Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Solidworks World 2015 – 3 things to expect

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 4, 2015

We’ll be live from Phoenix Arizona next week to bring you the latest goings on from SolidWorks World 2015 Like thousands of other designers, engineers and CAD nuts, we’re heading…

MI:Materials Gateway to give further integrated access to materials data

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 5, 2015

Materials Gateway appears as a pop-up window inside the user’s host system Granta Design has announced the release of Granta MI:Materials Gateway 3.0, its third generation solution for accessing managed…

3D Systems ramps up industrialisation of 3D printing with latest research contracts

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 5, 2015

Will future US Air Force machinery be made using 3D printing? For some parts, most likely 3D Systems has been awarded two research contracts worth over $1 million dollars to…

Ansys acquires Newmerical Technologies assets for aerospace simulation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 6, 2015

NTI produce specialist simulation products for the aerospace industry, including in-flight icing Ansys has acquired the assets of Newmerical Technologies International (NTI), a premier developer of in-flight icing simulation software…

SolidWorks World 2015 – Live Blog Day 1

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 9, 2015

Good morning from Phoenix where SolidWorks World 2015 is about to get underway. We’re happy to be bringing you all the event’s goings on, announcements and some in-depth looks of…

SolidWorks World 2015 – Live Blog Day 2

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 10, 2015

Hello there! Day two at SolidWorks World is underway, following yesterday’s full launch of SolidWorks Industrial Design – expect more announcements, more product updates, and more… just MORE on top…

SolidWorks World 2015 – Live Blog Day 3

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 11, 2015

It’s day three and we’re back in the big room ready to get underway – stick with us throughout the day for the best collation of what’s happening here, wherever…

Granta goes after 3D printed manufacturing market with advanced data control

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 17, 2015

MI:Additive Manufacturing can analyse data to determine mechanical properties for CAE and design optimisation for production Granta Design has announced MI:Additive Manufacturing, a software solution aimed at improving repeatability in…

LightWave 2015 offers alternative for artistic rendering and animation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 18, 2015

Lightwave 2015 has new updates for more control over product design renders With a mantra of ‘created by artists for artists’, LightWave 3D has launched its 2015 edition of its…

Pointwise 17.3 release for CFD Meshing with overset grids

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 18, 2015

Integrated overs rigging and CFD within the latest Pointwise release should make the simulation process more efficient Pointwise has announced its version 17.3 R1 release, with new updates for Computational…