Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

UPDATE: Free Autodesk + Onshape software for all #D3DLive attendees – now worth $1,200

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 19, 2015

With only one week till doors open, we’ve had to do this again as Autodesk has upgraded its offer to all attendees: All attendees can get free Autodesk Fusion 360…

SolidWorks World 2015 – interview with new SolidWorks CEO Gian Paolo Bassi

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 24, 2015

We caught up with new SolidWorks CEO Gian Paolo Bassi after SolidWorks World, and before his appearance at DEVELOP3D LIVE While at SolidWorks World, we were lucky enough to wrestle…

Bass-blasting fire – a technology that needs design to help it reach its potential

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 30, 2015

Like blowing out a candle, the bass-tube fire extinguisher uses air vibrations to put out the flames My grandad always used to say ‘fight fire with fire’, which is what…

Groupe Gorgé takes further steps to establish itself among 3D Printing’s big brands

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 30, 2015

Low cost SLS machine maker Norge Systems is now part of the the growing Groupe Gorgé portfolio French engineering company Groupe Gorgé has made further 3D printing acquisitions, adding leading…

Dassault Systèmes offers education platform via the cloud

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 30, 2015

An incredible range of tools for education are now available via the 3DExperience on the cloud How do you negate the fear of the cloud among designers and engineers? Start…

Dassault’s new upgrades to R2015x Simulia engineering simulation tool brings focus to the designer

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 31, 2015

Dassault has announced its outline for what’s new in the latest release of Simulia – from new tools for designers to 10 new apps in R2015x. Dassault Systèmes is adding…

Pixar’s Renderman technology is now free to download

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 31, 2015

RenderMan is Pixar’s core rendering technology, and is now available for free RenderMan, Pixar’s core rendering technology for animation and visual effects in movies such as Frozen and The Incredibles,…

Injection moulded nickel steel now on the menu at Proto Labs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 1, 2015

A metal injection moulded part sits on top of a pile of the latest nickel steel feedstock Product designers and engineers have new options for low volume metal production parts…

Autodesk unveils enhancements to ReCap portfolio at SPAR International

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 2, 2015

Autodesk’s ReCap range for 3D data capture has been updated Autodesk has announced changes to its data capture offerings, including ReCap a free desktop application for laser scan preparation when…

First Look: sneak peek at Modo 901 shows new tools and interface

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 7, 2015

The latest release is scheduled for availability next month A live broadcast launch has provided a few sniffs of new features in The Foundry’s next Modo release – version 901.…