Al Dean, Author at DEVELOP3D

HP signs deal with Stratasys: Let the 3D printing games commence

Posted by Al Dean - January 20, 2010

The wire’s been abuzz since yesterday since HP and Stratasys announced a partnership, with many seeing this as the long-overdue point where the 3d printing world jumps off and really…

TCT launches Call for Papers for the 2010 event

Posted by Al Dean - January 22, 2010

With all the current interest surround the HP and Stratasys link up, now is a good time for the RP industry and as it happens, the team behind one of…

EOS launch new Aerospace targetted metal powders

Posted by Al Dean - January 25, 2010

EOS’ M 270 Machine – gives you build capabilities for metals of an increasingly wide range of metal types in a 250 mm x 250 mm x 215 mm envelope…

Z Corporation’s 3D Scanner brings new process and new Aerospace business opportunity for M7

Posted by Al Dean - January 26, 2010

The Reflective dots you can see on the undercarriage of the plane assist with the registration of the scan data. This just came in from Z Corporation, so I thought…

CADooku launches SolidWorks Student Modelling competition

Posted by Al Dean - January 26, 2010

The team at CADooku (an online marketplace for SolidWorks models) is launching it’s CAD competition for Students using SolidWorks (of which I believe there are quite a number). To quote…

Autodesk releases Alias Sketch for AutoCAD on Labs + Quick Tablet Buyers Guide

Posted by Al Dean - January 26, 2010

This was talked about at the end of last year, but its gone live for customers today. Alias Sketch for AutoCAD is a plug-in for AutoCAD that allows you to…

The joy of specialised design tools: BikeCAD Pro

Posted by Al Dean - January 29, 2010

Something I’ve been considering of late is the use of specialised design tools. While the majority of systems we look at on a daily basis at DEVELOP3D are general purpose…

SolidWorks World 2010: Back in the saddle again

Posted by Al Dean - January 31, 2010

Well, it’s January, that means for those in the SolidWorks Community, it’s jamboree time as the user community gather for the annual gathering of like-minds for SolidWorks World. This year…

Alibre price drop becomes permanent – 3D CAD for 99 bucks?

Posted by Al Dean - January 31, 2010

Well, the world of multiple web-technologies let the cat out of the bag a touch early today. In advance of riding high on the buzz surrounding SolidWorks World (complete speculation…

VOX brings the noise with Autodesk: Inventor and Showcase assist with new product design

Posted by Al Dean - February 7, 2010

This came in from Autodesk’s rocking PR team while I was out in California, but as long time readers of the blog will know, I can resist a bit of…