TCT launches Call for Papers for the 2010 event
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…
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Al Dean
Al Dean is formerly DEVELOP3D’s editor in chief and has been writing and talking about product development technology for the last 20 years. With a technical background in product design and engineering, he still gets excited about new ways to apply a fillet.
EOS launch new Aerospace targetted metal powders
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…
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Z Corporation’s 3D Scanner brings new process and new Aerospace business opportunity for M7
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…
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CADooku launches SolidWorks Student Modelling competition
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…
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Autodesk releases Alias Sketch for AutoCAD on Labs + Quick Tablet Buyers Guide
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…
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The joy of specialised design tools: BikeCAD Pro
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…
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SolidWorks World 2010: Back in the saddle again
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…
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Alibre price drop becomes permanent – 3D CAD for 99 bucks?
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…
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VOX brings the noise with Autodesk: Inventor and Showcase assist with new product design
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…
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Behind the curtain: Joe Walsh forms IntrinSIM
The product development technology industry is an intriguing one. Like many industries there are various levels of user, various levels of developer and various levels of component technology providers. While…
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