanner

Posted by DEVELOP3D - May 26, 2026

Hexagon's New wireless probe, Hyperscan, enables scanning and probing within Hyperscan for improved productivity during…

3D Scanning

Hexagon buys $1.45B Waygate Technologies non-destructive testing expertise

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 13, 2026

CT scanning, radiography and remote visual inspection tech provide aerospace opportunity