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.

Luxion KeyVR for KeyShot Review

Posted by - June 10, 2019
Virtual reality is a big theme in design visualisation right now, and the choices are plentiful, but often rely on shoe-horning CAD geometry into a game engine. Al Dean gets…
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A rediscovered love of colour

Posted by - June 12, 2019
Having recently rediscovered his love of colour, Al Dean decides it’s about time that the design tools we use every day allowed us to work as accurately with colour and…
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Wacom Intuos Pro Small Review

Posted by - June 13, 2019
When it comes to pen-based workflows, Wacom has been at the top of its game for 20 years. The company's Cintiq model gets all the glory, but what's happening at…
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Autodesk Inventor 2020 Review

Posted by - June 17, 2019
Inventor may not be Autodesk's primary focus these days, but while its younger sibling Fusion grabs attention, the company's mid-range mechanical CAD product quietly continues to deepen and mature. Al…
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3D Systems Fab Pro 1000 review

3D Systems FabPro 1000 Review

Posted by - June 18, 2019
Until now, 3D Systems had held back from bringing its mastery of stereolithography to the desktop. With the promise of lightning-fast build speeds and many materials, might its new FabPro…
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Siemens Solid Edge 2020 Review

Posted by - July 18, 2019
The 2020 release of Siemens' mainstream 3D CAD tool enhances and improves a wide range of its capabilities. Some of the new functionality may even leave users wondering why other…
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CadMouse Pro Wireless Review

Posted by - July 24, 2019
When 3Dconnexion launched its take on the professional mouse, adding in a third button, many rejoiced, but can it achieve a market-leading position with the latest update to its wireless…
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