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.

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Shining3D EinScan Pro 2X Plus Review

Posted by - September 18, 2019
Shining3D has built a reputation for affordable, high-performance 3D scanning devices. Al Dean gets to grips with its latest device, which offers flexibility and affordability, and comes with some very…
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Datacolor SpyderX Studio Review

Posted by - September 19, 2019
As multi-monitor set-ups become the de facto professional standard, differences between displays have brought colour calibration back into focus. Al Dean looks at the latest device from Datacolor to help…
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KVS QuickSurface 1.0 Review

Posted by - October 24, 2019
Tools for efficiently working with mesh-based data from 3D scanners are few and far between and can often be costly. KVS's new QuickSurface looks to change that. Al Dean gets…
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Luxion KeyShot 9.0 Review

Posted by - November 6, 2019
In a startling turnaround, the once adamantly CPU-centric Luxion KeyShot now supports GPU rendering, as well as featuring some really interesting material updates and additions, as Al Dean reports
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Wacom One Review

Posted by - March 2, 2020
Wacom’s Cintiq products have been the de facto standard for pen-based workstation input for decades – but can the Japanese master continue to dominate at a lower price point? Al…
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Autodesk Fusion

Autodesk Fusion 360 Q2 2020 Review

Posted by - March 2, 2020
Since we last took a look, there have been some major additions to Autodesk’s Fusion 360 product. Al Dean takes a look at what’s been added, from expansion of generative…
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