Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

European Commission wants more spending on design in industry

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 12, 2015

Europe’s businesses are beginning to embrace design, and the European Commission wants to encourage this further The European Commission says Europe must look beyond technology innovation and focus more energy…

First Look: HDR Light Studio 5 – ‘reborn’ in a new light

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 13, 2015

Lightmap has launched version five of its HDR Light Studio software for visualisation, stating the product has been “reborn” such is the scale of the changes. Featuring a major redesign,…

New Maxwell Render plug-ins announced for SolidWorks, Rhino and others

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 13, 2015

New plug-ins mean more colourful ways to get the best render results Next Limit Technologies has announced a series of new plugins to boost productivity and fix bugs in its…

Vicon launches Tracker 3 for enhanced VR user experience

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 13, 2015

Tackling noise while reducing latency is at the heart of this update Motion capture technology specialist Vicon has announced Tracker 3, its latest upgrade for engineering object tracking, designed to…

Presto acquisition adds cooling simulation to ESI’s virtual prototyping range

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 15, 2015

ESI has acquired Amoeba Technologies for its CFD simulation tool Presto ESI has announced that it has acquired Amoeba Technologies, and its key software Presto, to add to its simulation…

Date for diary – Scouse SolidWorks User Group on 11 June

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 15, 2015

The next NW-SWUG meet up takes place in the great city of Liverpool Liverpool John Moores University Design department is opening its doors for its annual Design Show and as…

Date for diary – Autodesk Future of Product Development event, Cambridge

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 21, 2015

Among the speakers will be furniture manufacturers QFC Autodesk is holding the latest seminar in its Future of Product Development series free at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge on…

Mcor gets detailed with new Iris HD 3D printer

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 21, 2015

The Mcor Iris HD adds better colour definition to its 3D printed parts New tweaks to the Mcor Iris machine see it add high-definition colour and detailing to its colour…

Date for diary – UK to get first Keyshot World event

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 21, 2015

KeyShot World should give users some further tips and tricks on getting the best renders In partnership with Luxion, software reseller Inneo is to present the UK’s first KeyShot World…

Altium aims to integrate PCB with SolidWorks design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 26, 2015

Altium is looking to bridge the world of product and PCB design with its extension tool for more collaborative design A new extension for Altium’s flagship PCB design tool, Altium…